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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
January 29th, 1994, Serial No. 00549 Attachment, Samadhi, Precepts, Non-attachment, Don't Know Mind, Discrimination,...		Jan 29 1994
March 4th, 1994, Serial No. 00557 Evil, Big Mind, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Soto...		Mar 04 1994
Trikaya and Platform Sutra: Four Wisdoms Serial: BZ-00965B Three Bodies of Buddha pt. I, Sesshin Day 1 Trikaya, Platform Sutra, Wisdom, Ego, Platform Sutra, Samadhi, Big Mind, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Madyamika/Yogachara Schools of Emptiness/Synthesis Serial: BZ-00964A Three Bodies of Buddha pt. II, Sesshin Day 2 Madyamika, Trikaya, Emptiness, Yogachara, Religion, Emotions, Karma, Sixth Patriarch...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
August 14th, 1994, Serial No. 00937, Side A Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Emotions, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Passions, Describe,...		Aug 14 1994
Contemplative Prayer Serial: NC-00929 Contemplative Prayer class Anger, Enemies, Zazen, Hindrances, Dragons	Robert Hale	Sep 21 1994 4 of 7 New Camaldoli Hermitage
November 13th, 1994, Serial No. 00955, Side B Big Mind, Obstacles, Culture, Peace, Evil, Oneness, Hindrances, confusion, Describe,...		Nov 13 1994
Heart Sutra, Last Section Serial: BZ-00949 Rohatsu Day 7 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
January 15th, 1995, Serial No. 00947, Side B Four Noble Truths, Patience, Karma, Impermanence, Doubt, Sangha, Fundraising,...		Jan 15 1995
Sunday Lecture Vows, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Monkey Mind, Buddha's Birthday, Six Realms,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 16 1995 Green Gulch
April 29th, 1995, Serial No. 00973, Side B Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Peace, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Subject-...		Apr 29 1995
May 8th, 1995, Serial No. 00976, Side A Instruction, Practice Period, Obstacles, Bowing, Hindrances, Tassajara, Conversation...		May 08 1995
Heart Sutra Pt. 3 Serial: BZ-00746B Lecture Hindrances, Discrimination, Evil	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 1995
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00828B Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Thoroughness, Teacher-and-Student, Silence, Conversation, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 29 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Five Points Serial: BZ-00827B Saturday Lecture Four Methods of Guidance, Instruction, Thoroughness, Hindrances, Absolute-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #11 Cont. Serial: BZ-00823B Saturday Lecture BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Obstacles, Offering, Dragons, Dogen, Emotions, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 09 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Bowing, Sleepiness and Restlessness Serial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Chanting, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Posture, Ceremony, Zendo, Hindrances, Vows, Suzuki...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Family Place Serial: SF-02689A From the BZC archive Transmission, Karma, Offering, Lineage, Hindrances, Religion, Gratitude, Zazen,...	Maylie Scott	Nov 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
This Very Mind Is Buddha - Understanding Birth And Death Serial: SF-00042 Sunday talk. Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Repentance, Letting Go, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 26 1995
Hongzhi's Practice Instructions Serial: BZ-00810B Emptying Out, Transfer Merit, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Practice, Merit, Silent Illumination, Echo, Instruction, Book of Serenity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
March 30th, 1996, Serial No. 00809, Side B Doubt, Hindrances, Attachment, Separation, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Rinzai, Anger...		Mar 30 1996
Ordination & Precepts Serial: BZ-00805A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Evil, Fifth Precept,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
May 18th, 1996, Serial No. 00803, Side A Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, soto, Lineage, Birth-and-Death, Offering, Rinzai...		May 18 1996
June 13th, 1996, Serial No. 00253 Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay...		Jun 13 1996
