Question: what are the 5 hindrances?
Answer: Sensory desire (kamacchanda) The hindrance of sensory desire (kamacchanda) is latching onto thoughts or feelings based on the pleasures of the five senses. ...  Ill will (vyapada) ...  Sloth-torpor (thina-middha) ...  Restlessness-worry (uddhacca-kukkucca) ...  Doubt (vicikicchā)