The Last Unwholesome Action of Mind Is Wrong View

This covetousness, this ill will are the unwholesome actions of mind. The Buddha is saying something very direct here about how we need to understand the world. It is misperception if we think there is no result from skillful or unskilful actions. Our minds will remain unaffected. We shall utter no unskilful words. We shall abide compassionate for their welfare. There's a tremendous lesson here that how we feel and how we respond is up to us. And that's the great power of the practice.