The Abandonment of Hindrance in Restlessness and Anxiety Using Insight Meditation Practice

Abstract

This study had the purposes ; namely 1) to study distraction and reomrse  hindrance in Theravada Buddhiist scriptures, 2) to study principle of insight meditation practice in Theravada  Buddhiist scriptures  and 3) to study an abandonment of distraction and remorse hindrance in insight meditation practice.  This study was the Qualitative research.  From the research, The findings showed that

Uttaccakukkucca-nivaraṇa is one of the five hindrances. Uttaccakukkucca-nivaraṇa or distraction and remorse hindrance which referred to mental barrier of peaceful contemplation. It was grouped in unwholesome consciousness. It was rooted with greed mental concomitants.

Vipassana meditation is the mental training for right wisdom and knowledge which can eliminate Uttaccakukkucca-nivaraṇa because this kilesa (defilement) will be appear dominantly in mind when mindfulness. Vipassana meditators are the ones who practice the Four Satipatthana by comtemplation of mind-objects that continue observing nāma and rūpa (matters and mind).

The abandonment of distraction and remorse hindrance had two levels;
1) abandonment by the power of concentration. This level of inhibiting or not allow to happen by force of components of meditation, 2) abandonment by insight power which was a way of using the power of insight meditation to realize true nature of distraction and remorse hindrance by Vipassana meditation attaining non-returner or Anāgāmimagga and mind will be free from hindrances.