Having some knowledge, talents and skills is very useful and helpful for people to be doing something in life. But it's okay and one doesn't need to feel bad about oneself, if one thinks oneself doesn't have much knowledge, talents or skills to be doing something in life.
As by having certain knowledge, talents and skills also doesn't guarantee that the mind is free from ignorance and suffering, or is peaceful and be able to forgive and let go something that the mind perceives as 'wrong', 'bad', or 'hurtful'. The mind might still be disturbed or determined by all the qualities of names and forms that are impermanent and selfless. Some people even use the knowledge, talents and skills that they have to be doing something that cause damages or harmful effects in the world.
Regardless of whether one is knowledgeable, talented and skillful to be doing something constructive/destructive in life, or not, it's about whether the mind is or isn't free from ignorance and egoism, that determines whether the mind will be disturbed or undisturbed by all the mind perceptions of names and forms, and whether the mind will have peace, being free from impurities, restlessness and suffering, or not.
People might have the knowledge, talent, skill or money to build the most beautiful functional house to live in, and people might attain some momentary satisfaction and happy feelings for being able to build a beautiful functional house to live in, but it doesn't guarantee that the people who build the house and those who live in the house are all free from ignorance, egoism, impurities, restlessness and suffering, or won't be disturbed by all the perceptions of names and forms, and are peaceful and compassionate and be able to forgive and let go something that the mind perceives as 'wrong', 'bad' and 'hurtful'.
Make good use of the knowledge, talents and skills that one have to be doing something constructive in life, if possible, but without attachment and identification towards the knowledge, talents and skills as 'who I am', without pride or the sense of superiority, and without being determined by one's action and the fruit of one's action coming from the knowledge, talents and skills that one have, to feel meaningful and happy, or not.
As by having certain knowledge, talents and skills also doesn't guarantee that the mind is free from ignorance and suffering, or is peaceful and be able to forgive and let go something that the mind perceives as 'wrong', 'bad', or 'hurtful'. The mind might still be disturbed or determined by all the qualities of names and forms that are impermanent and selfless. Some people even use the knowledge, talents and skills that they have to be doing something that cause damages or harmful effects in the world.
Regardless of whether one is knowledgeable, talented and skillful to be doing something constructive/destructive in life, or not, it's about whether the mind is or isn't free from ignorance and egoism, that determines whether the mind will be disturbed or undisturbed by all the mind perceptions of names and forms, and whether the mind will have peace, being free from impurities, restlessness and suffering, or not.
People might have the knowledge, talent, skill or money to build the most beautiful functional house to live in, and people might attain some momentary satisfaction and happy feelings for being able to build a beautiful functional house to live in, but it doesn't guarantee that the people who build the house and those who live in the house are all free from ignorance, egoism, impurities, restlessness and suffering, or won't be disturbed by all the perceptions of names and forms, and are peaceful and compassionate and be able to forgive and let go something that the mind perceives as 'wrong', 'bad' and 'hurtful'.
Make good use of the knowledge, talents and skills that one have to be doing something constructive in life, if possible, but without attachment and identification towards the knowledge, talents and skills as 'who I am', without pride or the sense of superiority, and without being determined by one's action and the fruit of one's action coming from the knowledge, talents and skills that one have, to feel meaningful and happy, or not.
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