Regarding this Note:

Please begin by reading the “Preface to Erik’s Notes on Buddhism:” found on the main page of Buddhism ~ Thanks

Negative Thinking = Anger, Jealousy, Greed, Pride And Ignorance

• Anger = I want to destroy your happiness and the causes of your happiness
• Jealousy = 1) Your suffering is my happiness; and 2) Your happiness is my suffering
• Greed = 1) Chasing happiness – “More will make me happy;” and 2) Squeezing happiness – “If I lose this, I’ll never be happy again!”
• Pride = 1) I am already good enough, I do not need to improve myself; 2) I am so bad, there is nothing you can do to help me (my problem is more powerful then any solution you have); and 3) Laziness: I know it would help, but I am not going to do it now.
• Ignorance = 1) Not knowing the truth about how things work (see the Four Facts); and 2) Not knowing the truth about who you are (see Who Am I).