call another brother with his mouth but curse the other’s mother in his heart. This phrase stood out to me ... definitely not a compliment, but also not an easy thing to do! I imagine it would be a useful talent for someone who has to deal with so many delicate political situations among the different realms.
I was also intrigued by the reference to all the five vices, so I went to look them up and promptly fell down a clickhole of Buddhist variations: one list had lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego, while another had ignorance, attachment, aversion, pride, and jealousy. What they all seem to have in common, off the top of my head, is that they relate to various aspects of the Conditions of Dependent Co-arising that force people to remain on the wheel of samsara.
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call another brother with his mouth but curse the other’s mother in his heart.
This phrase stood out to me ... definitely not a compliment, but also not an easy thing to do! I imagine it would be a useful talent for someone who has to deal with so many delicate political situations among the different realms.
I was also intrigued by the reference to all the five vices, so I went to look them up and promptly fell down a clickhole of Buddhist variations: one list had lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego, while another had ignorance, attachment, aversion, pride, and jealousy. What they all seem to have in common, off the top of my head, is that they relate to various aspects of the Conditions of Dependent Co-arising that force people to remain on the wheel of samsara.