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'''Laziness''' ([[Wyl.]] ''le lo'') - One of the [[five faults]] and [[twenty subsidiary disturbing emotions]]. It prevents [[diligence]] and is of [[three kinds of laziness|three kinds]]. | '''Laziness''' ([[Wyl.]] ''le lo'') - One of the [[five faults]] and [[twenty subsidiary disturbing emotions]]. It prevents [[diligence]] and is of [[three kinds of laziness|three kinds]]. | ||
==The three causes of laziness== | |||
The ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]] (VII, 3)'' mentions three causes of laziness: | |||
#savouring the pleasurable taste of idleness, out of attachment to the pleasures of distraction and a failure to exert yourself in virtue; | |||
#an indulgence in sleepiness and an increasing desire to lie in bed upon your pillow; and | |||
#the failure to be saddened by the sufferings of [[samsara]]. | |||
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Revision as of 11:20, 1 July 2007
Laziness (Wyl. le lo) - One of the five faults and twenty subsidiary disturbing emotions. It prevents diligence and is of three kinds.
The three causes of laziness
The Bodhicharyavatara (VII, 3) mentions three causes of laziness:
- savouring the pleasurable taste of idleness, out of attachment to the pleasures of distraction and a failure to exert yourself in virtue;
- an indulgence in sleepiness and an increasing desire to lie in bed upon your pillow; and
- the failure to be saddened by the sufferings of samsara.