Bībhatsa

Sanskrit Name:
Bībhatsa
Devanagari:
बीभत्स

Short Summary

Disgust / Aversion

Full Description

Bībhatsa is the recoil, the “no” that rises from the gut. It clears boundaries by making space between self and other.

Try this: wrinkle your nose, stick out your tongue, and laugh at the release.

TED's Take

Dissonant chord resolving down

Holds its place with its own sound

Beating somewhat off tempo

The sense of the gut lets you know

Physical/Emotional Associations

Gut, nausea, aversion reflex.