Following the outline of SN 46.51, Ajahn Pasanno describes the factors that feed or attenuate each of the Five Hindrances. (Incomplete recording) [Hindrances]
Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing [2005], Session 6
Attending to attractive objects nourishes sensual desire. (SN 46.51) Teaching by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sensual desire] [Hindrances]
Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 55: The Five Recollections
Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing [2005], Session 6, Excerpt 1
Attending to what we feel obstructed by nourishes ill-will. (SN 46.51) Teaching by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ill-will] [Hindrances] // [Divine Abidings] [Discernment]
Story: A monk with an aversive temperament worsens it with repeated asuba and death contemplation. [Aversion] [Unattractiveness] [Recollection/Death] [Idealism] [Goodwill]
Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing [2005], Session 6, Excerpt 2
Following the path of least resistance nourishes sloth and torpor. (SN 46.51) Teaching by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sloth and torpor] [Hindrances] // [Energy]
Story: The novice’s nibbāna.
Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing [2005], Session 6, Excerpt 3