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mayoraaseiCompletely random, but thought to look up the actual definition of this very common phrase "the seven passions and six desires" which are inherent in all ordinary humans, and which in Buddhist philosophy are all attachments to be renounced.
The seven passions
As according to Buddhist definition: 喜、怒、忧、惧、爱、憎、欲
Happiness, anger, worry, fear, love, hate, lust
As according to traditional Chinese medicine definition: 喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊
Happiness, anger, worry, anxiety, sadness, fear, surprise
The six desires
As according to Chinese philosophy: 六欲，生死耳目口鼻也
Yearning for life, (fear of) death, aural, visual, oral, nasal (stimuli)
The Buddhist definition refers to all six desires as pertaining to lust: 色欲、形貌欲、威仪姿态欲、言语声音欲、细滑欲、人想欲
Desire of sex, desire of appearance, desire of mannerism/authority, desire of words and speech, desire of touch and tactile, desire of thoughts
"The six roots" or "the six dusts"
六根:眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意
Referring mainly to desires caused by the six "sensations": eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind.
Also completely randomly, started reading The Art of War in its original (incomprehensible) glory. It's actually quite an amazing text. Traditional Chinese script is amazing in how much meaning can be conveyed in a few words, even compared with modern Chinese (let alone any form of translation which requires pages of explanation to bridge the cultural barrier). Less a book about how to win a war, it's more about effective planning and management of resources, both human and non-human. It's extremely practicalcynical and comes with such gems as:
故將有五危，必死可殺，必生可虜，忿速可侮，廉潔可辱，愛民可煩。
Hence a commander may have five pitfalls: he fights as though he's unafraid of death - he can be killed; he fights as though he must live at all cost - he can be captured; he acts on reckless anger - he can be provoked; he lives to be righteous and clean - he can be shamed; he loves his people - he can be harassed.
The first three are understandable, but the last two are interesting. Clearly anything in excess is a danger. Being far too much of a perfectionist and being far too benevolent have their flaws when there are big things at stake.
The seven passions
As according to Buddhist definition: 喜、怒、忧、惧、爱、憎、欲
Happiness, anger, worry, fear, love, hate, lust
As according to traditional Chinese medicine definition: 喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊
Happiness, anger, worry, anxiety, sadness, fear, surprise
The six desires
As according to Chinese philosophy: 六欲，生死耳目口鼻也
Yearning for life, (fear of) death, aural, visual, oral, nasal (stimuli)
The Buddhist definition refers to all six desires as pertaining to lust: 色欲、形貌欲、威仪姿态欲、言语声音欲、细滑欲、人想欲
Desire of sex, desire of appearance, desire of mannerism/authority, desire of words and speech, desire of touch and tactile, desire of thoughts
"The six roots" or "the six dusts"
六根:眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意
Referring mainly to desires caused by the six "sensations": eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind.
Also completely randomly, started reading The Art of War in its original (incomprehensible) glory. It's actually quite an amazing text. Traditional Chinese script is amazing in how much meaning can be conveyed in a few words, even compared with modern Chinese (let alone any form of translation which requires pages of explanation to bridge the cultural barrier). Less a book about how to win a war, it's more about effective planning and management of resources, both human and non-human. It's extremely practical
故將有五危，必死可殺，必生可虜，忿速可侮，廉潔可辱，愛民可煩。
Hence a commander may have five pitfalls: he fights as though he's unafraid of death - he can be killed; he fights as though he must live at all cost - he can be captured; he acts on reckless anger - he can be provoked; he lives to be righteous and clean - he can be shamed; he loves his people - he can be harassed.
The first three are understandable, but the last two are interesting. Clearly anything in excess is a danger. Being far too much of a perfectionist and being far too benevolent have their flaws when there are big things at stake.
