proverb · Legacy record
Those who are blinded by the darkness of ignorance are swept away by the dark river of cravings.
Those who are blinded by the darkness of ignorance are swept away by the dark river of cravings.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Ignorance pictured as darkness and craving as a dark river portrays unexamined desire carrying a person along. The saying connects understanding with greater agency.
What the words are saying
The image may suggest a spiritual outlook, but a precise tradition and doctrine are not verified here. A responsible reading can examine desires without treating ordinary needs as moral failures. Knowledge alone does not remove every pressure or guarantee self-control.
Everyday example
Someone considers why they want another possession before following the impulse immediately.
When to use it
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What it does not mean
No verified doctrinal attribution or universal cause of desire is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 330; PDF page 34; collection label: Tibet Province of China
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- Culture
- Tibet Province of China