The 5 Hindrances In Meditation And Daily Life

This is an edited video of an online Dhamma talk on 9 January 2022, organised by Stay Alive (SA) and Zest Connection.

00:00 Start
01:25 Āvarana Sutta AN 5.51
03:08 Āhāra Sutta SN 46.51
03:49 Sensual Desire
05:32 Ill Will
06:16 Sloth & Torpor
06:48 Restlessness and Worry
08:23 Doubt
09:05 How to Nourish the 5 Hindrances
13:58 How to Denourish the Hindrances
17:50 How to Prevent the Hindrances from Arising According to the Commentary
19:10 Conditions for Prevention of Sensual Desire According to the Commentary
25:18 Conditions for Prevention of Ill Will According to the Commentary
28:04 How to Remove Ill Will (AN 5:161)
31:24 Conditions for Prevention of Sloth & Torpor According to the Commentary
33:39 How to overcome Drowsiness (AN 7.61)
39:50 Conditions for Prevention of Restlessness and Worry According to the Commentary
42:10 Conditions for Prevention of Doubts According to the Commentary
45:13 How to Abandon the Hindrances – Nīvarana Sutta (AN 9.64)
47:51 The 5 Hindrances in Life – Worthy Deeds (AN 4.61)
54:30 What is Accomplishment in Wisdom?
58:25 Q&A
58:44 Is it correct that I do not send mettā to an opposite sex?
1:00:47 How to overcome the challenge when the Hindrances are not from within but are influenced by external factors?
1:01:50 Is it recommended for someone with OCD to practise meditation?
1:02:59 How does one gaze beyond the wall without imagining during Open Mindfulness Meditation?
1:03:54 Can we put in more effort to stop or indulge in the proliferating mind before we sleep?
1:05:46 Is it advisable to change meditation object for beginner?
1:06:29 How to cultivate Faith on Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha?
1:08:07 What is Open Mindfulness Meditation?
1:08:54 Is it a suitable conversation between spiritual friends when someone expresses negative feelings towards me?
1:09:48 Can we practise Open Mindfulness in open and noisy places?
1:11:31 What is the difference between sati sampajañña and insight vipassanā practice?
1:11:59 Can BARR Test and inclining the mind be used to verify the causes and conditions and 5 Aggregates simultaneously? Seems like one is intellectual and the other is intuitive?
1:16:45 What is the difference between Open Mindfulness Meditation and Watching the Breath?
1:18:00 How to draw the line between suitable and unsuitable conversation?
1:19:24 Are the youngers practising de-focused mindfulness when they ignore their parents?
1:20:18 End
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