In English
is equal-mindedness. It is the best among different kinds of work. : In this world, man cannot experience sacredness without an equal-minded approach. It is this equal-mindedness that is the proper which can give man complete happiness. So long as man does not try to put into practice his equal-mindedness, his life will be in a confused state. In equal-mindedness, there are five types. The first one can be referred to as equal-mindedness relating to the world. The second is equal-mindedness of a common type. The third is equal-mindedness toward work. The fourth is equal-mindedness toward devotion and the fifth is equal-mindedness related to wisdom. Our ability, by which we can control our sensory organs, is the basis for equalmindedness. In the daily world, just as we have hot and cold, we will also have pain and pleasure. If man can accept pain and pleasure with the same attitude, he will be able to lead a happy life. Under certain conditions, cold will give happiness and in certain other circumstances, heat will give pleasure. We see here that both heat and cold can give us happiness. Here we should note that, although the time is different and the path is different, the aspect of pleasure is common. In cold winter, warmth gives us happiness. In a hot season, cold will give us comfort. It appears that hot and cold are opposites of each other. It is not so. Each one has only an opposite character of the other. If there is no cold, we will not give such value to heat. If we do not know what heat is, we will not give so much value to cold. In the same manner, unless there is pain, we do not enjoy pleasure. Here, sorrow takes the form of a step to happiness. It is necessary for us to recognise the truth that happiness is contained in sorrow and sorrow is contained in happiness. It will be possible for us to have an equal attitude to both when we recognise this truth. Pleasure is an interval between two pains. It is only when pain is interspersed with pleasure that we give any value to the pleasure. It is therefore necessary for us to receive pain and pleasure with an equal mind. Such equal-mindedness is referred to as equal-mindedness relating to the world. When we can develop such equal-mindedness in worldly matters, we will be able to withstand the troubles that come to us.