Sermon in Tavatimsa Heaven
The World-Honored One said to queen mother, “Queen mother, the reasons why people cannot free themselves from illusion are greed, anger, and ignorance. Because of these three poisons, they cannot even be reborn in the heavens. How much less when they attempt to leave the realm of birth and death!”
In this relatively short piece, the Buddha spells out the beginning and end of training. It starts out fairly simple to understand, the root of our problem is our indulgence in anger, greed, and ignorance/delusion.
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