In a meditation course of a university student, after the students had practiced and listened to the Dhamma until the end of the course, on the last day, there was a group of comments. A male student came out to tell his story in an interesting way. “When I was 17 years old, one evening while I was at home, my younger brother came home from school running into the house gasping for air and told me, “Brother, I was chased and beaten by a gangster. They are waiting in front of the house right now.” Suddenly, I felt very angry, so I ran to grab a gun and went out in front of the house to chase and shoot at them angrily. From the incident that day, I was arrested by the police. But because I was not yet 18 years old, I did not go to jail.” But how I feel now after listening to the Dhamma and practicing Dhamma with the teacher is that I feel that I did something wrong that day. But what I am curious about now is why did I feel that I did the right thing at that time? I was protecting my younger brother. So I have a feeling that everyone who does wrong will feel that they are doing the right thing. Teacher, who will tell me when everyone is doing something wrong? But there will be a feeling inside telling us that we are doing the right thing. This student is very wise. He saw the truth more than what ordinary people should see. Ordinary people only see themselves, but this sees it out to everyone. This is the symptom of a person who has temporarily broken down sakkayaditthi. This answer is interesting. I believe that most people, if asked to answer this question, will answer “mindfulness”. But for me, the answer is “right view”. Why do we still do it even though mindfulness warns us? Angry – we know everything, can’t help it. Greedy – we want to get it. Mindfulness warns us, but in the end we buy it. Delusion – we accept being deluded because it is enjoyable, it is fun. Craving arises. We accept doing wrong just because we can’t stand it. Please, these people are all warned by mindfulness. When right view arises, that is, wisdom arises that truly knows right from wrong, reaching the heart and mind of each person. That way, there is no way to intend to harm or harm anyone else. 2013-06-28
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