Monday, January 7, 2013

108 Defilements of Buddhism

This goes along with the last post about the bells on the temples ringing 108 times for the 108 "sins" (defilements) of Buddhism. Ill give you a dollar if you can remove all these from your life for a week :)
Here they are:
ostentatiousnessgrudgegamblingingratitude
dipsomaniaambitiondominancefaithlessness
manipulationstinginesspessimismhostility
abusedebasementsexual lustsarcasm
humiliationjealousygluttonyunruliness
hurtcrueltyunkindnessobstinacy
envyindifferencenegativityfurtiveness
sadismenviousnessderisionfalseness
high-handednessknow-it-allrageaggression
rapacityeffronterydisrespectfulnesshard-heartedness
eagerness for powerlyinginsidiousnessself-denial
inattentivenesscontemptwrathhaughtiness
greed for moneyseducementvindictivenessinsatiability
voluptuousnessexcessivenesscensoriousnessdissatisfaction
egoismignorancehatredgreed
impudenceimposturecursingimperiousness
lecherousnesscallousnessmalignancytorment
intoleranceblasphemyshamelessnessirresponsibility
obsessionprejudicearroganceviolent temper
garrulitydogmatism presumptionintransigence
oppressionprodigalitylack of comprehensionobstinacy
prideconceitednessdelusionquarrelsomeness
self-hatredviolencevanityhypocrisy
stubbornnessbasenesspretencemercilessness
disrespectridiculemasochismtyranny
capriciousnessdeceitangerdiscord
calculationunyieldingdesire for famedeception

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