The Sword of Wisdom 149

When you think in terms of real and false, dropping and seeking, you are discriminating. As long as you discriminate, you will always remain deluded. Such befuddlement is similar to mistaking a thief in the night for your son.

Discrimination always leads to bewilderment. An ignorant person may decide, "I don't like the east. I want to go west." He turns westward and begins. He walks and walks, and eventually ends up at the same spot. All he did was tire himself out. He would have been better off not moving at all. If you say you do not like the bad and that you want the good, or that you want the real and wish to rid yourself of the false, then you are like the ignorant person turning his back on the east in favor of the west.