2.
The Discourse on the Mental Hindrances
64.
"There are, monks, these five mental hindrances.
Which five?
The mental hindrance of sensual desire, the mental hindrance of anger, the mental hindrance of sloth and torpor, the mental hindrance of restlessness and remorse, the mental hindrance of sceptical doubt -
these, monks, are the five mental hindrances.
"For the abandoning of these five mental hindrances, monks, the four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk dwells observing the body in the body, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world; in feelings... etc. In mind... etc. He dwells observing mental phenomena in mental phenomena, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world. For the abandoning of these five mental hindrances, monks, these four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed." The second.