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[[Longchenpa]]’s [[Wish-Fulfilling Treasury]] explains: | |||
:Being bound by fetters and having extremely unwholesome conduct, | |||
:Not feeling weary about [[samsara]] and not possessing the slightest faith, | |||
:Engaging in unvirtuous misdeeds and separating mind and [[Dharma]]. | |||
:And corrupting one’s precepts and [[samaya]]s― | |||
These are called the eight unfree states due to an unfortunate frame of mind. [''aka'' eight impossible states where mind cuts us off from the Dharma. <ref>[[Jokyab Rinpoche|Jokyab]]’s Notes p.259, ‘The Light of Wisdom’ Volume 1. Root text by [[Padmasambhava]] and commentary by [[Jamgön Kongtrül]] the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2</ref> | |||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*Eight incompatible propensities that leave no freedom to practise the Dharma | *Eight incompatible propensities that leave no freedom to practise the Dharma | ||
*Eight unfree states due to an unfortunate frame of mind | |||
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Revision as of 17:54, 15 September 2012
The eight impossible states where mind cuts us off from the Dharma (Wyl. ris chad blo yi mi khoms brgyad) are:
- having little renunciation
- lacking the jewel of devotion
- caught in the bonds of worldly ties and cravings
- having crude, degenerate behaviour
- never holding back from negative, harmful actions
- lacking the slightest real interest
- vows all broken
- samaya commitments torn to shreds
Longchenpa’s Wish-Fulfilling Treasury explains:
- Being bound by fetters and having extremely unwholesome conduct,
- Not feeling weary about samsara and not possessing the slightest faith,
- Engaging in unvirtuous misdeeds and separating mind and Dharma.
- And corrupting one’s precepts and samayas―
These are called the eight unfree states due to an unfortunate frame of mind. [aka eight impossible states where mind cuts us off from the Dharma. [1]
References
- ↑ Jokyab’s Notes p.259, ‘The Light of Wisdom’ Volume 1. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2
Alternative Translations
- Eight incompatible propensities that leave no freedom to practise the Dharma
- Eight unfree states due to an unfortunate frame of mind