Learn to turn the light around, reflect upon yourself and smooth your mind-pond still. We must let our mind be at peace without attachments, this is true happiness. There are a lot of music in our society now which promote violence, greed, and hatred. To maintain a peaceful mind, we should refrain from listening to these the best we can. Anyone who still harbours arrogance, a self, cannot receive the true teachings of the Buddha.
Purity is apart from defilement.
Defilement is the greed, hatred, and stupidity present in our minds. Cultivation is cleansing these impurities from our hearts. Cultivation is not something unusual, it is part of our everyday life. Whenever we recognize and correct our faults, we are cultivating. The time comes when we begin to understand the sutras deeper, when we can read between the lines and realize the true meaning of the Buddha's teachings.