Working with the Hindrances - (Samatha Meditation) @boubabuddha

Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Talk titled: "Working with the Hindrances", given during the event "Samatha Meditation". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2007-03-31.

Topics covered: samadhi, hindrances, goals and effort, sense pleasure, sexual energy, working with, repression / suppression, emotions / mind states: boredom, sensitivity, emotions: increase energy in attention, decrease in emotion, working with tiredness / dullness, mindfulness, foundations of: fourth foundation
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Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/12315
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/15380891be9d0c2f79e4faaa8e8c1392/8829bf65/2007_0331WorkingwiththeHindrances.pdf

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