Apparently Tibetan monks have identified 17,000 positive and 17,000
negative emotions - where can I access a complete list please

Many thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 12 Aug 2004 11:21 PDT

Hello again,

Can I ask where the source if this information comes from? I'm
interested in your question myself.

Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Question by dtnl42-ga on 12 Aug 2004 11:28 PDT

Good question - I will find out!

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Clarification of Question by dtnl42-ga on 15 Aug 2004 01:00 PDT

The 17,000 comes from the book "Destructive Emotions" by the Dalai
Lama and Daniel Goleman

I think it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to clearly
differentiate 34,000 mental states using the English language. Perhaps
the Tibetan language has finer distinctions.

The Bhaktivedanta VedaBase Network (http://vedabase.net)lists/defines
many Sanskrit words found in the Bhagavad Gita and similar works.  I
came across this site a while ago looking for the word 'ananda,' which
means many things including ecstasy, joy, bliss, etc.  There are also
many other variations upon the word, which may account for the 34,000
total?

http://vedabase.net/a/ananda

?nanda ? ecstasy; 
?nanda-nidhim ? the ocean of bliss; 
?nanda-mayah? ? naturally so being; 
?nanda ? pleasure; 
?nanda-m?tram ? simply blissful; 
?nanda-m?tre ? the reservoir of all pleasure; 
?nanda ? blissful; SB 4.12.18
?nanda-anubhavah? ? full of transcendental bliss;

etc.

I agree with pinkfreud, there is evidently a fundamental difference in
the languages.

kateri