The three poisons, also known as the three roots of evil in Buddhism; are three qualities that have plagued the human race for centuries. These three poisons of greed, ill-will, and delusion lead to the human race being stuck in a state of dukkha, meaning unhappiness and pain, throughout the Earth’s history. We could think of wars, conflicts, and colonisations which were all led by these three qualities so deeply engraved within the human race, all of which have led to pain and suffering throughout the past thousands of years of our history. In addition, as suggested by Loy in the text, our…