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'''Eight antidotes''' or remedies (Tib. ''du ché gyé''; 'du byed brgyad) | '''Eight antidotes''' or remedies (Tib. ''du ché gyé''; [[Wyl.]] '' 'du byed brgyad'') — the antidotes to the [[five faults]] or obstacles to [[meditation]].<br> | ||
The first four of these are antidotes to [[laziness]]:<br> | The first four of these are antidotes to [[laziness]]:<br> | ||
:1. [[Aspiration]], or [[interest]] (''möpa'').<br> | :1. [[Aspiration]], or [[interest]] (Tib. ''möpa'').<br> | ||
:2. [[Exertion]] (''tsolwa'').<br> | :2. [[Exertion]] (Tib. ''tsolwa'').<br> | ||
:3. [[Faith]] (''dépa'').<br> | :3. [[Faith]] (Tib. ''dépa'').<br> | ||
:4. [[Pliancy]], or [[flexibility]] (''shinjang'').<br> | :4. [[Pliancy]], or [[flexibility]] (Tib. ''shinjang'').<br> | ||
:5. The fifth antidote, which is the antidote to the second fault, forgetting the instructions or the object of focus, is [[mindfulness]] (''drenpa'').<br> | :5. The fifth antidote, which is the antidote to the second fault, forgetting the instructions or the object of focus, is [[mindfulness]] (Tib. ''drenpa'').<br> | ||
:6. The sixth antidote, which is the antidote to [[dullness]] and [[agitation]], is [[awareness]] (''shé shyin'').<br> | :6. The sixth antidote, which is the antidote to [[dullness]] and [[agitation]], is [[awareness]] (Tib. ''shé shyin'').<br> | ||
:7. The seventh antidote, which is the antidote to the forth fault, [[under-application]], is [[attention]] (''sempa'').<br> | :7. The seventh antidote, which is the antidote to the forth fault, [[under-application]], is [[attention]] (Tib. ''sempa'').<br> | ||
:8. The eighth antidote, which is the antidote to the fifth fault, [[over-application]], is [[equanimity]] (''tang nyom''). | :8. The eighth antidote, which is the antidote to the fifth fault, [[over-application]], is [[equanimity]] (Tib. ''tang nyom''). | ||
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Revision as of 09:01, 15 May 2009
Eight antidotes or remedies (Tib. du ché gyé; Wyl. 'du byed brgyad) — the antidotes to the five faults or obstacles to meditation.
The first four of these are antidotes to laziness:
- 1. Aspiration, or interest (Tib. möpa).
- 2. Exertion (Tib. tsolwa).
- 3. Faith (Tib. dépa).
- 4. Pliancy, or flexibility (Tib. shinjang).
- 5. The fifth antidote, which is the antidote to the second fault, forgetting the instructions or the object of focus, is mindfulness (Tib. drenpa).
- 6. The sixth antidote, which is the antidote to dullness and agitation, is awareness (Tib. shé shyin).
- 7. The seventh antidote, which is the antidote to the forth fault, under-application, is attention (Tib. sempa).
- 8. The eighth antidote, which is the antidote to the fifth fault, over-application, is equanimity (Tib. tang nyom).