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2023-06-07 Hindrances as energies moving through mind–body. 54:35
Nikki Mirghafori
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What if we consider the five hindrances not as obstacles, but as veils, coverings, or energies moving through the body?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Energy Body, Receptacle of Mind and Matter

2023-06-03 The Gradual Path in MN 39 At Assapura 1:10:43
Ayya Santussika
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This is an examination of the steps in the Gradual Training as represented in MN 39 The Longer Discourse at Assapura. Here the Buddha includes beautiful similes for the five hindrances and the experience of the four jhanas. Our study has the aim to deepen our own practice and progress on the path.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Buddha’s Gradual Path: Spiritual Progress in Lay Life

2023-03-30 Harmonize with the Five HIndrances 64:18
Marcia Rose
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Mountain Hermitage :  3-Week Spring 2023 Hermitage Retreat with Marcia Rose

2023-03-19 Five hindrances as a doorway to release. 52:07
Jean Esther
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An introduction to the five hindrances, how they are experienced in the mind and body, and practices that lead to release from their grip.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Two Wings of the Dharma: Infusing Our Lives with Wisdom & Compassion

2022-12-07 Instructions & Meditation - The Five Hindrances and the Seven Factors of Awakening 57:01
Martine Batchelor
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Gaia House :  The Path of Mindfulness

2022-12-05 Wise Attention, Mindfulness, And Eight Ways to Reflect on Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:25
Sayadaw U Jagara, Nikki Mirghafori
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Difference between attention and mindfulness. Visuddhi Magga 8 ways of reflecting on death. Five hindrances, briefly touched.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)

2022-11-01 Turning the five hindrances into wisdom 59:30
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Meeting the five hindrances with mindfulness and wisdom can make a huge difference in either being caught in them or being free from them
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2022-08-16 Samadhi, the Five Jhanic Factors, and the Five Hindrances 64:58
Nikki Mirghafori
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What is samatha Practice (concentration)? Why practice samatha? What is the different between samatha (a practice), samadhi (the state), and vipassana (insight practice)? What are the five jhanic factors? And how do we work with the five hindrances, or rather, "coverings," in samatha practice as opposed to insight practice?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Concentration

2022-07-30 Meditation Instructions 42:56
River Wolton
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The five hindrances or veils: a creative exploration. 20 minutes of instructions and approx 20 minute mostly silent practice.
Gaia House :  Rainbow Dharma: a retreat for the LGBTQI+ community

2022-07-14 The Five Hindrances 62:19
Mei Elliott
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This talk provides an overview of the Five Hindrances, afflictive mental states that obscure our inner wisdom. It covers how to practice with the hindrances by engaging mindfulness, curiosity and kindness, as well as how to apply antidotes. Mei Elliott is currently the director of San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center temple, where she lives and practices.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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