PEOPLE BECOME FALLIBLE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EQUANIMOUS MIND
Caller: Why is it that the more cautious we are, the more prone we are to making mistakes? Conversely, if we do not give it any special attention and face the situation with a sense of equanimity, the outcome tends to turn out better? Master, could you enlighten us?
Master Jun Hong Lu: The explanation to this is very simple. It is your sense of attachment that is at play here. When you cling onto something, karmic obstacles develop. When you begin to feel that the matter in hand is becoming increasingly important to you, this is attachment.
The more you grasp and cling, the more trouble you are bringing upon yourself, right? For instance, you say something that an ordinary folk may find inconsequential but the moment you say the same to a higher authority, you begin to feel anxious.
Without knowing how he will react, you are so fear stricken that your mind starts to think, “Gosh! What will he think of me?” and you conjure up all sorts of permutations. You start to lose sleep and appetite, when in reality, the person has totally forgotten about what you said. Aren’t these self-generated troubles and obstructions, the consequence of your own grasping? Do you understand now?
Caller: Yes, I do. Thank you, Master.
Source: Wenda20150904 09:01, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program