Continuing the exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, this talk describes the Buddhist concept of personality structure, pancakhanda, the five aggregates: form, feeling, perception/recognition, mental conditioners and the mind. Peter emphasized the usefulness of this concept to “deconstruct” the human misperception of an enduring, controlling, unitary self.
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This is the last of the talks about the five hindrances in our series of dialogues reviewing the Satipatthana Sutta. Skeptical Doubt is perplexity and a lack of confidence as a condition of the mind. In the discussion, the role of the Five Powers was also reviewed.
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One of our more practiced Sangha members just completed a 20 day retreat in the Kwan Um school of Korean Zen in Providence, Rhode Island. It is our custom to set aside time for dialogue whenever someone has completed a significant retreat, as talking about the experience solidifies the training and inspires the listeners to deepen their meditation practice. We hope that those who listen to this will be more motivated to attend a long retreat.
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This recording describes the 4th of the 5 Hindrances, Restlessness and Worry. The discussion describes the results of too much energy in the mind and how this interferes with clearly knowing the true nature of the mind.
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This continues discussion of the five hindrances, focused particularly on the sluggish, drowsy and inert mind-state called sloth and torpor. In the discussion, we explored the balancing of energies involved in overcoming this hindrance.
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Peter discusses the second of the five hindrances, Ill Will.
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