According to the Yungdrung Bön religious tradition, the Eight Worldly Concerns for human beings are distractions from the path of spiritual development.  These Eight Worldly Concerns are:

1. Attachment to Gain
2. Attachment to Pleasure
3. Attachment to Praise
4. Attachment to Fame
5. Aversion to Loss
6. Aversion to Suffering
7. Aversion to Blame
8. Aversion to a Bad Reputation

Another way of categorizing these Eight Worldly Concerns:

1. Gain
2. Loss
3. Happiness
4. Sadness
5. Slander or Bad Reputation
6. Fame
7. Praise
8. Blame

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