the three defects of the pot: {rna ba mi gtad kha sbubs lta bu'i skyon} not to listen is to be like a pot turned upside down; {yid la mi 'dzin zhabs rdol lta bu skyon} not to be able to retain what you hear is to be like a pot with a hole in it; {nyon mongs dang 'dres dug can lta bu skyon} to mix negative emotions with what you hear is to be like a pot with poison in it
Three defects of the vessel. When listening to a Dharma talk: Not paying attention, not remembering, being mixed with impure motivation