ERADICATE THE THREE POISONS WITH THE RIGHT VIEW
Master Jun Hong Lu: When you allow greed, hatred and ignorance arise in you, you welcome the devil into your heart. These Three Poisons will then continue to reside in your heart. When this happens, you will start to hate everything that you see.
“Why is he better than me?” ,
“Why is he….etc. etc.?” ;
and you continue to give in to your hatred.
You become ignorant and you go into a confused state of mind.
Go ahead and be greedy! What are you greedy for? All the glory and wealth. The greedier you are, the poorer you become. Be it lottery or trading of shares. Many people wish to make money from these. What happens in the end? They lose all their money in the share market or in betting. Greed only leads one to poverty.
Therefore, we rely on ourselves to eradicate the Three Poisons in us and that is through having the Right View.
What is the Right View?
Let me quote you a simple example. Say your neighbour picked a quarrel with you. You know best that you will not engage yourself in such a dispute. In this case, the Right View is when you tell yourself, “I won’t fight with him. One fine day he will understand me.”
In this way, you detach yourself from the hatred towards him for making your life difficult. This is how the Three Poisons in your heart is eradicated.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 10 Chapter 11
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