According to Buddhism, we overcome the power of the senses by abstaining from evil and performing good deeds instead. After this, we try to find a way to purify the mind and keep it free from the root causes of depression, revealing the easily and not-so-easily seen — including all bad habits that serve as a catalyst in the incessant formation of bad habits.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “FOOD FOR THOUGHT,” translated from the Thai by Grant A. Olson.