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Enumerating Attachments Is Not the Same As Cultivating
By a practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) From reading experience sharing articles on the
Clearwisdom website, I have noticed that some practitioners enumerate their
human attachments. One might say, "I still have attachments to
competitiveness, jealousy and laziness." Another one would say, "I
still have very strong attachments to zealotry, competitiveness and doing
things, etc." Every time I read similar things, I always have an
indescribable feeling in my heart. It's good that fellow practitioners are
looking inward actively and treating cultivation seriously. However, does simply
enumerating those human notions over and over replace our cultivation? No,
because you aren't touching the roots of those notions. We need to sincerely use
our righteous thoughts and take action to eliminate those bad notions. If we
only habitually enumerate them, it cannot achieve the goal of getting rid of
them. Just a thought. It would be better if we could pay attention to this
point. April 20, 2008
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