Definition: A Buddhist teaching - the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance.
Insight: The three poisons are at the root of human suffering, and we cannot find peace.
Insight: If we have greed, once we have attained what we desire, we will be left wanting more.
Insight: Anger makes us snap at the slightest things, and we can take it out on others.
Insight: Ignorance leads to foolish actions.
Principle: Keep desires and anger in check, and strive to understand the nature of things.
Principle: Aim to discard the three poisons and live happily and freely.
Principle: When you notice any of the three poisons start to show, pause and regulate your breathing.
Definition: Greed, hatred, and delusion.
Insight: In buddhism, suffering is the result of the three poisons, expressing them often causes our own suffering.
Insight: Greed is grasping after material things (carrots).
Insight: Hatred is an aversion to sticks - craving more pleasure and less pain.
Insight: Delusion is holding ignorance about the way things really are.
Insight: The three poisons are not always visible.
Principle: Practice replacing triggers of greed, hatred, and delusion with happiness, love, and wisdom.
Definition: Craving, anger, and delusion.
Insight: Craving makes us chase fame, advantage, wealth, sex.
Insight: Delusion comes from ignorance or a lack of understanding.
Insight: Mindfulness helps us to recognise the three poisons, and observe suffering they cause.
Insight: External things only stimulate what is inside us - for example two people might hear the same words, but only one is triggered to anger.
Definition: Buddhism speaks of the three poisons of desire, hatred, and ignorance.
Insight: The three poisons have the power to destroy ourselves, but also our relationships.
Insight: To live in the present moment is to accept and face the poisons as they arrive in our minds, but it also means observing the wonderful things in life and working to protect them.
Principle: Observe and meditate on the poisons to transform them.
Definition: Greed, anger, delusion.
Insight: The three poisons can be healed and transformed by the practice of mindfulness of love.
 
Key Insights & Principles
Mindfulness
Greed, anger, and ignorance are the roots of human suffering.
Greed causes us to chase that which is not important.
Anger arises from within us - two people can respond differently when faced with external events.
Ignorance causes us to take foolish actions and decisions by not seeing things as they really are.
Mindfulness helps us recognise poisons - the root of suffering - observe the suffering itself, and transform them.
When any of the poisons starts to show, pause, and regulate breathing.
Keep desires and anger in check, and strive to understand the nature of things.