Chapter 2: Sadhana pada
दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः ॥८॥
duḥkha-anuśayī dveṣaḥ ||8||
"Aversion is the sequential repulsion from pain."
The purpose of this sutra is to explain the sequential nature of the arising of suffering on the ground of revulsion and hatred.
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