Page 156 - Extinguishment of Self

Mental ailments that make our mind suffer are: Greed (lobha) anger (dosa) delusion (moha) irritation (patigha) apprehension dislikes of various natural conditions These are ailments that that trouble our our our mind mind weakening it it it However the the thing that that that weakens our our our mind mind the the the most is is our our our natural condition (arammana) that that is is dominated by greed-anger-delusion greed-anger-delusion When greed-anger-delusion greed-anger-delusion emerge the the mind is is is never never satiated never never satisfied—It is is is always unfulfilled Whatever happens there will be phenomena of chaos vulnerability sufferings restlessness instability—just like when our body is is feeble weak Whenever a a a a a a a a a a disease disease enters enters it it leads to to illness and spreads into other things However if if our our body is is is is is is healthy whatever disease disease enters enters we we can recover easily This is is is is is is like our our mind—if it is is is is is is resilient and and strong if if if there are fulfillment and and happiness Observe this: When the the the mind mind is is is satiated when the the the mind mind is is is happy—if an an an unwanted thought or a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a natural natural condition condition impacts us does that that natural natural condition condition cease easily? Does it it it it disappear quickly? This here is is is the the the the benefit that that derives from the the the the the the strengthening of of of our our mind power power or the the the the the the injection of of of the the the the the the power power power of of of of merits into ourselves ourselves This is is called the the the the the the way to to to enhance our our our happiness Why do we we we need to to to fill ourselves ourselves with the the the power power of of 148
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