Summary: The hindrance of doubt is the topic of this episode. There are two kinds of doubt. There is investigative doubt and paralyzing doubt. Investigative doubt is not a mood, but a method. It is the inquisitive mind researching the evidence. Paralyzing doubt is more of a mood, an wavering and indecisive mindset that paralyzes. It is this paralyzing kind of doubt that the Buddha called a hindrance. I want to spend the next few minutes discussing three areas where is doubt manifests. Outline: Introduction I. Doubt Concerning the Teaching. II. Doubt Concerning the Practice. III. Doubt Concerning our Ability. IV. How Do We to Deal with Doubt. Conclusion
