Mindfulness Exercise and the Five Hindrances
In this session, we did the mindfulness exercise by carrying ping-pong ball and placing the needle on the water. Venerable Nattawat explained that our mind is like a ping-pong ball that we carried along. If we do not focus on the ball carrying, we might loose control and drop the ball easily. Similar to focusing on the crystal ball inside, if there are distractions arising, we cannot stay focused. Lord Buddha said that there are five distractions in meditation so called the five hindrances; sensual desire, ill will, sloth, restlessness (monkey mind) and doubt. Homework for us this week is…