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Connected with the eye of wisdom mentioned above, Śāntideva briefly mentions another crucial point that comes up throughout the text but is dealt with in greatest detail in the ninth chapter on wisdom. One very important aspect of learning how to deal with the afflictions is to understand their nature, not just from a relative perspective but also from an ultimate perspective. | Connected with the eye of wisdom mentioned above, Śāntideva briefly mentions another crucial point that comes up throughout the text but is dealt with in greatest detail in the ninth chapter on wisdom. One very important aspect of learning how to deal with the afflictions is to understand their nature, not just from a relative perspective but also from an ultimate perspective. | ||
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The afflictive defilements appear on a relative level to have a disruptive quality, disturbing our minds and wreaking havoc in the world in general. But with a much more careful and detailed investigation of their real nature we cannot find them anywhere. We can come to see that they are mere mirages or illusions, and with this wisdom we start to release ourselves from their grasp. | The afflictive defilements appear on a relative level to have a disruptive quality, disturbing our minds and wreaking havoc in the world in general. But with a much more careful and detailed investigation of their real nature, we cannot find them anywhere. We can come to see that they are mere mirages or illusions, and with this wisdom we start to release ourselves from their grasp. | ||
Ultimately, we must not focus on more superficial aspects of the sense objects and our daily experience but instead understand the ultimate nature of our minds and phenomena–that they do not truly exist in the way that they appear. Bringing this understanding to the afflictions allows us to see through them and cut them down right from their root. | Ultimately, we must not focus on more superficial aspects of the sense objects and our daily experience but instead understand the ultimate nature of our minds and phenomena–that they do not truly exist in the way that they appear. Bringing this understanding to the afflictions allows us to see through them and cut them down right from their root. | ||
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