069 Avidya (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)This is the first of our five-part series on the kleshas — the afflictions that Patanjali identified in the Yoga Sutras as the root causes of human suffering. We're starting with avidya — often translated as ignorance, but more precisely: wrong knowing. Not simply an absence of information, but a fundamental misperception of reality itself… mistaking the impermanent for permanent, the painful for pleasant, the impure for pure. It's the root klesha — the first of the five afflictions, and the one from which all the others grow.Over the next four episodes, we'll explore how avidya gives rise to ego, attachment, aversion, and the fear of death. But today, we discuss the ‘fog’ that makes all the other kleshas possible. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.