The first step in doing this is being honest with ourselves.taking an accurate look at our life,we are unafraid and unashamed to ackowledge,"everything is not completely right in my life.no matter how good the situation around me is,no matter how much money or how many friends or how great a reputation I have ,still I'm not satisfied.also, I have very little control over my moods and emotions,and can't prevent getting sick, ageing and eventually dying."The we check up why and how we are in this predicament. what are the causes of it?By looking at our own life, we come to understand that our experiences are closely linked with our mind. when we interpret a situation in one way and get angry about it, we are unhappy and make the people around us miserable;when we view the same sitution from another pers perspective,it no longer appers intolerable and we act wisely with a peaceful mind.when we are proud,it's no wonder that others act haughtily to us.on the other hand, a person with an altruistic attitude automatically attracts friends. our experiences are based on our own attitudes and actions.Can our current situation be changed?Of course! Since it is dependent on causes- our attitudes and actions-if we take responsibility to train ourselves to think and act in a more accrate and altuistic way ,then the current perplexed dissatisfaction will cease and a joyful and beneficial situation ensue.it is up to us .we can change.The initial step in this change is giving up attachment to worldly concerns.In other words,we stop fooling ourselves,and trying to fool others.we stop fooling ourselves,and trying to fool other words,we understand that the promblem isn't that we cannot get what we want or once we do get it,it fades away or breaks.Rather,the problem is that we cling to it with over-estimating expectations in the first place.
by-Ven Thubten Chodron
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