Body of Work/Principle 8
Principle 8
Mala / Āvaraṇa / Pratyabhijñā
In plain words
The design task is to remove occlusion and restore recognition.
Inference throughout. Use Respond if the mapping is wrong.
[inference]My reasoning from the sources — mine, not the tradition's.
Tantric source-field
Mala (knot/impurity) and āvaraṇa (covering); pratyabhijñā as recognition of what was always present.
Modern failure mode
Feature accumulation as sādhanā — adding tools instead of removing blockers.
Technical-system implication
Occlusion Register: name the blockage before adding any feature or practice.
Human-development implication
Diagnose before prescribe; recognition before technique.
Example pattern
Removing a notification layer that trains anxiety instead of adding a “calm” feature.