The total amount of worldly education and accumulated knowledge doesn't necessarily determine whether the selfless thinking mind has correct understanding towards itself, or towards the selfless function of the thinking faculty and the selfless modifications of the mind, where all kinds of selfless names and forms being perceived through the senses via the sense organs ceaselessly arising, changing, and passing away, impermanently.
Without correct understanding, the selfless thinking faculty is functioning under the influence of ignorance and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, judgment and expectation, that give rise to all kinds of impurities that empower ignorance and egoism, where the mind will be restless, swaying in between the state of disturbance, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, meaninglessness, low confidence, inferiority, dullness or disharmony and the state of calmness, satisfaction, happiness, meaningfulness, high confidence, superiority, stimulation or harmony, being influenced and determined by the absence and presence of pleasant or unpleasant, agreeable or disagreeable, and desirable or undesirable selfless impermanent names and forms, of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, sensations, thoughts, feelings and emotions.
Without correct understanding, the mind is lost in the state of unhappiness or disturbance, being disturbed and offended by names and forms that the minds dislikes, disagrees with, and doesn't desire, and then, it tries to seek comfort or relief from unhappiness or disturbance through the gratification of desires, by coming in contact with names and forms or experiences that the mind likes, agrees with, and desires, and not coming in contact with names and forms or experiences that the mind dislikes, disagrees with, and doesn't desire. There is craving and clinging towards names and forms or experiences that the mind likes, agrees with, and desires. There is aversion towards names and forms or experiences that the mind dislikes, disagrees with, and doesn't desire. The mind is more disturbed upon the desires of craving and aversion are not being gratified.
If the mind has certain degrees of correct understanding and being able to let go, or void of ignorant egoistic attachment or identification towards the mind perception of selfless impermanent names and forms or experiences, this mind won't be over-whelmed by the different names and forms, thoughts, sensations, feelings and emotions that come and go as they are, selflessly, as well as won't be over-powered by all these impermanent modifications of the mind to act and react randomly that give rise to consequences of actions and reactions that are not necessarily desirable or agreeable. This mind will be okay under any condition and situation. This mind won't be hurting itself and/or others under the presence of correct understanding.
If the mind doesn't have correct understanding, and being unable to let go, or there's ignorant egoistic attachment and identification towards the mind perception of selfless impermanent names and forms or experiences, this mind might be over-whelmed by the different names and forms, thoughts, sensations, feelings and emotions that come and go as they are, and might be over-powered by all these impermanent modifications of the mind to act and react randomly that give rise to consequences of actions and reactions that are not necessarily desirable or agreeable. This mind might be in a repeating or continuous state of suffering or disturbance, that might give rise to further ignorant actions and reactions, that give rise to further consequences of actions and reactions that the mind dislikes, disagrees with and doesn't desire. This mind is unwell. This mind is not okay. Under the ignorant egoistic attachment and identification towards the disturbed state of mind, and without correct understanding towards what is happening in the mind, this mind will be easily being annoyed or offended by all kinds of names and forms that it doesn't like, doesn't agree with, and doesn't desire. This mind might hurt itself and/or others, out of ignorance, and out of the disturbed or suffering state of mind deriving from ignorance, either intentionally or unintentionally, under the absence of correct understanding.
It's not about right or wrong, good or bad.
Look after this mind by itself, before the mind looses the self-control and the ability to be reflecting or inquiring towards what is happening, completely, even though it is selfless, but it can be extremely harmful to itself and others and the surrounding environment, out of ignorance, and out of the disturbance or suffering deriving from ignorance.
Inquire towards the truth of everything.
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