Mental Hindrances => Neglect & Ruin:
The Blessed Buddha once
said:
One whose mind is dominated by
greed, lust, desire,
and
envy or jealously
will do, whatever should not be done, and neglect whatever
should be done!
As a consequence of that, his good reputation is
lost and his contentment &
happiness falls into ruin. Exactly so with anyone whose mind is
overwhelmed
by anger and grumbling
ill-will or
overcome, slowed down & stagnated by the
hindrance
of
lethargy & laziness or agitated, scattered, and worried by the
hindrance
of
restlessness & regret or perplexed, confused and bewildered
by the
hindrance of
doubt & uncertainty... Such one will do what should not
be done at all, while
neglecting what actually should be done. As a result of
that, his good name & status is lost & he
is ruined by depressed frustration.
But if any Noble Disciple has seen these five as
contaminated pollutions of
the mind, then he will gradually overcome & eliminate them.
When doing so,
he becomes known as one of deep understanding, of
fine & great knowledge,
clear-sighted, endowed with wisdom. This lack of mental hindrance is indeed
exactly, what
is called endowment with wisdom!
There are these five
Mental Hindrances:
1:
Sense-Desire &
Lust,
2:
Hate
and Anger,
3:
Lethargy & Laziness,
4:
Restlessness &
Regret,
5:
Doubt & Uncertainty.
