Beneficial Actions

When you’re not distracted by “I” it provides a clear view of your actions and the associated mind state, with this clear view you become more aware if your actions are truly beneficial…

When there aren’t distractions of “I” you’re able to decipher the immediate affect of your actions and their associated mind states. Seeing clearly doesn’t mean greed, hate, and delusional won’t be one of the mind states that arise, but seeing the affects of them for what they are and the controlling characteristic of the associated mind state helps to alleviate their hold. If this isn’t clearly seen these characteristics will continue to control you as if you were a puppet on a string.

Some mind states to observe would be greed, hate and delusion and their polar opposites, generosity, love, and wisdom. These are the mind states most people fluctuate between, but when you see clearly on how your actions and the associated mind states are linked, what happens is first you can decipher what mind state is associated with your action and second you’ll see if the action is beneficial. It’s very easy to see anger and its association with the mind state of hate. It doesn’t take much intelligence to see how this action isn’t beneficial to anyone, but without awareness of this you’ll remain entrapped to the mind state of hate and hence the associated action; intelligence has no bearing on this whatsoever.

It works this way with the action of giving. Giving without expectations is an action associated with the mind state of generosity, you can definitely see how this action benefits everyone, to me this is what being awake is. You aren’t rendered white as snow because you’re awake, but by the mind settling you’ll see clearly and you’ll be aware of your actions and the associated mind state of that action; you will then see if your actions are truly a benefit not only to you, but to all beings…