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How Mindfulness Works When Not Working

  • Posted by Colin
  • January 2, 2008

adapted from a talk by Gil Fronsdal January 1st, 2001In practicing mindfulness, it can be helpful to remember that the practice works even when it doesn’t work. Perhaps this is explained best through an analogy.Consider a mountain stream where the water is quite clear, and seems placid and still. ...>

Hindrances to Clear Seeing

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Gil Fronsdal, March 26, 2005Anyone who practices mindfulness knows that there are forces in the mind that can make it difficult to be mindful. Rather than reacting to these difficulties as somehow being “bad” or as “distractions,” it is important to investigate them. It is easier to find ...>

The Hindrance of Restlessness and Worry

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

adapted from a talk by Gil FronsdalTo concentrate and see clearly, we must overcome restlessness and worry, the fourth of the five hindrances. The wise way to overcome the hindrances is to understand them well, rather than getting rid of them quickly. Investigating them is a bit like learning to far ...>

The Hindrance of Sloth and Torpor

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Gil FronsdalSloth and torpor follow sensual desire and aversion in the list of the five hindrances. Accustomed to the stimulation of constant desire and aversion, some people become tired or deflated when these stimuli are absent. After meditation has calmed the mental activity of wanting and ave ...>

The Hindrance of Ill Will

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

3rd of 6 essays on the Five Hindrances by Gil FronsdalThe first two of the five hindrances are sensual desire and ill will. They are paired in that they are opposite compulsive desires. The first wants something; the second does not want something. Both are mental forces that obstruct our ability to ...>

Sensual Desire as a Hindrance

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

adapted from a talk by Gil Fronsdal, November 7th, 2004As rain penetrates an ill-thatched house,So lust penetrates an undeveloped mind.As rain does not penetrate a well-thatched house,So lust does not penetrate a well-developed mind.Dhammapada (13-14)It is sometimes said that practicing mindfulness ...>

Doubting Doubt: Practicing With the Final Hindrance

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

adapted from a talk by Gil Fronsdal, December 5th, 2004Sooner or later all meditators practice with the hindrances. For most, it will be sooner and later-as well as in between. These obstructing mind states should not be seen as unfortunate occurrences. Rather, they are opportunities for strengtheni ...>
        

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