Ep. 142 – Doubt, Restlessness, & Sloth
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
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Working With Restlessness
Restlessness comes when there's too much energy and not enough concentration to hold it. One way of strengthening the concentration is by reining the mind in, coming back just to the breath. The last hindrance that I'll mention this evening is the hindrance of sloth and torpor - tenemita. This sleepiness or dullness is very familiar during the first days of retreat. But even afterwards you may notice that it hits at certain times in the day. Where at that time every day, we're going to feel the sleepiness.
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