KNOWLEDGE

Movements in the mind: five types of knowledge.

Right knowledge

observing a scene

direct cognition

inferring fire from smoke

inference

wisdom

testimony from authority

Wrong knowledge

seeing a mirage

belief in an illusion

No knowledge

deep sleep

nothingness

Imaginary knowledge

imagination

conjured up by words

Past knowledge

memory

retained mental impressions

IMPEDIMENTS

Disease

apathy

carelessness

laziness

addiction

doubt

delusion

lack of focus and instability; all these mental disturbances are the impediments. 1.30

Pain

despair

nervous twitches

irregular breathing

Co-exist with these. 1.31

We suffer because of

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Ignorance
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Feeling of ego
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Liking
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Disliking
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Fear of death

Real happiness is not skin-deep. From the outside we cannot know if someone is suffering inside. Ignorance of one’s true identity leads to ‘I am + something’ – individuality. This leads to attraction and repulsion and fear of death. Ignorance here means to mistake the non-eternal for the eternal, impure for pure, evil for good and things for self.

As long as ignorance exists, its result will be repeated births, lives and chasing after enjoyment. 2.13