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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Ep. 20 – The Five Hindrances

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2015

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

‘The mind is naturally radiant and pure. The mind is shining. It is because of visiting forces that we suffer’ - The Buddha Sharon identifies and thoroughly deconstructs some of the more common obstacles encountered in practice, emphasizing the non-local aspect of these intruding forces. The implications of this discovery, and continued remembrance through practice, help us to better understand the importance of knowing who we truly are. When we are at one with our true nature we no longer feel the pull toward identification with these frequent visitors. We can learn to skillfully acknowledge their presence and even invite them in, knowing and trusting that they are not to become permanent residents See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Intimacy. Welcome to the Sharon Salzberg Meta Hour.

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So please go to mindpodnetwork.com slash Sharon.

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And either use the donate button or bookmark the Amazon portal through which we will receive a percentage of whatever you purchase from Amazon or sign up for

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a free trial with audible.com. We thank you for your support in allowing Sharon to continue to share

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her exquisite heart wisdom. So tonight I wanted to speak about a fairly familiar topic, which is the five hindrances.

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Those of you who have done retreats before have probably heard some variation on this talk,

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you know, many, many, many times.

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