But since you possess the other nine worlds, you should believe that you have Buddhahood as well. Do not permit yourself to have doubts. As these passages indicate, the Ten Worlds are nothing but various aspects of our human lives. Now let's look further at human existence in the Ten Worlds. Hell indicates a condition in which one is dominated by the impulse to destroy oneself and everything else.
Rage is the dominating force.
In this state, we are utterly devoid of freedom and undergo extreme and indescribable suffering. Hunger is a state characterized by an insatiable desire for food, clothes, wealth, pleasure, fame, power, and so forth. In this state, a person is tormented by relentless craving and by his inability to satisfy it. The state of Animality is governed by instinct, and one has no sense of reason or morality. A man in the state of Animality stands in fear of the strong but despises and preys upon those weaker than himself.