Aversion is an emotional response that causes us to judge something or someone we don’t understand as repulsive, hateful, or just plain wrong. Like raga, dvesha is not, in and of itself, an affliction. It allows us to notice injustice, hateful behaviors, and oppressive actions that cause suffering — and commit to righting those wrongs. But it becomes an obstacle when we equate behaviors and actions with the people doing them — and fail to see the circumstances surrounding all that.
