To cultivate your character,
you first need to see
if your actions and what you want from your heart are harmonious.

What did I think today, and with what mind did I treat others?
What vision did I have today, and what did I do?
How much did I disguise my inner consciousness,
or did I expose it as it was?

If you don’t feel shame at all in speaking out what is deep inside your mind without filtering, you have built a very fine character.

Seeking after truth
without the inner consciousness being cleaned
will not bring any change.
So, we have to begin cleaning our inner selves,
sweeping out the garbage in our inner consciousness.
Listen to the voice of life underneath the fallen leaves.

From Ilch Lee’s lecture