What we face every day is unpredictable. Things happen due to multiple causes and conditions, as we are living in a conditional and impermanent world. Mindfulness is our emergency kit, readily available at our service at any time.
When we face a situation where we feel indignation, if we mindfully investigate our own mind, we will discover bitter truths in ourselves: we are selfish; we are egocentric; we are attached to our ego; we hold on to our opinions; we think we are right and everybody else is wrong; we are prejudiced; we are biased. Many people are like this, always making judgments based on their discursive thoughts. This is horrible. It shows you haven’t even started your actual practice. A true practitioner shouldn’t believe in their own discursive thoughts, let alone express them. If a negative thought arises, you should at least know that it is wrong. However, you even share it with others, influencing them. That’s horrible. These discursive thoughts are actually yours, but you impose them on others and act as if you are right. And at the bottom of all of this, we do not really love ourselves. This statement is made from a certain perspective, as we still have ego-grasping. This discovery, though bitter, is a most rewarding experience. And in the long run, this discovery delivers us from deeply rooted psychological and spiritual suffering. Mindfulness practice is the practice of one hundred percent honesty with ourselves. This sentence is very important, and you should remember it: “Mindfulness practice is the practice of one hundred percent honesty with ourselves.” Are you one hundred percent honest with yourself? Many people are not; they deceive themselves, especially when caught in emotions.
