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HUNGRY GHOSTSHUNGRY GHOSTS
CHARACTERISTICS:
SUFFERING STATE• MISERY• ANGUISH OF HUNGER
& THIRST• STRONG DESIRES• INCESSANT FRUSTRATION
A Hungry Ghost or Peta suffers in great misery. Its wants and desires are not met
and is not at peace.
CHARACTERISTICS:* WOEFUL STATE* DIFFICULT LIFE & DULL MIND* FEARFUL* MAY BE COMFORTABLE BUT IGNORANT OF RULES
ANIMALANIMAL
DUE TO:* HURTING SENTIENT BEINGS
* FREQUENT BREAKING OF PRECEPTS* INTOXICATED & DELUDED MIND
ANIMALS ANIMALS
DEMONS & DEMI-GODSCHARACTERISTICS:
TORMENTED STATE
VIOLENT & HOT-TEMPERED
AGGRESSIVE & JEALOUS
EGOISTIC
CRAVING FOR POWER
DEMONS & DEMI-GODS
DUE TO:
EVIL ACTIONS OF BODY, SPEECH , MIND
ANGER & TEMPER
HATRED & EGO
ILL-WILL & JEALOUSY
Demons or Azuras are in mental states of suffering…they experience
aggression, hatred, anger and jealousy.
To be born a human is unique. We can rise above obstacles and difficulties and generate good kamma for future lives.
HUMAN
FORTUNATE HUMAN STATE
DUE TO:
CHARITY & KIND DEEDS
KEEPING THE PRECEPTS WELL
UNFORTUNATE HUMAN STATE
DUE TO:
HATRED, EGO & SELFISHNESS
GODSGODS
CHARACTERISTICS:CHARACTERISTICS:
FORTUNATE & HAPPY STATEFORTUNATE & HAPPY STATE
PLEASURE & BLISSPLEASURE & BLISS
ENJOYMENTENJOYMENT
BEAUTYBEAUTY
LONG LIFE SPANLONG LIFE SPAN
GODSGENEROSITYGOOD MORALITYGOOD MENTAL CULTIVATIONLOVING-KINDNESS
Due To*GENEROSITY
*GOOD MORALITY
*GOOD MENTAL *CULTIVATION
*LOVING-KINDNESS
Devas or gods in the heavens live happy lives because of their good kamma accumulated
when they were human beings