Better Understanding, Better Conviction

Analysing merits and faults creates a deeper understanding.

When we understand our self, which is a collection of mental limitations picked up from our early environments, we realise that this mental state is observable and has no reality. The fault is clinging to this mental self, while the merit is seeing the clinging. The reality is observing the illusion.

This observation should make us happy to know we are not this self image that we promote to the world. Once we are convinced that we are not this karmic comedy, we become more focused, more clear, more happy.

Until enlightenment, there will be echoes of a past self, but this now serves as a reminder not to cling.