Ignorance
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Ignorance is one of the three root negative emotions or kleshas, along with aggression and passion. It also refers to a more basic kind of bewilderment or confusion that is underlying to all three root kleshas. It is also a translation of the first of the twelve nidanas in the teachings on karma.
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Quotes
"What is it that allows our goodwill to expand and our prejudice and anger to decrease? This is a significant question. Traditionally it is said that the root of aggression and suffering is ignorance. But what is it that we are ignoring? Entrenched in the tunnel vision of our personal concerns, what we ignore is our kinship to others." - Pema Chödrön
Further reading
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham, Sakyong (1999) 1999 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 7, 90, 96, 98, 103, 106, 108, 124, 129, 143, 145, 147, 149, 155, 164-165, 176
- pages 44, 50, 103, 143, 148
- ignorant,
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 1
- page 15
- and motivation,
- pages 20, 23
- with respect to (first of the twelve nidanas),
- pages 22, 44, 103
- plants a seed,
- page 30
- exists at all levels,
- page 59
- mind is distracted by,
- pages 65, 74
- and the Buddha,
- pages 99, 101, 103, 110
- and the origin of suffering,
- page 109
- all actions conditioned by,
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 34, 35, 36, 110
- page 43
- bewilderment, desire, and,
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Trungpa, Chögyam (1975) 1975 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- pages 57, 58, 60-62, 66, 83, 92
Trungpa, Chögyam (1976) The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
- pages 20, 34
- basic,
- pages 26,79, 163
- pages 153, 154-55
- transmuting,
Trungpa, Chögyam (1979) 1979 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 40, 49, 60, 72, 73, 77, 97
Trungpa, Chögyam (1981) 1981 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 4, 5, 7
- basic
- pages 43, 80, 115
Trungpa, Chögyam (1982) 1982 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 3, 104
- basic
Trungpa, Chögyam (1983) 1983 Seminary Transcripts
- page 3
- basic
Trungpa, Chögyam (1984) 1984 Seminary Transcripts
- page 49
- basic
Trungpa, Chögyam (2002) Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
- pages 70, 127-8, 133-4
- page 125
- Birth of, . See also Skandhas, Five
Other authors
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2001) Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
- pages 2, 24, 27, 28, 37, 41, 58
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2003) Ascertaining Certainty about the View
- pages 1, 2, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 78, 86, 114, 125, 126, 138
Other lineges
Excerpted from Garchen Rinpoche's teachings on the [Samantabhadra]] Prayer, commentary on the verse of ignorance.
"There are many thoughts of ignorance such as dullness, fogginess, discouragement, laziness, depression, or irritation without reason. In particular, if we are lazy we will not accomplish anything, neither in a worldly sense nor in dharma. The supreme antidote is mindful awareness, it will overcome all negativities. These thoughts are fleeting, they will not last, they come and go. Awareness always remains and recognizes them. If you maintain mindfulness you will know with certainty what to do and what not to do. Thus clear awareness is most important, it is your inner buddha. This awareness cannot be seen, it is empty, and yet it has great vividness. It doesn't come or go, it always is as it is, like space. Remain free from distraction then nothing will obscure this awareness, thoughts have no essence as they will not last. They come and go like waves on water."
