The Five Hindrances to Meditation: "Armies of Māra"

Описание: The Buddha discussed five tendencies of mind that hinder our progress in meditation and indeed that can get in the way of our living a happy life. They may metaphorically be understood as the "armies of Māra". We'll discuss each of those five hindrances with an eye to what the early texts say about how they tend to arise.

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✅ Video:
Who is Māra in Buddhism? --    • Who is Mara in Buddhism?  

✅ Suttas mentioned:
https://suttacentral.net/an5.51/en/su...
https://suttacentral.net/sn46.51/en/s...
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit... (alternate translation)

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