Kleshas (Hinduism)

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Kleśa (sanskrit क्लेश, also klesha ) is a term from Indian philosophy and yoga, meaning a "poison". The third śloka of the second chapter of Patañjali's Yoga sūtras explicitly identifies Five Poisons (Sanskrit: pañcakleśā):

अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः॥३॥

Avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ pañca kleśāḥ^[1]

Translated into English, these five (pañca) Kleśa-s or Afflictions (kleśāḥ) are:^[1]

Ignorance (in the form of a misapprehension about reality) (ávidyā),
egoism (in the form of an erroneous identification of the Self with the intellect) (asmitā),
attachment (rāga),
aversion (dveṣa), and
fear of death (which is derived from clinging ignorantly to life) (abhiniveśāḥ).

The 24th sutra of the first chapter, Samadhi Pada, Patanjali describes a purusha free of kleshas

शकभयणवऩाकाशमैयऩयाभृष्ट् ऩ रुषणवश ष ईश्वय् ॥ २४॥

kleshakarmavipakashayairaparamrishtah purushavishesh eeshvarah^[1]

Isvara (God/the Supreme Ruler) is a special Purusa (Spirit), untouched by kleshas, or by karmas - the results of actions or desires.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Patañjali et al. (2007) Source: [1] Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: November 23, 2007)

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International Nath Order (INO) perspectives:

[patanjali-1] Patañjali et al. (2007) Source: [1] Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: November 23, 2007)

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