The Three Poisons In Buddhism Explained

The third poison is delusion, or moha. Delusion is depicted as a pig in Buddhist iconography.Basically, delusion separates us from true reality, so we're unable to feel contented in any way. We lose our grip on harmony and life as a whole and find ourselves in pursuit of the wrong things. We cannot establish a

The third poison is delusion, or moha. Delusion is depicted as a pig in Buddhist iconography. Basically, delusion separates us from true reality, so we're unable to feel contented in any way. We lose our grip on harmony and life as a whole and find ourselves in pursuit of the wrong things. We cannot establish a clear cut path to happiness or positivity if we entertain the state of delusion, and are therefore incapable of accessing virtue in any form (per Suntaya Buddhist Centre). 

In order to contend with delusion, we must seek wisdom (prajna) in its place. When we successfully supplement the Three Poisons with their corresponding solutions, we are finally able to enter the realm of nirvana, as Tricycle reports. The timeless and foreboding words of Gautama Buddha are as stoic as ever: "Inflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction, for others' affliction, for the affliction of both and experiences pain and grief" (via "The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction").

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