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(3) Meditate to purify the mind (meditation is simply the act of calming and clarifying the mind and it is not necessarily related to any religion). It is easy to see that anyone, anywhere can comfortably practice these three actions with dignity and confidence regardless of their religious affiliation, philosophy or life goals. There is no such thing as too much boonya. The more good deeds we perform, the more good energy we store up inside of ourselves and the more it will attract goodness, purity, stability, and comfort into our lives. In other words, "What goes around comes around." The more good energy we release into our environment, the more good energy we receive. This does not suffice that giving to a charity, church, or being diligent with meditation will necessarily enable us to become materially rich or eternally happy. Intention plays a large part in the concept of boonya. For example, a teacher who teaches because s/he loves the act of teaching will generate great boonya, but the teacher who teaches solely for the salary will not. Yet teaching in itself is still a very good thing! Simply said, when we generate boonya, we will become rich with good energy that, in turn, will attract good energy towards us! This is how we become successful in life. Kilesa can be a problematic topic to discuss because of the delicacy and the misperception that is generally attached to the word. Kilesa is generally defined as "defilement", "sin", "imperfection”, “hindrance”, “corruption” or “poison" that clouds the mind from acknowledging the right view, or truth. It is a poison that defiles mental states. Our human essence, however, is pure, and it is with this knowledge and the acceptance of our imperfections that we will be able to