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The Five Hindrances
The Buddha highlighted a number of particularly seductive mindsets. He called them the five hindrances: desire, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness and doubt. We can get lost in or seduced by various moods that we're in; become identified with thoughts running through our minds. So it's essential in our practice that we learn how to recognize these particular states.