Hindrances Talks

In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances (Sinhala: පඤ්ච නීවරණ, romanized: pañca nīvaraṇa; Pali: pañca nīvaraṇāni) are identified as mental factors that hinder progress in meditation and in daily life. In the Theravada tradition, these factors are identified specifically as obstacles to the jhānas (stages of concentration) within meditation practice. Within the Mahayana tradition, the five hindrances are identified as obstacles to samatha (tranquility) meditation. Contemporary Insight Meditation teachers identify the five hindrances as obstacles to mindfulness meditation.

The five hindrances are:

Sensory desire (kāmacchanda): seeking for pleasure through the five senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and physical feeling. Ill-will (vyāpāda; also spelled byāpāda): feelings of hostility, resentment, hatred and bitterness. Sloth-and-torpor (thīna-middha): half-hearted action with little or no effort or concentration. Restlessness-and-worry (uddhacca-kukkucca): the inability to calm the mind and focus one's energy. Doubt (vicikiccha): lack of conviction or trust in one's abilities.

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No Abode Dharma Talk - July 10th, 2021, Afternoon The first in-person gathering at No Abode since 2020 Hindrances, Obstacles, true dharma, Confession and Repentance, Bodhisattva Vow...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 10 2021 PM No Abode Hermitage
Birth and Death, Part 1 Birth-and-Death, Don't Know Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Light-and-Darkness, Posture...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 19 2020
Public Dokusan 13 Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Harmonizing, Vows, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 2020
The Whole Earth Is Medicine Manjushri, Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, Describe,...	Mary Duryee	Oct 17 2020
Appropriate Action Avalokiteshvara, Right Speech, Lotus Sutra, Book of Serenity, Describe, Diversity,...	Penelope Thompson	Sep 12 2020
Heart Sutra Heart Sutra, Chanting, Berkeley Zen Center, Emotions, Priest, Hindrances, Evil,...	Hannah Meara	Jul 25 2020
Faith true dharma, Doubt, Confession-and-Repentance, Vows, Evil, Karma, Hindrances,...	Gerry Oliva	May 30 2020
The Koan Of Everyday Life Emotions, Continuous, Separation, Composure, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 2020
Continuous Practice Emotions, Continuous, Separation, Bodhisattva Vow, Composure, Aspects of Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 2020
Your North Star Precept Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Hate, Renewal, training, Composure, Interview,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 14 2019
Questions Priest, Transmission, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Hindrances, Lineage, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2019
Right Effort Joyful Effort Effortless Effort Right Effort, Cultivation, resistance, Enthusiasm, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Commitment...	Gerry Oliva	Dec 07 2019
Buddha's Enlightenment Concentration, Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, training,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 05 2019
The Mother Line of Buddhism Serial: BZ-02709 0103 War, Peace, Teacher-and-Student, Hindrances, Offering, Samsara, Sangha, Patience,...	Catherine Cascade	Oct 20 2019
Joyful Effort Right Effort, Conversation, Gaining Mind, Enemies, Karma, Sanctuary, Enthusiasm,...	Mary Duryee	Oct 19 2019
Together Action Intimacy, Four Noble Truths, Aspects of Practice, Culture, Hindrances, Observe, Bell...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 05 2019
Striding Off The Hundred-Foot Pole Hindrances, Describe, Culture, Silence, Passions, confusion, Vows, War, Peace,...	Penelope Thompson	Aug 17 2019
Man Up a Tree, Talk 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Ego, Big Mind, Separation,...	Carol Paul	Jun 08 2019
Four Focuses Emotions, Gaining Mind, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Anger, Attachment, Buddha Ancestors...	Ron Nestor	Mar 30 2019
Taking What is Good Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vows, Offering, Liberation, Precepts, Patience,...	Peter Overton	Mar 23 2019
Introduction to Joshu Ordinary Mind, Passions, Hindrances, Patience, confusion, Culture, Karma, Gratitude,...	Mary Mocine	Nov 24 2018
Ryaku Fusatsu Karma, Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Vows, Repentance, Duality, Addiction, Renewal,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 22 2018
Prodigal Daughter Gaining Mind, Repentance, Religion, Ego, Instruction, Gratitude, Silence, Hindrances...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 07 2018
Preferences, Expectations, Letting Go Serial: BZ-02619 Sesshin Day 3 Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, Ego, Daily Life, Hindrances, Observe,...	Ellen Webb	Jun 15 2018
The Six Qualitative Factors That Keep Us Balanced and Centered Serial: BZ-02617 Sesshin Day 1 Daily Life, Posture, Composure, Building, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Mahayana, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 2018
Something To Die For: That's What Makes People Believe In Something Peace, War, Ego, Observe, Practice Period, Karma, Dragons, Hindrances, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 2018
Beloved Community Community, Non-violence, Vows, War, Hindrances, Evil, Bell, Conversation, Hate,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 20 2018
Mindfulness and How We Get Along Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Culture, Peace, Gratitude, Vimalakirti, Enemies,...	Laurie Senauke	Aug 12 2017
The Shuso Question: Full Spontaneous Encounter Practice Period, Hindrances, Patience, Aspects of Practice, Conversation, Gratitude,...	Peter Overton	Jul 01 2017
Shuso Way-Seeking Mind Talk Interview, training, Describe, Separation, Hindrances, Doubt, War	Mary Duryee	May 01 2017
Practice in Community Practice Position, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 18 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 1 Doubt, Posture, Buddha Nature, training, Demons, Commitment, Interview, Impermanence...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 2017
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind: Study Yourself Serial: BZ-02507 Sesshin Aspects of Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Bowing, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 23 2016
Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02499 Class 4 Mindfulness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Concentration, Hindrances, Perfect Wisdom, Four...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 22 2016
Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02497 Class 3 Mindfulness, Hindrances, Equanimity, Samsara, Concentration, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 15 2016
Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02494 Class 1 Hindrances, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Doubt, Six Realms, Vows, Obstacles, Heart...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 25 2016
Yunmen's Body Exposed in The Golden Wind Serial: BZ-02467 Class Blue Cliff Record Case 27 BCR-27, Dragons, Buddha Ancestors, Birth-and-Death, Bodhidharma, New Year, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 21 2016
Zazen Serial: BZ-02448 Rohatsu Day 1 Posture, Mindfulness, Instruction, Non-duality, Hindrances, Conversation, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2015
Four Horses Six Paramitas Commitment, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Big Mind, resistance, Hindrances, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 2015
Seeing and Non-Seeing Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Platform Sutra,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Apr 12 2015
One Continuous Mistake Continuous, Buddha Nature, Composure, Silent Illumination, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2015
Teaching for the Tenzo Evil, Hindrances, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Dragons, Continuous, Instruction...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 2014 4
Teaching for the Tenzo Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Emotions, stubbornness, Anger, Hindrances, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 19 2014 2
Heart Sutra Class Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Evil, Composure, Duality, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 2014 5
Five Hindrances Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Forgiveness, Continuous, Addiction, Attachment, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 29 2014
Joshu's 4 Gates and Joshu's Bridge Serial: BZ-02337 Rohatsu Joshu, BCR-9, BCR-52, Ego, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Fundraising, Culture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2013 Berkeley Zen Center

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