A Hidden Treasure: The Relationship with the Hindrances - (Practising the Jhānas)

Talk titled: "A Hidden Treasure: The Relationship with the Hindrances", given during the event "Practising the Jhānas". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2019-12-19. Topics covered: hindrances, practice: exchanging the happiness of self and other, jhana: effort in jhana, emotions: having the whole range of emotions, jhana, emotions Teacher's note on suitability: suitable both for those who wish to refine, consolidate, and further their practice of the jhanas, and also for those who are not yet familiar with jhana practice, this retreat provided an opportunity to establish the meditative bases for the practice of the jhanas and to support their development. exploring the place of the jhanas in a wider life of practice and particularly in the deepening of insight into emptiness and dependent origination. --- To donate to Rob's foundation, The Hermes Amara Foundation, visit https://hermesamara.org, and click the Donate button. See Rob's Dharma Seed bio (https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/) for a description of this organization and Rob's founding of it. Original audio: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/ta... Transcript link: https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/...