HI Daniel,
Well, I'd be happy to offer a couple of ideas from what I understand of the perspective of early Buddhism. In general though, I think a simple point would be that the emotions you listed could be recognized as personally unpleasant by anyone regardless of a religious/philosophical viewpoint. Pride being a possible exception because it is portrayed as a positive or constructive emotion in some cultures.

Anger, hatred and jealousy are considered types of consciousness rooted in aversion according to the early Pali material concerning psychology (Abhidhamma).

aversion, along with greed and delusion, form the 'three unwholesome roots' of consciousness. Thoughts, emotions and actions resulting from these roots are associated with suffering not merely because of any unpleasantness that may occur, but because they bind an individual to the endless cycle of birth and death(sa.msara). In other words, consciousness based in greed, hatred or delusion will never lead one to the liberation of nibbaana, where the cycle of rebirth (and all the suffering that comes with it) ceases.

The standard philosophical theory of how these types of consciousness bind one to sa.msara is 'dependent origination' (pa.ticca-samuppaada). As you probably know there are several sources for D.O. depending on your interests.

As far as pride is concerned, Im guessing it would be tied to a 'wrong view' about the nature of identity, which would be a greed-rooted consciousness.

Best wishes,
James







Daniel <daniell@...> wrote:

Hi.



Though this is not a question in Pali, but I would be glad to discuss it with
people of the group.


I understand that buddhism says that afflictive emotions such as anger, hatred
jealousy, pride are in themselves a type of suffering. That feeling them is
actually suffering.


It would be very interesting for me to hear personal perspectives on those
feelings, and how do people view them as sufferings.

Take care

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