Burgs Podcast
Burgs is the founder of the organisation The Art of Meditation, and has been teaching and holding retreats for the past 25 years. He has an exceptional ability to teach beginners whilst skilfully steering well-practised meditators with many years of experience to develop their meditation to deeper levels of accomplishment. Listen to inspirational live recordings from retreats covering a wide variety of topics all to do with meditation, consciousness and the wonders of life.
Website: https://theartofmeditation.org/
Email: podcast@theartofmeditation.org
Website: https://theartofmeditation.org/
Email: podcast@theartofmeditation.org
Burgs Podcast
Episode 60 - What's In the Way?
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Burgs
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The five hindrances are the grossest parts of the mind that need to be attended to before we get properly settled or make progress towards refining the mind. So much of the work is around the refinement of character. The more tendency there is to unwholesome states of mind, the more painful it is to make progress.
Aversion
Greed, laziness and restlessness
Doubt
Patience with your practice and concerted effort