Crossing the Ocean
Theravada Buddhist monk Bhante G explains that looking inward to realize the impermanence of all conditioned phenomena is the path to nirvana
Five Hindrances
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Get Out of Your Head
When we project conditioning from our past onto the present, we turn a benign moment into something else. Understanding the "five conditions" can help us get back to reality.
The Dharma of Snow
Be patient and persevere: results on the path will come in due time, and sometimes all at once, like the sudden melting of snow.
Doubt: Help or Hindrance?
Sharon Salzberg, from the fourth talk, “The Five Hindrances: Doubt,” of her Tricycle Retreat: Doubt, in Buddhist teaching, is a very interesting quality because there are many ways in which doubt is highly prized. We need…
Advice for Dealing with Sleepiness in Meditation
Sharon Salzberg, from the third talk, “The Five Hindrances: Sleepiness and Restlessness,” of her Tricycle Retreat: Sleepiness and Sluggishness, classically known as Sloth and Torpor, can be very big habits in our lives. Sometimes in meditation…
Fear and Anger are the Same Mind State
Sharon Salzberg, from the week 2 talk of her Tricycle Retreat, “The Five Hindrances: Desire and Aversion” Aversion in Buddhist psychology is quite interesting, because it’s both anger and fear. Anger and fear are considered in…
The Five Hindrances: Can’t Desire Be a Good Thing?
Desire as a hindrance doesn’t mean intentionality, it doesn’t mean strong ardency to get things done, all of which can be very positive. It means clinging, attachment, grasping. -Sharon Salzberg Week 2 of Sharon’s ongoing Tricycle…
What are the Five Hindrances?
Sharon Salzberg’s opening remarks from her Tricycle Retreat on The Five Hindrances, which begins today, I wanted to talk about The Five Hindrances in this retreat because they are such common experiences that we all have…
TeachingsMagazine | On Practice
Practicing with the Five Hindrances
Five teachers answer questions about some of the most common ways the Five Hindrances manifest in our everyday lives
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