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THE
KLESHAS
The Obstacles to Clear Perception
(Causes of
Suffering)
2.3 The obstacles are false perception (avidya), ego
(asmita), attachment (raga),
aversion (dvesha) and fear (abhinivesha).
2.4 False perception (avidya) is the source of all the
other
obstacles,
which may be obscure and barely visible or exposed and dominant.
Avidya
False perception, misapprehension,
incorrect
comprehension
2.5 False perception leads to errors in comprehension of
the
character, origin, and effects of the objects and situations perceived.
The impermanent seems permanent, the unclear seems clear, the painful
seems pleasurable and the non-self seems to be the true Self.
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Asmita
Ego, false identity, confused values,
need to be
best
or right
2.6 False identity results when we regard the
instruments of perception (body and mind) as
the perceiver.
Raga
Attachment, attraction, desire
2.7 Attachment is associated with pleasure and the
promise of
future happiness.
Dvesha
Aversion, dislike, hatred, repulsion
2.8 Aversion is associated with painful experiences from
the
past.
Abhinivesha
Fear, uncertainty, doubt, insecurity,
fear of death, clinging to life
2.9 Fear is the inborn feeling of anxiety for what is to
come
(ultimately the death of the physical body.) It affects both the
ignorant and the wise.
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