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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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Gorampa's Zhenpa Zhidel, Serial 00083 difficulty, Sutra, Manjushri, Delusion, Impermanence, Daily Life, Precepts, Interview...	Deshung Rinpoche	Dec 11 1982 Part I DR66
Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Right Effort, Duality, Non-duality, Delusion, Observe, Hindrances, Intention,...		Dec 05 1982 A Tape II, DR65
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 8 Serial: BZ-00048A Conduct (understanding) Zazen Mind, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Birth-and-Death, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, true dharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 27 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 5 Serial: BZ-00044A Need to Find True Teacher, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dragons, Hindrances, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination and the Bodhisattva Way Serial: BZ-00045B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Vow, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Joshu: Wash Your Bowls Serial: BZ-00036B On Handling Activity, Saturday Lecture Continuous, Ego, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Samadhi, Eka, Heart Sutra, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #80 Serial: BZ-00033 Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness?, Saturday Lecture Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Discrimination, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 31 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #17 Serial: BZ-00029B "Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17 Composure, Zazen, Koan, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Samadhi, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
May 3rd, 1982, Serial No. 00159 Silence, Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Instruction, Posture, Lay, Ceremony, Evil	Katagiri Roshi	May 03 1982
Title Unknown Attachment, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay, Monastic Practice, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1982
April 12th, 1982, Serial No. 00153 Repentance, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Compassion, Hindrances, Don't Know...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 12 1982
How to Sit Sesshin Serial: BZ-00022B Rohatsu Day 5 Commitment, Priest-and-Lay, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Hindrances, Obstacles, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 1 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Life of a Zen Monk Serial: BZ-00026B Saturday Lecture Freedom, Daily Life, Water, Unsui, resistance, Precepts, Patience, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 29th, 1980, Serial No. 01062 Precepts, resistance, Daily Life, Patience, Hindrances, confusion, Ego, Attachment...		Nov 29 1980
Right Effort and Right Thought Serial: BZ-00026A Saturday Lecture Right Effort, Right Thought, Noble Eightfold Path, Study, Focus, Right Effort,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 15th, 1980, Serial No. 01061 Right Effort, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Daily Life, American,...		Nov 15 1980
Ngon Dro, and sleep yoga of Amitabha, Serial 00011 Buddha Nature, Conversation, Breath, Hindrances, Intention, Describe, Beginners...		Apr 20 1980
Ngon Dro Nyam Len, mandala offering, Serial 00044 Greed, Ceremony, difficulty, Hindrances, Renunciation, Building, Sutra, Concentration...	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 30 1980 Session 5 New York City
Ngon Dro, mandala, Serial 00045 Greed, Ceremony, difficulty, Mandala, Impermanence, Hindrances, Renunciation,...	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 30 1980 New York City
Ngon Dro, Serial 00090 Greed, difficulty, Gratitude, Hindrances, Renunciation, Ceremony, Manjushri	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 30 1980 A and B New York City
Ngon Dro Nyam Len, Serial 00053 Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Evil, Peace, Chanting, Hindrances, Non-duality,...	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 16 1980 Session 3
Ngon Dro: Vajrasattva, Serial 00055 Precepts, Mindfulness, Balance, Patience, Hindrances, Intention, Non-duality,...	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 15 1980
Ngon Dro: Vajrasattva, copy, Serial 00056 Japan, Intention, Passions, Evil, Precepts, Breath, Hindrances, Commitment, Non-...	Deshung Rinpoche	Mar 15 1980
February 28th, 1979, Serial No. 00108 Hindrances, Posture, Balance, Teacher-and-Student, realization, Samadhi, Oneness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 28 1979
August 24th, 1977, Serial No. 00092 Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Hindrances, Compassion, Continuous, training, Buddha...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 24 1977
August 9th, 1972, Serial No. 00247 Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Delusion, Transmission, Hindrances, Describe,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 09 1972
August 24th, 1971, Serial No. 00053 American, Hindrances, Interdependence, Culture	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 24 1971
August 7th, 1971, Serial No. 00258 Hindrances, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Instruction, difficulty, training,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 07 1971
June 1971 talk, Serial No. 00297 Hindrances, Happiness, Suffering, Attachment, Discrimination, Building, Offering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
December 1970 talk, Serial No. 00216 Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 1970
August 1st, 1970, Serial No. 00306 Emotions, Mindfulness, Observe, Anger, Buddha Nature, Patience, lecture, Obstacles,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 01 1970
July 14th, 1970, Serial No. 00197 Observe, Sangha, causation, Bowing, Obstacles, Hindrances, Describe, Ceremony,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 14 1970
July 14th, 1970, Serial No. 00198 Obstacles, Buddha Nature, Hate, Hindrances, causation, Enemies, Observe, confusion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 14 1970
Ekō Lecture 5 Serial: SR-00231 The Third Morning Eko Monday, July 13, 1970 Tassajara [This is the fifth in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of... Eko, Chanting, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Building, Bodhidharma, Sutra,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 13 1970 Tassajara
Ekō Lecture 3 Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 Friday Evening, July 11, 1970 Tassajara [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Describe, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 11 1970 Tassajara
July 6th, 1970, Serial No. 00307 Obstacles, Hindrances, Buddha Nature, Consciousness, Ego, Delusion, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 06 1970
YYYY.01.15-serial.00040 Hindrances, Beginners, difficulty, Vows, Nirvana Sutra, Repentance, Buddha Ancestors...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00379, Side B Lotus Sutra, Hindrances, Gratitude, Silence, Instruction, War, Mahayana, Bell, Peace...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00950, Side B Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ego, Duality, Birth-and-...		[field_wisdom_date]

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