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When it arises, then pain
Chapter 9, Verse 36
375 Pain arises from four main causes of suffering: association with the undesirable, separation from the desirable, adverse sensation, and the craving for enjoyment. Based on these causes, four types of painful meditation have been established. 1. When the undesirable associates with one, the soul, distressed by the resulting suffering, continuously worries about removing that association, which is termed “Meditation of Pain from Association with the Undesirable.” 2. Similarly, when some desirable thing departs, the continuous worry about obtaining it is termed “Meditation of Pain from Separation from the Desirable.” 3. The worry that arises in wanting to eliminate bodily or mental pain is termed “Meditation of Pain from Mental Distress.” 4. The intense resolve to acquire the unachieved object due to the craving for enjoyment is termed “Meditation of Pain from Striving for a Goal.”
The first four states of spiritual advancement, together with states of distraction and negligence, comprise a total of six states where such meditations are applicable; notably, in the state of negligence, only three types of painful meditation, excluding the meditation for a goal, are applicable.
Now does it describe anger meditation?
Violence, falsehood, theft, and the obsession with objects: the continuous worry about these is termed anger meditation, which comprises both unwavering and distracted states.
The current verse describes the distinctions of anger meditation and its characteristics. The four distinctions of anger meditation arise from those causes.