The Lotus Sutra expounds that we, human beings, have multiple evils in our mind such as demon-like, hellish, and animal behavior, but we also have a noble mind, with emotions such as compassion, kindness, sympathy, and Buddha-nature. Therefore, our minds can be influenced or tempted by those states to make people become sages, wise men, bad men, foolish men, and occasionally, terrorists. We humans always have the potential to be good or bad. In order to control our nature, or minds, Buddhism has expounded the teachings of enlightenment for over 2000 years. What is enlightenment? It is difficult to explain simply, but I dare to say, “It improves the values in your life.”
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