KNOWLEDGE
Movements in the mind: five types of knowledge.
Right knowledge
observing a scene
direct cognition
inferring fire from smoke
inference
wisdom
testimony from authority
Wrong knowledge
seeing a mirage
belief in an illusion
No knowledge
deep sleep
nothingness
Imaginary knowledge
imagination
conjured up by words
Past knowledge
memory
retained mental impressions
IMPEDIMENTS
Disease
apathy
carelessness
laziness
addiction
doubt
delusion
lack of focus and instability; all these mental disturbances are the impediments. 1.30
Pain
despair
nervous twitches
irregular breathing
Co-exist with these. 1.31
We suffer because of
Ignorance
Feeling of ego
Liking
Disliking
Fear of death
Real happiness is not skin-deep. From the outside we cannot know if someone is suffering inside. Ignorance of one’s true identity leads to ‘I am + something’ – individuality. This leads to attraction and repulsion and fear of death. Ignorance here means to mistake the non-eternal for the eternal, impure for pure, evil for good and things for self.
As long as ignorance exists, its result will be repeated births, lives and chasing after enjoyment. 2.13
