自然六慾不生三毒消滅
Oneself thus, six desires not nascent, three poisons dispel exterminate
(draft translation of 清靜經 Qing Jing Jing - Quiet Calm Weave)
Different individuals use different synonyms, but in Buddhism it is generally said that there are six "innate" desires: dignity, life, lust, pleasing sounds, sensual, and vanity, all of which are selfish and self-centered. Closely observe the list. Give very, very close attention to the 'desires' that are omitted. Each person's list of desires, is a description of the person's own self. There are a quantity of desires missing within Buddhism's list. The missing desires, prove what sort of people believe in and follow ideologies.
The Buddhist list of desires often includes seven emotions: affection, anger, fear, grief, joy, sentiments, and worry, all of which are also selfish. Western science's list of emotions is not much different; the list is also predominately negative with no positive emotions whatsoever. Again, give very, very close attention to the list of emotions. Buddhism may speak of other emotions like compassion and bliss, but in all known Buddhist writings over the past forty years, literally none of the writings spoke of positive emotions.
Observe, that Qing Jing Jing also does not speak of positive emotions, nor of positive desires, nor of anything else positive. Accumulating negative ingredients, cannot bake a positive self.
The three poisons are said to be attachment, aversion, and ignorance, of which allegedly keep the individual trapped within reincarnating. All known Buddhist writings are themselves the 'three poisons' of attachment to Buddhist teachings, aversion to Nature's Way, and the profuse willful ignorance of Nature's Way. Water ripples, and flowing water, teach more than what can be learned from any book.
The six desires, seven emotions, and three poisons are, of course, the product of alogicus minds. The best usefulness of the lists is that they amply illustrate that the 'masters' were not masters of anything, especially not of themselves as they claimed. The book's words exhibit no evidence of enlightenment, while the words do strongly lend evidence of the author's absence of intellectual acuity.
As given, the book's one sentence is more than sufficient enough evidence to render the whole book as worthless.
A public domain translation: "Naturally the Six Desires will not be born and the Three Poisons will perish."
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