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Obstacles to Practice: The Five Hindrances–Sloth and Torpor
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Dr. Arnie Kozak
I don’t feel like writing a post. I didn’t feel like exercising either. I don’t feel like sitting, too. Fortunately, I am hosting a group sit later this afternoon, so this will help me to overcome my sloth and torpor. Don’t ask me what the difference between sloth and torpor are. I suppose sloth, based…
Obstacles to Practice: The Five Hindrances–Sensual Desire
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Dr. Arnie Kozak
This is the final set of reflections on obstacles to practice focusing on the Buddha’s five hindrances (well not his hindrances, but the five that he set out as obstacles to meditation). The Five are a laundry list of things that are rarely a good idea–sensual desire anger, anxiety, laziness, and doubt. We’ll look at…
Obstacles to Practice: Agendas, Expectations, and Striving
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Dr. Arnie Kozak
Today I continue the series on obstacles to practice with a focus on affective factors that may keep us off the cushion. The other day, I talked about difficult experiences that may arise during practice--in a sense what comes to us unbidden. Today, I’ll focus on what we bring to the practice rather than what the practice…
Obstacles to Practice: Discomfort, Pain, and Intensity
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Dr. Arnie Kozak
Today I continue the series on obstacles to practice with a focus on affective factors that may keep us off the cushion. Denise commented that: “My story telling mind is always trying to steer me away from the pillow! The thing is, if I don’t meditate first thing in the morning, I won’t do it.…
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