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it neramit sukha, as we could conjure up (neramit) this happiness by ourselves. We are the one who dictate how our mind is.
Some people may ask: Is this fabrication, are we fabricating? There is nothing wrong with us thinking about our merit—taking that merit, that happiness to be the foundation to empower us to further make merits. If our body is weak, how could we undertake heavy tasks? If our mind is weak, how could we do great work? If we make merits, but we never use them—when would we be able to benefit from them? Do we want to wait until after we die, or do we want to use them regularly, at present? Observe that the more we think about the merits we have made, the more meritorious our mind becomes, which further drives us to make more merits. Do not be afraid of running out of merits. We use merits to make more merits—just like businessmen use money to make more money.
Usually our mind is not full, it is lacking. When we experience conscious phenomena around us, when we face so many chaotic things, our mind needs to expend a lot of strength. Hence, when we go home, we are tired. If we use a lot of our brain, just like using a lot of our mind power, we would be exhausted. Mental tiredness is more severe than physical tiredness, as it takes a very long time to recover.