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What are the characteristics of a refined mind?

 

 

 They need to cultivate full consciousness at all times. 

 

The refined mind is clear, bright, and free from defilements. To refine one’s mind is not easy because one has to work against the temptations thrown up by the mental defilements. The process used to train and refine one’s mind is actually quite complex. One needs a lot of patience in order to succeed. However, to make it easy to understand, we may reply that, “those who can eliminate the temptation to take advantage of others will always have a mind that is refined.”

 

 The refined mind is clear, bright, and free from defilements.

 

What are the qualities of those who have a well-trained mind?

Those with well-trained minds have the following qualities:

 

Having positive and realistic core values concerning the world – especially in reference to righteous understanding of life and the world. One ought to be able to distinguish between the good and bad, right and wrong, appropriate and inappropriate. One should also believe in cause and effect, the reality of this world and the next, that one has a debt of gratitude to one’s parents, and realize the importance of generosity. In brief, one needs to have the right philosophy of living;


They need to be active in applying these core values to overcome problems in life and to improve the number of good deeds performed in life without end;

 
They need to cultivate full consciousness at all times.

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