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Definition: Aversion; the affliction of avoiding or rejecting unpleasant experiences.

Insights: Dvesa is the klesha (affliction) of aversion or avoidance of unpleasant experiences. Overcoming dvesa involves cultivating equanimity and accepting both pleasure and pain.

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2.3

avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ kleśāḥ

Importance: 10/10

Ignorance (avidyā), egoism (asmitā), attachment (rāga), aversion (dveṣa), and clinging to life (abhiniveśa) are the five afflictions (kleśas).

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2.8

duḥkhānuśayī dveṣaḥ

Importance: 8/10

Aversion is that which dwells on pain.

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2.10

te pratiprasavaheyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ

Importance: 8/10

These subtle afflictions are to be overcome by resolving them back into their cause.

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2.11

dhyānaheyāstadvṛttayaḥ

Importance: 8/10

Their active modifications are to be overcome by meditation.

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2.12

kleśamūlaḥ karmāśayo dṛṣṭādṛṣṭajanmavedanīyaḥ

Importance: 9/10

The reservoir of karma has its root in the afflictions and brings experiences in the seen (present) or unseen (future) lives.

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2.13

sati mūle tadvipāko jātyāyurbhogāḥ

Importance: 8/10

As long as the root exists, its fruition will be birth, lifespan, and experiences.

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2.34

vitarkā hiṁsādayaḥ kṛtakāritānumoditā lobhakrodhamohapūrvakā mṛdumadhyādhimātrā duḥkhājñānānantaphalā iti pratipakṣabhāvanam

Importance: 8/10

Negative thoughts such as violence—whether done, caused, or approved; whether preceded by greed, anger, or delusion; whether mild, moderate, or intense—result in infinite pain and ignorance. Therefore, cultivate their opposites.

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