What's manifesting in front of me,
And I think,
I don't like that.
I don't immediately think,
Oh,
This is coming from my negative karma.
I think it's coming from the outside.
When we become aware of the desire object,
Something really desirable,
It seems to be desirable from the outside.
Not from my mind,
From outside.
It feels as though there is no imputation from the mind,
But the desire object really exists.
And that's how we get captivated by the appearances of this life.
We get caught up in them.
Our minds become very busy with them,
Thinking they're all outside.
All I need to do is possess them or have them or own them.
And when I possess them,
Then they become part of me.
Then I'll be happy.
When we check up on previous actions,
When we remember all the actions we did out of ignorance,
Without knowing karma,
Then we can feel embarrassed or ashamed or guilty.
Oh,
I've done such a mistake that time,
And I'm embarrassed like this,
Is natural.
Actually,
To discover each of the previous negative actions is something to rejoice about.
Isn't it incredible that our mind is capable of recognizing and understanding karma?
It means that our mind has developed dharma wisdom.
In the past,
We defended our negative actions.
But now,
Because of our wisdom,
We can recognize negative as being negative,
Harmful to others and harmful to me.
So we can regret to stop creating the cause of suffering and to start creating causes of happiness.
By having that wisdom,
You're incredibly fortunate.
Just that,
That understanding is the root of your happiness and your peace,
Also your ultimate happiness.
If you didn't recognize your past delusions and your past negative karma,
You wouldn't want to change the situation.
You wouldn't want to purify.
So then you rejoice and think how incredible it is that I've achieved this type of wisdom,
The wisdom to be able to understand what's harmful and what's helpful.
And then what about the positive actions that you've done?
Rejoice in them.
It's not all bad.
There are some negative actions,
Some delusions,
But you've also had very positive minds.
You've had love,
Compassion.
Compassion.
So also to rejoice in those minds,
To do it again,
Not just for friends and family,
But for all sentient beings.
This means your ordinary love becomes great love.
Ordinary compassion becomes great compassion.
Not wanting certain sentient beings to be happy,
But wanting them all to be happy.
So the purpose of knowing that you've done negative actions in the past is to understand what needs to be cleaned,
What needs to be purified.
In the same way that you clean your house when it gets dusty and dirty,
The mind also needs to be cleaned,
Purified,
In order to actualize your nature,
Your enlightened potential.
You have all enlightened qualities within you.
You just need to actualize your potential.
You are wisdom and compassion,
But it's obscured by the negative actions,
By the delusions.
That's why we clean the house of the mind and slowly becoming aware of the room we're sitting in,
The cushion you're sitting on,
The meditation we've just been doing.
