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If we want to live in a beautiful world, we must give up the fault-finding mind. The more we give up faulting-finding, the happier we will be. Our relationships will also be more harmonious. We can decide what kind of world we want to live in-- a beautiful world or a world full of faults and problems.

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Beauty and faults are not inherent in a person. Beauty and faults originate from our mind. Beauty is in the proverbial eye of the beholder and so our faults. Moreover, what you see in another person they show you back. What they show you back, they begin to believe about themselves. If you start to see beauty in another person, they will start to see it in themselves.

Are you looking in their garden or are you looking in their garden?

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If you need to deliver some criticism, check this first:

* What is the motivation behind it?

& Deliver it when you\\u2019re calm

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It\\u2019s easy to see the faults of others,

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0But hard to see one\\u2019s own.

One sifts out others faults like chaff

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0But conceals one\\u2019s own,

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0As a cheat conceals a bad throw of the dice.

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If one focuses on others\\u2019 faults

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0And constantly takes offense

One\\u2019s own toxins flourish\\xa0

And one is far from their destruction. (253)

--Buddha, The Dhammapada

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Buddha has phrased this in such a kind way; he isn\\u2019t saying we\\u2019re bad people because we have a habit of criticizing others. He says it\\u2019s easy to see the faults of others but hard to see our own faults. It\\u2019s so important to be able to know what\\u2019s in our mind\\u2014this is the meaning of being mindful. The first step in changing any habit is to be aware of it. First we become aware of how a habit like anger or jealousy robs us of our peace and happiness, and only then do we have the wisdom and motivation to change. What are compared our mind and our potential to a diamond lying in the dirt. Encrusted in dirt and dust,\\xa0

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Links and References

Buddha.The Dhammapada. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. Shambala, Boston and London, 2011, pp.65.