Feelings of inadequacy

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When considering the positive deeds of bodhisattvas and other great persons, thinking and feeling that I cannot possibly reach the stage where I could do the same and thus giving up trying or not even trying to reach it. One of the three types of laziness that are obstacles to developing perseverance.

Tibetan: ཞུམ་པ། zhum-pa

Synonyms: Discouragement


Other languages

Deutsch: Gefühl von Unzulänglichkeit
Русский: Чувство несостоятельности

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