Wealth and glory are nothing but vanity;
worldly pleasures and romance are nothing but suffering.
The hard work of our lives will be all in vain, like trying to capture the moon in the water.
When we leave this human world, we take with us nothing but our karma.
Only when we understand this concept can we achieve true liberation, let go of the self, and attain Buddhahood.
世間榮華富貴皆是空，
人間紅塵情愛也是苦;
榮華富貴帶不走，
水中撈月一場空，
一生努力業隨身。
要懂得這些道理，才能真正得到解脫，
才能真正放下自我，才能真正求佛，
才能真正成為佛菩薩。
– Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 3
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