Monday, February 20, 2006

Hindrances

Buddha's hindrances to concentration or meditation:

desire
aversion
sloth or sleepiness
restlessness
doubt

Counteract desire
by recognizing it without judgement and note the feelings feeding the desire.
Counteract aversion,
by recognizing it without judgement, note feelings feeding the aversion.
Antidote to sleepiness
is to acknowledge "Just this one breath, this one sound, this one step."
Counteract restlessness
with feeling the chaos of it, walking and feeling it.
Antidote to doubt
is sustaining attention, being able to connect with what is going on.

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