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Three Buddhist Temperaments

Chrysanthea

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Interesting take on different personality traits, supposedly created by a Buddhist scholar. Also gives some helpful advice at the end, but probably not very meaningful for most. : The Three Buddhist Personality Types: Which One Are You?

Anyways, according to the assessment my temperament is Delusion: This frame of mind gives rise to creativity, spontaneity, and equanimity. The task for this type is to learn how to reel in their minds and pay attention to find a place of balanced steadiness. This type will miss their alarm and wake up late, will eat messily, will feel scattered at work and will feel unsure of how to interact in groups, often copying what others are doing. This way of being can give rise to doubt, negligence, ignorance, inaction and anxiety.
 

Avocado

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Interesting take on different personality traits, supposedly created by a Buddhist scholar. Also gives some helpful advice at the end, but probably not very meaningful for most. : The Three Buddhist Personality Types: Which One Are You?

Anyways, according to the assessment my temperament is Delusion: This frame of mind gives rise to creativity, spontaneity, and equanimity. The task for this type is to learn how to reel in their minds and pay attention to find a place of balanced steadiness. This type will miss their alarm and wake up late, will eat messily, will feel scattered at work and will feel unsure of how to interact in groups, often copying what others are doing. This way of being can give rise to doubt, negligence, ignorance, inaction and anxiety.

Delusion

The deluded type has a natural ability to approach situations with a “beginner’s mind” – without assumption. This frame of mind gives rise to creativity, spontaneity, and equanimity. The task for this type is to learn how to reel in their minds and pay attention to find a place of balanced steadiness.
 

Flâneuse

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Delusion > Greed = Aversion. I actually have huge problems with all three of these.
The third, the deluded temperament, becomes easily lost in uncertainty and confusion. This type will miss their alarm and wake up late, will eat messily, will feel scattered at work and will feel unsure of how to interact in groups, often copying what others are doing. This way of being can give rise to doubt, negligence, ignorance, inaction and anxiety.
 

Olm the Water King

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I find it really hard to decide on most of these. I'm not sure why.
 

Haven

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Something like deluded greed
 

miss fortune

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aversion... because I'm special :tongue:

though none of them were a really good fit
 

/DG/

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The test says delusion > greed > aversion. Though after reading the descriptions, I relate to all of them and conclude that my answers are BS.
 

EJCC

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Strange test. I got the Greed type:

The first, the greed temperament, is compelled by desire and seeks comfort and pleasure. This type will wake up slowly, will enjoy their meals unhurriedly and savor rich and delicious foods, will drive through traffic with ease, will sleep well, and will seek harmony and avoid conflict in interactions with others, even if that means being dishonest. In the process of grasping for more and more can come problems like over-indulgence, pride, self-centeredness, jealousy, deceitfulness and addiction.

I definitely relate most to this one.
 

cascadeco

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For me, a combo of greed and aversion. I struggle least with the issues described under delusion.
 

RobinSkye

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Delusion, definitely.
 

Such Irony

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The deluded type. Who would have thunk?
 

Morpeko

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The aversive type has a natural discriminating wisdom and an ability to see the truth of a situation. This type has a comfort with difficulty and can unite opposing views with clarity, strength and integrity. The task for this type is to learn to let go of imperfections and appreciate moments of joy and spontaneity in everyday life.
 

Eternal Harmony

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The greed type has a natural ability to appreciate beauty and abundance. This temperament will tend to see the good in others and promote harmony in generosity in relationships. The task for the greed type is to learn to have a wise relationship around desire. Instead of feeling compelled to act on every desire that passes through the mind, this type will need to learn how to tolerate discomfort and watch the rise and fall of unwise desires without acting on them.
 

Yuurei

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I really can’t relate to any of these. I’m hardly perfect, I have several flaws-just not any of these three.
 

Maou

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Im all 3, it just depends on situation.
 
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