Thursday, November 1, 2007

To Err Is Human, Indeed

It is said there are two things we can't count. God's auspicious qualities (guna) and man's shortcomings (dosha).

I wondered are there really so many doshas in us? Now I see there are.
There are the physical doshas. The body is verily full of it. It ages, wrinkles, shrinks and finally becomes one with dust.

Then there is the mind and the infamous 6 doshas.

Kaama - Desire.
Krodha- Anger. What happens when desire is thwarted
Lobha- Greed. To want more, some more and lots more
Moha- Delusion. I am the doer
Mada- Pride or ego. I, me, myself, self importance
Maatsarya- The quality that can't bear the rise of others

Then there are

Raaga- Attachment
Dvesha- hatred
Irshya- is the quality that says why don't bad things happen to others also. why me?
Asuya- Is the quality that plays down the good of others.
Dambha- Vanity- show
Garva- false pride

And the several forms of the above doshas. The subtle one that I noticed was when we know someone is dependant on us, we make them wait.
When we are in a group and everyone is suggesting somethings, we get upset if what we say is not considered. This is another dosha.
We claim we love someone but that's only as long as he or she meets our expectations. Should they do something against our wishes, there goes love out of the window!

Yeah, the list of our doshas is really endless.