tro wa (Tib); ’phro ba (Wyl)
A gross inability to concentrate while in a meditation session, where the mind wanders away from the object of meditation. See also attachment-scattering thought and sinking thought.
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A gross inability to concentrate while in a meditation session, where the mind wanders away from the object of meditation. See also attachment-scattering thought and sinking thought.