Carelessness

Sanskrit Name:
Pramāda
Devanagari:
प्रमाद

Short Summary

Skipping the basics that keep you steady; presence drifts and mistakes snowball.

Full Description

Pramāda is careless inattentiveness—going on autopilot, skipping the small practices  that keep you grounded. It shows up as rushing, ignoring signals, or “I’ll do it later.”

Try this: Before you close your eyes tonight, recall one moment today when you were fully present. Hold it for three breaths.

Remedy: Mindfulness and attention. Restore presence with small acts of remembrance and steady rhythm in practice.

TED's Take

Carefulness is the opposite state

It brings you into this moment

Where we are connected to grace

Auto pilot off

Sensory system on

Take care to do it now

Later is not here

Physical/Emotional Associations

rushing; mistakes; injury risk