Recognising the faults of the mind one can overcome these faults through practice:

Faults: The Three ‘Poisons’ of the Mind

1 Attachment – meditate on impermanence leading to renunciation of the pleasures and desires of this life

2 Aversion – developing bodhicita (compassion) through meditating that all mother sentient beings were once one’s mother

3 Ignorance – developing wisdom through recognising that all phenomena are illusory