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In '''essence''', they are the opposite of the [[six paramitas]], as described in the ''[[Gyü Lama]]'': | In '''essence''', they are the opposite of the [[six paramitas]], as described in the ''[[Gyü Lama]]'': | ||
"Thoughts such as avarice and so on,<br> | :"Thoughts such as avarice and so on,<br> | ||
These are the emotional obscurations."<br> | :These are the emotional obscurations."<br> | ||
Their '''cause''' is grasping at a personal ego, or the “self of the individual”. | Their '''cause''' is grasping at a personal ego, or the “self of the individual”. | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 23 September 2007
Emotional obscurations (Tib. nyön drip; nyon sgrib) are defined according to their essence, cause and function.
In essence, they are the opposite of the six paramitas, as described in the Gyü Lama:
- "Thoughts such as avarice and so on,
- These are the emotional obscurations."
Their cause is grasping at a personal ego, or the “self of the individual”.
They function to prevent liberation from samsara.
See also cognitive obscurations.