The Five Hindrances in Daily Life (video)

Ayasma Aggacitta (Sutta Workshop); Anagarika E., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Five Hindrances in Meditation and Life (Ayasma Aggacitta)

The Five Hindrances in Meditation and Daily Life

(Sutta Workshops by Āyasmā Aggacitta, premiered July 30, 2022) This is an edited video of an online Dhamma (Dharma) talk on January 9, 2022, organized 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 and Torpor (Drowsiness and Weariness)
• 06:48 Restlessness and Worry
• 08:23 Skeptical Doubt
• 09:05 How to Nourish the Five 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 and 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 Five 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 loving-kindness (mettā) to the 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 (obsessive compulsive disorder) to practice 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 (Confidence) in Buddha, Dharma, and 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 practice Open Mindfulness in open and noisy places?
• 1:11:31 What is the difference between sati-sampajañña (mindfulness and clear comprehension) and vipassanā (insight) practice?
• 1:11:59 Can BARR Test and inclining the mind be used to verify the causes and conditions and the Five 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 youngsters practicing de-focused mindfulness when they ignore their parents?
• 1:20:18 The End

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