Hui Neng's Instruction on Dhyana and Imperturbability Serial: BZ-00800A Rohatsu Day 4 Hui Neng, Dhyana, Imperturbability, Big Mind, Dream World, Discrimination, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Boundless Abodes Serial: BZ-00798B Saturday Lecture Brahmaviharas, Anger, Equanimity, Emotions, Sixth Patriarch, Hindrances, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Five Hindrances Serial: BZ-00795A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Doubt, Hindrances, true dharma, Anger, Emotions, Daily Life, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 10 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
August 17th, 1996, Serial No. 00795, Side B Posture, Doubt, Hindrances, uchiyama, Obstacles, Anger, Mahayana, Culture,...		Aug 17 1996
August 29th, 1996, Serial No. 00436, Side A Ego, Posture, Hindrances, Instruction, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Enthusiasm,...		Aug 29 1996
Blue Cliff Record: Case #41 Serial: BZ-00790B Ashes in the Students' Eyes., Saturday Lecture BCR-41, Ego, true dharma, Monastic Practice, Priest, Buddha Nature, Lay, Bodhidharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 12 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-00784A Rohatsu Day 1 Fukanzazengi, Obstacles, Posture, Manjushri, Don't Know Mind, Rinzai, soto,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00784B Rohatsu Day 2 Dragons, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Hindrances, Lineage, Separation, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
John of the Cross, The Interior Mountain & Our Contemplative Prayer (Part 2) / Conclusion Serial: NC-00032 Part of "St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross and Our Vocation to Contemplative Prayer" 4. John of the Cross, The Interior Mountain & Our Contemplative... OSB Cam, Echo, Commitment, Letting Go, Hindrances, Fox	Robert Hale	1997 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
On Breath and Breathing Serial: SF-03114 Sunday Lecture - if you pick up one piece of dust, the whole universe comes with it Emotions, Mindfulness, zen meditation, Four Noble Truths, confusion, Hindrances,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 12 1997 Green Gulch
January 15th, 1997, Serial No. 02685 Priest, Intimacy, Tassajara, Heart Sutra, Zendo, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony,...	Lou Hartman	Jan 15 1997 Unknown
1997.03.15-serial.00101 Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen, Letting Go, Vimalakirti, Suzuki Roshi,...	Steve Weintraub	Mar 15 1997
April 19th, 1997, Serial No. 00362, Side A Concentration, Hindrances, Practice Period, Doubt, Greed, Commitment, Samadhi, Lay...		Apr 19 1997
Majjhima Nikaya Mindfulness, Hindrances, Evil, Liberation, Soto Zen, Lay, Doubt, Faith, Daily Life,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jul 10 1997 Green Gulch
July 31st, 1997, Serial No. 00841 Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Precepts, Nirvana,...		Jul 31 1997
August 9th, 1997, Serial No. 00319, Side A Mindfulness, Peace, Hindrances, Happiness, Forgiveness, Patience, Chanting,...		Aug 09 1997
Eight Awarenesses: Desires & Satisfaction Serial: BZ-00323B Saturday Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Desire, Satisfaction, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Greed, Eight...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 10 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Wednesday Lecture Emotions, resistance, Practice Period, Vows, Separation, Anger, Daily Life, Doubt,...	Teah Strozer	Jan 07 1998 City Center
1998.06.14-serial.00133 Big Mind, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Monkey Mind, Hindrances	Edward Brown	Jun 14 1998
Saturday Lecture Freedom, Separation, Delusion, Vows, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Non-violence,...	Teah Strozer	Jul 04 1998 City Center
Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting Serial: BZ-00356A Saturday Lecture Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Shodoka:Song of Enlightenment (Pt.1) Serial: BZ-00436B Sesshin Day 1 Shodoka, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Karma, Equanimity, Subject-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2) Serial: BZ-00188A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, resistance, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction Serial: BZ-00073A One-Day Sitting Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
May 1st, 1999, Serial No. 00074, Side A Culture, Hindrances, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Doubt, training, Mindfulness,...		May 01 1999
July 8th, 1999, Serial No. 00925 Heart Sutra, Six Realms, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Mindfulness...		Jul 08 1999

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