HindrancesNīvaraṇasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five hindrances.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, nīvaraṇāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? Sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.Kāmacchandanīvaraṇaṁ, byāpādanīvaraṇaṁ, thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ, uddhaccakukkuccanīvaraṇaṁ, vicikicchānīvaraṇaṁ— These are the five hindrances.imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca nīvaraṇāni.

To give up these five hindrances you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ nīvaraṇānaṁ pahānāya cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā. What four?Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …vedanāsu …pe… They meditate observing an aspect of the mind …citte … They meditate observing an aspect of principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. To give up those five hindrances you should develop these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ nīvaraṇānaṁ pahānāya ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.