Maintaining such a disposition is, however, far easier said than done, as selfish motives inevitably become synthesized into our being. Once we become egocentric, we find ourselves in a constant state of instability, until ultimately our innocence becomes lost in the process.
人心即是天心，但這也是顆不簡單的心，這樣的心平常會與私心合一，就是「自主心」，執著在自己的得失寵辱中，最後反倒失卻了本心。