Ignorance ('Avijjā') = Knowing Wrongly

Responding to a question from the audience, Ajahn Dhammasiha offers some reflection on the meaning of 'Ignorance', in Pali language expressed by the terms 'Avijjā' and 'Moha'.Ignorance is not simply not knowing, but it is knowing wrongly. In other words, we have no awareness of being ignorant; we're actually convinced that we do know perfectly well. But unfortunately, our supposed 'knowing' is deeply distorted and false due to defilments that effect all our perceptions, thoughts and views.In particular, ignorance means ignorance of the 4 Noble Truths. We experience suffering, and we think it's due to some outside cause, we're convinced it's always someone else who's at fault for our suffering: Perhaps we think we suffer because of our tough boss, or because of our mother in law, or because of lying politicians, and so on...But truly knowing the first Noble Truth means understanding that our suffering is ultimately caused inside our mind, and has craving and attachment as it's origin.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks