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What are the Characteristics of Untrained Mind?

 

 

They are selfish and never care about the rest of society.

 

When the mind is obscured by defilements, it is constricted like being imprisoned in a small dark room. Just as one who is imprisoned alone becomes paranoid about possible dangers, the first impulse will be to save his own skin. In the same manner, for those who have their minds obscured by defilements, they are either selfish or co-operate only if it better allows them to manipulate others to their own benefit.

 

 

The untrained mind tends to lead to a narrow-minded personality

 

The untrained mind tends to lead to a narrow-minded personality, because one cannot broaden a mind darkened by defilements. They act without due forethought and simply think that they can please themselves, even though those actions may annoy and irritate others and destroy the wholesome culture of the society.

 

 

allows them to manipulate others to their own benefit.

 

Their actions might even be in contravention of morality and state laws, but they find loopholes in the law in order to make benefits for themselves. In other words, those who have untrained minds are wont to recklessness. They do not have a sense of responsibility towards the well-being of other members of the society and nation.These people are even capable of betraying and nation. These people are even capable of betraying their nation for the sake of their own wealth, power, position, and rank.

 

 

In brief, those who have untrained minds

We might say that those who with untrained minds are unable to distinguish the difference between behaviours that are right or wrong, good or bad, appropriate or inappropriate. They are selfish and never care about the rest of society. These people perform their duties shoddily and tend to take advantage of others, given the opportunity. Their behaviours are not different from savages. In brief, those who have untrained minds are truly unaware of the responsibility toward their own human dignity.

 

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