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Phillip Moffitt describes several different forms of doubt and suggests ways in which we can practice with it, both in meditation and daily life. You can find his article here: Lost in Doubt? Gil Fronsdal also has a good discussion of doubt. He mostly focuses on the differences between skeptical or investigative doubt and doubt… Continue reading

Dr. Jud Brewer is a researcher and professor at Brown University who specializes in neuroscience, psychiatry, and mindfulness, especially around the area of habit formation and letting go of unhelpful habits. He has a well-regarded book on anxiety, Unwinding Anxiety, and has developed apps and teaching programs to help people deal with anxiety and other… Continue reading

Matthew Sockolov describes restlessness and worry and their relationship to getting lost in the thinking mind. Those thoughts often focus on things we have no control over. The post describes several ways of relating to restlessness and worry, including the practice of mindfulness of our thoughts. You can find his article here:  Letting go of… Continue reading

Gil Fronsdal has a discussion on his website of sleepiness and lethargy, which he refers to as sloth and torpor. He looks at some of the ways that low energy states can arise and discusses several ways of investigating it and relating to it. You can find his article here: The Hindrance of Sloth and Torpor… Continue reading

Gil Fronsdal has a discussion on his website of ill will as one of the most common of the hindrances we can experience in meditation. He looks at some of the ways ill will expresses itself and discusses several ways of investigating it and relating to it. You can find his article here:  The hindrance… Continue reading

Gil Fronsdal has a discussion on his website of greed and sensual desire as one of the most common of the hindrances we can experience in meditation. He looks at some of the causes of greed and discusses several ways of working with it. You can find his article here:  Sensual Desire as a Hindrance

Gil Fronsdal has a discussion on his website of greed and sensual desire as one of the most common of the hindrances we can experience in meditation. He looks at some of the causes of greed and discusses several ways of working with it. You can find his article here: Sensual Desire as a Hindrance

Gil Fronsdal provides an introduction to the hindrances, which are several difficult states of mind that can obstruct our ability to see clearly in meditation and daily life. He gives several ways to relate to them that are helpful, and makes clear the importance of learning from them. You can find his article here:  Hindrances… Continue reading

Sean Oakes describes the spiritual qualities known as the five faculties or five powers that are especially helpful in meditation. In describing them, he lays out the way in which practicing each of the faculties in meditation encourages the development of the next faculty. He also provides a helpful description of the way in which… Continue reading

Gil Fronsdal gives a brief introduction to the role of wisdom as one of the five faculties suggested by the Buddha for the practice of meditation. As Gil explains, the faculties are helpful in developing any skill in life, including the practice of meditation. Wisdom provides us with the ability to know what is helpful… Continue reading