Ep. 142 – Doubt, Restlessness, & Sloth

Joseph Goldstein explores the mental factors of doubt, restlessness, and sloth, which are three hindrances that can cause a lack of vision and knowledge, and lead us away from Nibbana. This dharma talk from November 2002 at the Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center was originally published on Dharma Seed. “This skeptical doubt, this indecision, this bewilderment, in terms of our meditation practice, is actually quite a dangerous mind state. Because unnoticed, if we’re not mindful of it, it brings our practice to a standstill.” – Joseph Goldstein