The Five Hindrances

In order to work with or practice with these five hindrances, you need to recognize when they arise. Desire often referred to as greed is the desire to satisfy the senses. When we're operating from the standpoint of desiring things and never having enough, it's an unskilful way to run your life. The irony is that these are mental states that you create for yourself. But until you can perceive thatthese are mental states, that are going to be problematic.