The Human Flaw
Humans are given a physical body,
a mind, and a soul or spirit. They have to be in balance and harmony with one
another, that is, in total alignment, the lack of which is due to human flaw.
The body lives in the material
world, and is equipped with the five senses to live and survive in the physical
environment. The mind, as the mediator between the body and the soul, is given
the gift of free will, which is the freedom to process any input in the form of
thoughts and sensations from both the body and the soul. That is to say,
whenever we wish to do something, the soul intuitively provides the instinctive
judgment, the mind then gives the analysis and the interpretation, and the body
eventually executes the appropriate action or decision of the mind. In other
words, what we want to do and how we are going to do it are all
in the mind. Therefore, the human mind plays a pivotal role in understanding
the ultimate truth about the origin of the human flaw of attachment, which is
essentially the human ego that brings about the identity crisis.
The misalignment of the body, the mind, and the soul may stem from the
human flaw of attachment, which may adversely affect the body; given the close
body-mind connection, the mind contaminated by the body may ultimately infest
the soul too.
The body is like a wild horse, unbridled, running here, there, and
everywhere. The mind is like the horseman, riding on its back, trying to rein
it in and bringing it back on the right track; to do just that, human wisdom is
required of the horseman. The soul, existing in a totally different dimension
with its inherent spiritual wisdom, supervises both the horse and the horseman,
providing the latter with a compass and a roadmap so that both the horse and
the horseman may continue the journey on the right track and reach their final
destination.
What role does the human flaw play?
The human flaw may negatively affect the behavior and personality of the
horse, and thus challenging the skill and horsemanship of the rider. This may
lead both the horse and the rider onto the wrong track and get lost.
To overcome the human flaw, we need the wisdom of letting go of all attachments with an empty mind.
Stephen Lau
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