Hi there and welcome to Radio Headspace.
I'm Dora.
So there was a period in my life recently where I caught myself stuck in a familiar loop.
I had just finished leading a meditation workshop, feeling grounded and at peace.
But as soon as I stepped away,
I pulled out my phone and found myself scrolling mindlessly through social media.
Before I knew it, I was clicking links, adding items to my online shopping cart like candles,
notebooks, and more plants, as if I needed more plants.
And none of these things were necessities.
Yet the desire to fill my life with something new and exciting felt irresistible.
When I finally paused, I had to ask myself honestly, What am I actually looking for in this moment?
And this moment reminded me of the five hindrances,
common obstacles that we encounter in our meditation practice.
These include desire, aversion, restlessness, sleepiness, and doubt.
In that instant, desires showed up clearly, pointing me toward an underlying looming restlessness.
Desire or craving can often feel like an itch we're desperate to scratch.
promising happiness or satisfaction if only we could have something more or something else.
But mindfulness teaches us something different.
It shows us that real satisfaction doesn't come from chasing every desire.
It emerges when we slow down enough to clearly see the craving itself.