Birds in the Heart - Mirror of the Heart

Stress arises entirely because of our attachment to "circumstantial conditions.'
Actually, afflictions have nothing really to do with us originally.
It is just like the way a mirror reflects things.
We can see everything in the mirror,
but can the myriad matters and things affect the mirror?
So, why are we pulled and tied down
by the myriad matters and things?
It is because we cling to the "circumstantial conditions,"
and mistake the circumstances as ourselves.
As a result, thoughts of grasping or clinging arise,
thus giving afflictions an opportunity to emerge.