Countering Restlessness And Worry
From Listen to Dharma Talks – Orlando Insight Meditation Group by Peter Carlson
April 2, 2026 · 1h 5m
About this episode
Lezlie Laws discusses the hindrances of restlessness and worry in relation to mindfulness and offers strategies to cultivate a serene mind.
This presentation by Lezlie Laws continues a series of talks reviewing the elements of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. Restlessness and Worry, commonly known as one of the Five Hindrances, has two characteristics: restlessness, a felt sense of scattered, agitated attention, and worry, the story that accompanies the agitation, seeming to justify and make the hindrance stronger and more controlling of attention. Lezlie offers suggestions for setting this hindrance aside, cultivating a more serene and open-minded flow of consciousness.
People in this episode
Host: Peter Carlson
Guest: Lezlie Laws
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- restlessness
- worry
- Buddhism
- meditation
- mental health
Keywords
- restlessness
- worry
- mindfulness
- meditation
- Satipatthana Sutta
- Buddhism
- mental clarity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Satipatthana Sutta, Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse
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