Panch Klesha
5 faults
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The 5 kleshas are the faults of human nature that we need to overcome with yoga sadhana.
five human flaws
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras tell us that all human suffering comes from the 5 flaws of human nature. Yoga practises are all designed to help overcome our base human nature, where these 5 flaws dwell, and access/ activate our buddhi (higher intellect) in order to develop viveka (discriminate thinking) and vairagya (detachment).
Avidya
ignorance
Asmita
false identification
Raaga
attachment
Dvesha
aversion
Abhinivesha
desire to live, fear of death