I am reading a book called *What the Buddha Taught* by Dr. Walpola Sri  Rahula.

# Five Hinderances
Ponder these.

> 1. lustful desires (kāmacchanda)
> 2. ill-will, hatred, or anger (vyāpāda)
> 3. torpor and languor (thīna-middha)
> 4. restlessness and worry (uddhacca-kukkucca)
> 5. sceptical doubts (vicikicchā)

# Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Meditate on these.

> 1. Mindfulness (sati) i.e. to be aware and mindful in all activities and movements both physical and mental.
> 2. Investigation and research into the various problems of doctrine (dhamma-vicaya). Included here are all our religious, ethical, and
> philosophical studies, reading, researches, discussions,
> conversations, even attending lectures relating to such doctrinal
> subjects.
> 3. Energy (viriya), to work with determination till the end.
> 4. Joy (pīti), the quality quite contrary to the pessimistic, gloomy, or melancholic attitude of mind.
> 5. Relaxation (passaddhi) of both body and mind. One should not be stiff physically or mentally.
> 6. Concentration (samādhi).
> 7. Equanimity (upekkhā) i.e. to be able to face life in all its vicissitudes with calm of mind, tranquillity, without disturbance.
> 
> To cultivate these qualities the most essential thing is a genuine
> wish, will, or inclination. [...] One may also meditate on such
> subjects as the Five Aggregates investigating the question "What is
> being?" or "What is it that is called I?", or on the Four Noble
> Truths. Study and investigation of those subjects constitute this
> fourth form of meditation, which leads to the realization of Ultimate
> Truth.