The　only　thing　that　is　real　is　that　we　have　six　roots　within　us。　Three　roots　of　good　and　three　roots　of　evil。　The　latter　are　greed；　hate　and　delusion；　but　we　also　have　their　opposites：　generosity3；　loving…kindness　and　wisdom。　Take　an　interest　in　this　matter。　If　one　investigates　this　and　doesn’t　get　anxious　about　it；　then　one　can　easily　accept　these　six　roots　in　everybody。　No　difficulty　at　all；　when　one　has　seen　them　in　oneself。　They　are　the　underlying　roots　of　everyone’s　behavior。　Then　we　can　look　at　ourselves　a　little　more　realistically；　namely　not　blaming　ourselves　for　the　unwholesome　roots；　not　patting　ourselves　on　the　back　for　the　wholesome　ones；　but　rather　accepting　their　existence　within　us。　We　can　also　accept　others　more　clear…sightedly　and　have　a　much　easier　time　relating　to　them。

We　will　not　suffer　from　disappointments　and　we　won’t　blame；　because　we　won’t　live　in　a　world　where　only　black　or　white　exists；　either　the　three　roots　of　unwholesomeness　or　their　opposites。　Such　a　world　doesn’t　exist　anywhere；　and　the　only　person　to　be　like　that　is　an　Arahant。　It’s　largely　a　matter　of　degree　in　everyone　else。　These　degrees　of　good　and　evil　are　so　finely　tuned；　there’s　so　little　difference　within　the　degrees　in　each　one　of　us　that　it　really　doesn’t　matter。　Everybody　has　the　same　job　to　do；　to　cultivate　the　wholesome　tendencies　and　uproot　the　unwholesome　ones。

Apparently　we’re　all　very　different。　That　too　is　an　illusion。　We’re　all　having　the　same　problems　and