PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The threefold miseries are (1) those miseries which arise from the mind and body, (2) those miseries inflicted by other living beings, and (3) those miseries arising from natural catastrophes over which one has no control.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Himalayan Master Sri Sivananda Swami-Janma, Mrutyu, Jara, yadhi ( Birth, Death, Old age and Disease) are the four fold miseries afflicting all the living entities irrespective of any considerations.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the contemporary Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions, the three kleshas of ignorance, attachment, and aversion are identified as the root or source of all other kleshas. These are referred to as the three poisons in the Mahayana tradition, or as the three unwholesome roots in the Theravada tradition.

Detailed explanation-4: -The threefold material miseries are miseries arising from the body and the mind, miseries arising from dealings with other living entities, and miseries arising from natural disturbances. Sometimes we suffer bodily when we are attacked by a fever, and sometimes we suffer mentally when a close relative dies.