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amoha  (non-delusion) or  prajna  (wisdom) alobha  (non-attachment) or  dāna  (generosity) adveṣa  (non-hatred) or  mettā  (loving-kindness) Poison Sanskrit [11] [12] Pali Tibetan [11] [13] Alternate English translations [11] Skt./Pali/Tib. Synonym [14] Delusion moha moha gti mug confusion, ignorance avidyā  (Skt.); avijjā (Pāli); ma rigpa (Tib.) Attachment rāga lobha 'dod chags desire, sensuality, greed n/a Aversion dveṣa dosa zhe sdang hatred n/a In the second of the  Four Noble Truths , the Buddha identified  taṇhā  as a principal cause in the arising of  dukkha  (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness). [8] The  taṇhā , states  Walpola Rahula , or "thirst, desire, greed, craving" is what manifests as suffering and rebirths. [7]  However, adds Rahula, it is not the first cause nor the only cause of  dukkha  or  samsara , because the origination of everything ...

Bodhidharma's Discourse on the Twofold Entrance to the Tao (from The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H. Wu): There are many roads leading to the Tao, but essentially they can be subsumed under two categories. The one is 'Entrance by way of Reason,' and the other 'Entrance by the way of Conduct.' By 'Entrance by way of Reason' we mean the understanding of the fundamental doctrines through the study of the scriptures, the realization, upon the basis of a deep-rooted faith, that all sentient beings have in common the one True Nature, which does not manifest itself clearly in all cases only because it is overwrapped by external objects and false thoughts. If a man abandons the false and returns to the true, resting single-heartedly and undistractedly in pure contemplation, he will realize that there is neither self nor other, that the holy and profane are of one essence. If he holds on firmly to this belief and never swerves from it, he will never again ...

https://www.ajahnchah.org/book/Meditation1.php Meditation 1 Seekers of goodness who have gathered here, please listen in peace. Listening to the Dhamma in peace means to listen with a one-pointed mind, paying attention to what you hear and then letting go. Listening to the Dhamma is of great benefit. While listening to the Dhamma we are encouraged to firmly establish both body and mind in  samādhi , because it is one kind of Dhamma practice. In the time of the Buddha people listened to Dhamma talks intently, with a mind aspiring to real understanding, and some actually realized the Dhamma while listening. This place is well suited to meditation practice. Having stayed here a couple of nights I can see that it is an important place. On the external level it is already peaceful, all that remains is the internal level, your hearts and minds. So I ask all of you to make an effort to pay attention. Why have you gathered here to practice meditation? It's because your hearts an...