Klesha Flashcards
Klesha
obstacles or suffering or poison or affliction
negative mental patterns that obscure our true nature
Ego
A self-image of ourselves that can contain both external (I am poor) and internal (I am a bad person) false projections. We become trapped within the projections we have created of our life
Aversion
hate
presumption that external things are the ones causing afflictive emotions, pain, and suffering. We’ll do anything to avoid them
Fear of death so much so that one is not living life
we’re afraid that we’ll lose all the material things we have in the world. The fear arises because we are facing something that we can’t control
Ignorance
lack of insight. when we view something that is temporary as eternal
Attachment
fixation on our desires and when we assume that our happiness depends on external factors. happiness is an internal choice