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Revision as of 09:10, 16 March 2011
The eight incidental circumstances which make Dharma impossible (Wyl. ‘phral byung rkyen gyi mi khoms brgyad) are:
- being misled by corrupting influences
- the five poisons raging inside
- when negative karma overtakes us
- being distracted by laziness
- being enslaved
- practising out of fear
- merely pretending to practise
- being chronically senseless and stupid
Alternative Translations
- Eight intrusive circumstances that leave no freedom to practise the Dharma (Padmakara)