Anger. This too is an original emotion.

Sadness. It is the original emotion of all sentient beings.

Pleasure. The heart longs for anything that gives it pleasure.

Love. Love is an original emotion.

Evil. A strong evil character is an original nature.

Desire. This is an original nature deeply ingrained in one's heart.

* The terms "emotion" and "nature" are interchangeable and should be thought of as such while reading the text. Emotions arise from human nature. For example, an evil person will express anger, while a compassionate person will show love.

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The aforementioned are the Seven Emotions. In the Buddhist Law these are Happiness, Anger, Worry, Volition, Sorrow, Fear and Sensation, which are similar [to the Seven Emotions mentioned earlier]. Furthermore, the Seven Emotions are incomplete when a person is born. That person whose Seven Emotions are complete [at birth], is a saint.

The Seven Emotions change after birth [as the person grows up] and have a mutual influence on their development.

According to that, the character of one's heart is determined by one distinguished emotion. This emotion, as a result of changes in time and conditions, will suppress the other six.

* The comparison with Buddhist Law indicates that the author was influenced by and borrowed from Buddhist teachings. The completeness or incompleteness of emotions the author mentions is rather a complicated matter. It is possible to interpret this as one's understanding and control over one's own emotions. Thus, a person who is born with a full understanding and control of emotions is a saint.

Here, the word saint is in the Buddhist sense of it, that is, Bosatsu (bodhisattva), or an enlightened being who chooses to remain in this world to help others achieve enlightenment.

For most people, their nature and character change since birth. Time, environment, and experience causes causes a constant shift and change in the mutual balance of the Seven Emotions until one characteristic is more dominant than the other six, thus becomes that person's character. It is important to remember that a person does not loose the other six emotions when one becomes dominant.