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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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Title	Speaker	Date
November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous, Judgement, Instruction, Emotions, Lay,...		Nov 16 1988
December 14th, 1988, Serial No. 01471 Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Tassajara, Intimacy, Commitment, Practice Period,...		Dec 14 1988
Lion's Roar Emptiness, Hindrances, Ego, Bodhisattva Vow, Peace, Commitment, stubbornness,...	Unknown	Dec 30 1988 SFZC
Effort During Sesshin Serial: BZ-00326 Sesshin Day 5 Effort, Sesshin, Equanimity, Concentration, Repentance, Big Mind, resistance,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 22 1989
Six Factors of Consciousness Serial: BZ-00371B Sesshin Day 2 Consciousness, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Hindrances, Posture, Anger, Ego, Daily Life, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
1989.05.06-serial.00149 Subject-and-Object, Hindrances, Emptiness, Hate, Nirvana, Gratitude, Offering,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	May 06 1989
1989.05.07-serial.00049 Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Emptiness, Observe, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Vows, Zendo,...	Lou Hartman	May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm
June 10th, 1989, Serial No. 00375, Side A resistance, Posture, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Continuous, confusion,...		Jun 10 1989
Dzögchen Teachings Serial: SF-02717 Commercially produced cassette Gratitude, Nirvana, Peace, Offering, Religion, realization, Mandala, Non-violence,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 09 1989 San Jose
October 27th, 1989, Serial No. 01055 true dharma, Emptiness, Oneness, Buddha Nature, Separation, Vows, Karma, Suzuki Roshi...	Katherine Thanas	Oct 27 1989 Unknown
December 11th, 1989, Serial No. 00503, Side A Buddha Mind, Posture, Offering, Avalokiteshvara, Repentance, Intimacy, Bodhidharma,...		Dec 11 1989
Nirvana and Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Vinaya: Rules of Order Serial: BZ-00504 Saturday Lecture Vinaya, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Vinaya, Non-violence, Sangha, Priest, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen: Non-Thinking Serial: BZ-00513A Sesshin Day 4 Dogen, Non-thinking, Peace, Subject-and-Object, Duality, Daily Life, Posture, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing without Expectation/Generosity Serial: SF-03935 Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Happiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi,...	Yvonne Rand	Aug 19 1990 Green Gulch
Receiving the Precepts Serial: SF-00061 One day sitting Precepts, Triple Treasure, Repentance, Offering, Duality, Karma, Hindrances, Teacher-...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 21 1990 Green Gulch Farm
Blue Cliff Record: Case #25 Serial: BZ-00493A Saturday Lecture BCR-25, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Emotions, Daily Life, Priest, Ego, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 23 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
October 13th, 1990, Serial No. 00494, Side A Heart Sutra, Chanting, Doubt, Hindrances, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Posture,...		Oct 13 1990
Gratitude and Generosity Serial: SF-03928 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Obstacles, Hindrances, Daily Life, Offering, Zazen, Continuous, Posture,...	Yvonne Rand	Oct 26 1990 Green Gulch
November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 01478 Dragons, Posture, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Karma, Hindrances, confusion,...		Nov 03 1990
1990.11.08-serial.00082 Concentration, Hindrances, Emptiness, Doubt, Delusion	Edward Brown	Nov 08 1990
The Eightfold Path Serial: BZ-00695A One-Day Sitting Eightfold Path, Concentration, Right Speech, Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Right...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 11 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
1990.11.15-serial.00251B Concentration, Hindrances, Doubt, Desire, Hate	Edward Brown	Nov 15 1990
1990.11.22-serial.00083 Lovingkindness, Thich Nhat Hanh, Passions, Sixth Patriarch, Hindrances	Edward Brown	Nov 22 1990
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00697B Rohatsu Day 5 Transmission, Birth-and-Death, Separation, Dragons, Hindrances, Religion, Peace,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00698B Enlightenment, Rohatsu Day 7 Enlightenment, Religion, Peace, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Diversity, Hindrances, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
1991.01.06-serial.00086 Hyakujo, Offering, Hindrances, Gratitude, training	Edward Brown	Jan 06 1991
February 14th, 1991, Serial No. 00266 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Hindrances, Don'...		Feb 14 1991
February 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00265 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Anger, Passions, Skandas, Four Noble Truths, causation,...		Feb 21 1991
February 28th, 1991, Serial No. 00264 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Bell...		Feb 28 1991
May 13th, 1991, Serial No. 00726 Hindrances, Addiction, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Anger, Doubt, Lay, Ego,...		May 13 1991
1991.07.24-serial.00104 Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Peace, Instruction, Gratitude	Edward Brown	Jul 24 1991
Why Do We Do Zazen? Serial: BZ-00714B Just Say "Yes!", Sesshin Day 3 Zazen, Offering, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Fox, Doubt, Priest, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting Hui Neng, Sixth Precept, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
1991.12.08-serial.00292 Desire, Hindrances, Concentration, Delusion, Greed	Edward Brown	Dec 08 1991
Anticipation, Apprehension and Fear Serial: BZ-00731B Rohatsu Day 3 Hindrances, Discrimination, Big Mind, Concentration, Posture, Karma, Ego, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 15 1991
Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment Serial: NC-00079 Part of "Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment of Christian Life" (including discussion and questions of retreat participants) Archival Photo ... OSB Cam, Enemies, Anger, Compassion, Hindrances, Diversity	Robert Hale	1992 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
February 6th, 1992, Serial No. 00279 Mindfulness, Half-Smile, Four Foundations, Hindrances, Posture, Zazen Mind,...		Feb 06 1992
April 4th, 1992, Serial No. 00679, Side A Concentration, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Anger, Patience, Enemies,...		Apr 04 1992
September 24th, 1992, Serial No. 00611 Precepts, Addiction, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Heart Sutra, Right Speech, Hindrances,...		Sep 24 1992
October 15th, 1992, Serial No. 00614 Concentration, Hindrances, Mindfulness, Instruction, Death-and-Dying, zen meditation...		Oct 15 1992
Hongzhi (Zen Master) Serial: BZ-00642A Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Priest, Priest-and-Lay, Silent Illumination, Lay, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 31 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
November 14th, 1992, Serial No. 00643, Side A Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Transmission, Daily Life, Conversation,...		Nov 14 1992
ial No. 00220 Nirvana, Religion, Daily Life, Happiness, Evil, Liberation, Silence, Interview,...		1993
Modern Poetry, Sophia, and the Rebirth of Christian Wisdom Serial: NC-00062 Part of "Spirituality in a Secular World: Poetry and Wisdom" 4. Modern Poetry, Sophia, and the Rebirth of Christian Wisdom Archival Photo OSB Cam, Fox, Darkness and Light, Separation, Breath, Hindrances	Bruno Barnhart	1993 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Practicing with Problems and Demons Serial: BZ-01519 Monkey, It's a Wonderful Life, Saturday Lecture Practice, Demons, New Year, Anger, Monkey Mind, Offering, Repentance, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 02 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Anger, Nirvana, Emotions, Cultivation, Posture, Hindrances, Greed, Forgiveness,...	Yvonne Rand	Feb 14 1993 Green Gulch
March 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00263 Four Noble Truths, Culture, Nirvana, Religion, Karma, Enthusiasm, Anger, Hindrances,...		Mar 11 1993
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00652B What is the Way?, Sesshin Day 4 MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Doubt, Aspects of Practice, Humility, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
January 22nd, 1994, Serial No. 00981, Side A Karma, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Anger,...		Jan 22 1994

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