Are aversion and anger the same thing?
Are aversion and anger the same thing?
I was contemplating about the suffering in the hot hell realms and mostly everywhere I see, anger or hatred is said to be the cause for birth in these realms. I have also seen aversion being used when describing feelings towards other people, rather than anger. I have a chronic condition and it is very common for me to feel physical pain everyday, and I would be lying if I said I don't feel any aversion towards it. Would this sort of aversion also be a cause for birth in the hell realms?
Re: Are aversion and anger the same thing?
Hatred = Not wanting a sentient being to be happy. Now sometimes we may feel so angry that we might feel what some would classify as hatred; but in such a situation if we check our intention and make sure that we at least wish a being to have happiness no matter how angry we are at them, then I don’t think it counts as actual hatred.
Anger = Showing or feeling an higher degree of frustration; which could be accompanied by hatred, or could be the showing or feeling of an higher degree of frustration without hatred.
Aversion = Dislike. Or dislike accompanied by anger, though usually not accompanied by hatred.
Anger = Showing or feeling an higher degree of frustration; which could be accompanied by hatred, or could be the showing or feeling of an higher degree of frustration without hatred.
Aversion = Dislike. Or dislike accompanied by anger, though usually not accompanied by hatred.
Re: Are aversion and anger the same thing?
Thank you for that explanation, are there sanskrit/pali equivalents to those three words?