Guest guest Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Friends; The 36 deep conceits of I and Mine? leading to the Hells or an Animal Womb: Misapprehension by misinterpreting, misunderstanding by assuming, mistaking by construing the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind to be I or self or belonging to or be part of an 'I' or a 'me' is a view associated with, bound up with & linked to the conceit: 'I Am' Misapprehension by misinterpreting, misunderstanding by assuming, mistaking by construing the form, sound, smell, taste, touch or thought to be I or self?or belonging to or be part of an 'I' or a 'me' is a view associated with, bound up with & linked to the conceit: 'I Am' Misapprehension by misinterpreting, misunderstanding by assuming, mistaking by construing the visual, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling or mental consciousness to be I or self or belonging to or be part of an 'I' or a 'me' is a view associated with, bound up with & linked to the conceit: 'I Am' Any such view is a jungle of views, a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a clash of views, a fetter of views, a chain of views, a prison of views, a dart of views, a pitfall of views, a latent tendency to views, a knot of views, a burning fever of views, an endless speculation rooted in views, a clinging to views, a misinterpretation by views, a misapprehension by views, a misunderstanding by views, an obscuration by views, an obsession by views, a delight in views. All Views are mistaken & misguiding: All views are wrong views. All views are based on a biased opinion. All views are rooted in preferred attractions. All views are construing an imaginary self. All views are so based on a false EGO theory. All views are thereby individuality views. All views are assuming a fixed finiteness. All views are setting up an unreal boundary. All views are based on mental clinging. All views are thereby mental chains. All views are not direct knowledge. Such wrong views as I me ego? self & mine are infectious and contaminates any individual who frequents, meets & cultivates persons of such deeply mistaken views. Such person of Wrong View, has only two destinations, at the breakup of the body: Hell or Animal Womb ?!!! Why ? Because all of his or her mental actions, interests & wishes, all his or her verbal actions & all his or her bodily actions are planned, performed & completed according to that wrong & egoistic view, which has possessiveness, fear of loss, guarding, defending, painful conflict & suffering as harmful effects. The result (vipaka) of such actions (kamma) is downfall & reappearance in the subhuman states exactly at the last conscious moment of this very life ... So Be Aware & Careful ! Avoiding all Evil, Doing only Good, & Purifying Mind. That is the Teaching Of all Buddhas. Dhammapada 183 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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