The Five Hurdles to Happiness: And the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them

A practical approach to becoming aware of the "five hindrances"—the negative qualities that inhibit living the awakened life—and to breaking free of them in order to live more mindfully, effectively, compassionately.

Five obstacles stand in between you and true happiness. What are they and how can you overcome them? Buddhist traditions teach that there are five negative qualities, or hindrances, that inhibit people from living an awakened life. Here, Mitch Abblett gives this teaching a moder...