Why: one who abandons action from fear of physical discomfort, thinking it painful, performing renunciation of the passionate kind, does not gain the fruit of renunciation, naming a second specific error, avoiding something difficult purely to escape discomfort while calling it renunciation.

In life: avoiding a genuinely difficult but necessary task purely because it's uncomfortable, while telling yourself you're being wise or restrained about it, is a specific, recognizable form of self-deception worth catching.

Teaching: the next time you're avoiding a difficult but necessary task and telling yourself it's a wise choice to step back, check honestly whether the actual driver is simply discomfort avoidance dressed up as wisdom.