klesha

[klesh-uh]

noun

Yoga.

1. any of the five hindrances to enlightenment, which are ignorance or avidya, egocentricity, attachments, aversions, and the instinctive will to live.

Word History and Origins

Origin of klesha¹

From the Sanskrit word kleśa literally, suffering, distress

Example Sentences

We began at the lab’s South Quadrant, or Journey Portal, a yellow-trimmed space whose klesha is pride.

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On the way out, the lab offers an antidote to one final klesha: ignorance.

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