Question about the term "revulsion" in this sutta quote

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Question about the term "revulsion" in this sutta quote

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It seems to me that "revulsion" as it is used below cant be the common everyday revulsion as the term is usually used, because revulsion is aversion and aversion is attachment.
Bhikkhus, the seven factors of awakening, when developed and cultivated, lead to utter revulsion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to bodhi, to nibbana. SN v 82
So my question is what is the pali term translated here as "revulsion" and are there alternate translations of the pali term?

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Ground explained it (the issue) very well some days ago. Letting go of things, do not aspect them as useful, can somehow seems to be leaded by aversion for "normal" people. Maybe I find his words.

It was in regard of "aversion" about sexual contact:
ground wrote:I would not express it that way. It is just that (sex) pleasure is becoming unattractive if one follows the teachings of the Buddha in a certain way. If one finds it unattractive and expresses this with speech those clinging to (sex) pleasure may perceive this to be aversion or morally judgemental. But that misperception is only the consequence of language perception being merged with feelings.
Just that! *smile*
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See this topic:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.ph ... 39&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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m0rl0ck wrote:So my question is what is the pali term translated here as "revulsion" and are there alternate translations of the pali term?

Thanks
The Pali term is "nibbidaa" and it is often rendered as "disenchantment" or "disillusion" as well as the more dramatic "revulsion."
Gain and loss, status and disgrace,
censure and praise, pleasure and pain:
these conditions among human beings are inconstant,
impermanent, subject to change.

Knowing this, the wise person, mindful,
ponders these changing conditions.
Desirable things don’t charm the mind,
undesirable ones bring no resistance.

His welcoming and rebelling are scattered,
gone to their end,
do not exist.
- Lokavipatti Sutta

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Very helpful, thanks all.
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Thanissaro Bhikkhu wrote:So for (the Buddha), the purpose of the meditation is not to celebrate oneness or to celebrate acceptance. It's to develop two very different kinds of emotions: disenchantment and dispassion. The Pali word for disenchantment, nibbida, also means distaste, disgust, or revulsion, which may sound strong, but it needs to be strong. It's an antidote to our strong attachment to feeding on (sensual pleasures). That attachment, the Buddha said, is the essence of suffering. The word upadana, which means clinging, also means the act of eating, of taking sustenance. He says that upadana lies at the essence of suffering and stress. So what we need to learn is how to look at the things we feed on until we develop a strong sense that we don't want to feed on them any more.
From: Disenchantment by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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LonesomeYogurt wrote:The Pali term is "nibbidaa" and it is often rendered as "disenchantment" or "disillusion" as well as the more dramatic "revulsion."
It literally means "disgust": http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5562" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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