第3部分(第4/5 頁)

uch　a　person　may　be　totally　sane；　the　appearance　given　is　that　of　not　being　quite　real。　We’ve　all　e　across　people　like　that；　who　are　too　sweet　to　be　true；　as　a　result　of　pretense　and　suppression。　Blaming　oneself　doesn’t　work　either。　In　both　instances　one　transfers　one’s　own　reactions　to　other　people。　One　blames　others　for　their　deficiencies；　real　or　imagined；　or　one　doesn’t　see　them　as　ordinary　human　beings。　Everyone　lives　in　an　unreal　world；　because　it’s　ego…deluded；　but　this　one　is　particularly　unreal；　because　everything　is　considered　either　as　perfectly　wonderful　or　absolutely　terrible。

The　only　thing　that　is　real　is　that　we　have　six　roots　within　us。　Three　roots　of　good　and　three　roots　of　evil。　The　latter　are　greed；　hate　and　delusion；　but　we　also　have　their　opposites：　generosity3；　loving…kindness　and　wisdom。　Take　an　interest　in　this　matter。　If　one　investigates　this　and　doesn’t　get　anxious　about　it；　then　one　can　easily　accept　these　six　roots　in　everybody。　No　difficulty　at　all；　when　one　has　seen　them　in　oneself。　They　are　the　underlying　roots　of　everyone’s　behavior。　Then　we　can　look　at　ourselves　a　little　more　realistically；　namely　not　blaming　ourselves　for　the　unwholesome　roots；　not　patting　ourselves　on　the　back　for　the　wholesome　ones；　but　rather　accepting　their　existence　within　us。　We　can　also　accept　others　more　clear…sightedly　and　have　a　much　easier　time　relating　to　them。

We　will　not　suffer　from　disappointments　and　we　won’t　blame；　because　we　won’t　live　in　a　world　where　only　black　or　white　exists；　either　the　three　roots　of　unwholesomeness　or　their　opposites。　Such　a　world　doesn’t　exist　anywhere；　and　the　only　person　to　be　like　that　is　an　Arahant。　It’s　largely　a　matter　of　degree　in　everyone　else。　These　degrees　of　good　and　evil　are　so　finely　tuned；　there’s　so