APPLYING THE MEDICINE FOR THE FIVE HINDRANCES AND THE VITAKKASAṆṬHĀNA SUTTA - Dhamma Q&A

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This question was asked during the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on BAK POYA (16 April 2022) via zoom on "TAMING THE MIND" where we examined the Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta (MN 20).   The question:  “When unwholesome thoughts trouble me in my meditation, I usually examine those thoughts and review the five hindrances in meditation and apply the appropriate medicine. Is this correct? Is this also how we apply the Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta instructions from the Buddha?”   Suttas referred to directly or indirectly:  — Nīvaraṇa Sutta (SN 45.177)  — Nīvaraṇa Sutta (SN 46.40)  — Akusalarāsi Sutta (AN 5.52)  — Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61)  — Mahāassapura Sutta (MN 39)  — Āhāra Sutta (SN 46.51)  — Iṇa Sutta (AN 6.45)  — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)  — Pacalāyamāna Sutta (AN 7.61)  — Dhātuvibhaṅga Sutta (MN 140)  — Sammādiṭṭhisutta (MN 9)   Bohoma pin to the person who asked this question. A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0mDCSTAsOk Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai