[Jaya Savannah] Meanings and Thoughts on Shadripus

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Dear Frank,

 

Fantastic! You may very well be right in seeing moha as the key.

After all, moha is behind everything else in some way or the other.

Being consumed with the delusion of material existence is the root

cause of all our problems.

 

Keep up the excellent work!

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha

 

> Namaste.

> re: There are six enemies (shadripus) that each one of us

> faces... I see Moha as key:

> (4) Moha: Delusion - getting caught in maya, trying for

> recognition

>

> If I may, just to round out the conversation a key obstacle

> for the jiva is

> Viparyaya or illusion: false knowledge formed of a thing as

> other

> that what it is e.g. ignorance. There are 5 ( Klesas or

> afflictions) that are recognized:

> Nescience or lack of knowledge or Avidya - known as the

> breeding ground for all other Klesas

> Egoism or Asmita - or the ignorance that Purusa ( absolute

> consciousness) and Buddhi ( intellect) as the same thing.

> Attachment or Raga - desire born of impressions or

> remembrance of pleasure; desire and the senses are

> involuntarily drawn towards their objects.

> Aversion or Dvesa - Aversion or feeling of opposition;

> desire to retaliate or resist. Manya or malice ; Jighansa or

> vindictiveness.

> Fear of death - Abhinivesa or fear of annihilation -

>

> But this false knowledge, what is it blocking?

> According to Mararishi Patanjali ( author of the Yoga

> Sutras) - it the inhibitor of the state of Rtambhara ( lit.

> full of unalloyed truth).

> That level of unadulterated consciousness that only holds

> the truth with no misconception.

> More can be said, yet the goal is purification of the organs

> of perception to hold Savichara (reflective) and Nirvichara

> (super-reflective) Samapatti (engrossment) - knowledge is

> gained in fullness down to the tanmantra.