Buddhist Personality Type: Deluded/Speculative
Posted by Qrystal on March 5, 2009 at 1:43.
Category: Advice. Tags: personality.
The spiritual task …[for] the deluded type [of person] is to transform spaciousness into a state of rooted equanimity. Deluded types need to learn how to reel in their minds. Practices useful for a deluded type include: noting (labeling); mindfulness of the hindrance of doubt; body awareness; somatic experiencing; qigong or yoga; precision; mindfulness of the earth element, and putting oneself in safe and pleasant surroundings to prevent dissociation.
I just did a test to find out which Buddhist Personality Type I am, and it turns out I have Deluded / Speculative tendencies. Interesting! and somehow unsurprising.
I am blogging this quote so I can be reminded what it is I need to do to overcome my natural deluded tendencies. One interesting thing is how many of these I’ve already realized to be immensely useful to me: noting/labelling, body awareness, yoga, and mindfulness. I’m now feeling very encouraged to continue pursuing these things! I’m also intrigued at the idea that I need to be more mindful of “the hindrance of doubt”. Wow!
More quotes this article had about the Deluded/Speculative type:
- characterized by doubt and equanimity
- on a dance floor, …would have two left feet
- good guests and traveling companions
- may doubt that this is the correct type