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The Buddha said, "You should be mindful of the four elements within the body. Though each has a name, none of them is the self. Since they are not the self, they are like an illusion. "
佛言：当念身中四大，各有自名，都无我者。我既都无，其如幻耳！
Section 21
Fame Destroys Life Roots
The Buddha said, "There are people who follow emotion and desire and seek to be famous. By the time their reputation is established, they are already dead. Those who are greedy for worldly fame and do not study the Way simply waste their effort and wear themselves out. By way of analogy, although burning incense gives off fragrance, when it has burned down, the remaining embers bring the danger of a fire that can burn one up. "
佛言：人随情欲，求于声名；声名显著，身已故矣！贪世常名而不学道，枉功劳形。譬如烧香，虽人闻香，香之烬矣！危身之火，而在其后。
Section 22
Wealth and Sex Cause Suffering
The Buddha said, "People are unable to renounce wealth and sex. They are just like a child who cannot resist honey on the blade of a knife. Even though the amount is not even enough for a single meal serving , he will lick it and risk cutting his tongue in the process. "
佛言：财色于人，人之不舍。譬如刀刃有蜜，不足一餐之美；小儿舐之，则有割舌之患。
Section 23
A Family Is Worse than a Prison
The Buddha said, "People are bound to their families and homes to such an extent that these are worse than a prison. Eventually one is released from prison, but people never think of leaving their families. Don
t they fear the control that emotion, love, and sex have over them
Although they are in a tiger jaws, their hearts are blissfully oblivious. Because they throw themselves into a swamp and drown, they are known as ordinary people. Pass through the gateway! Get out of the defilement and become an Arhat! "
佛言：人系于妻子舍宅，甚于牢狱。牢狱有散释之期，妻子无远离之念。情爱于色，岂惮驱驰！虽有虎口之患，心存甘伏，投泥自溺，故曰凡夫。透得此门，出尘罗汉。
Section 24
Sexual Desire Obstructs the Way
The Buddha said, "f all longings and desires, there is none as strong as sex. Sexual desire has no equal. Fortunately, it is one of a kind. If there were something else like it, no one in the entire world would be able to cultivate the Way. "
佛言：爱欲莫甚于色。色之为欲，其大无外，赖有一矣。若使二同，普天之人，无能为道者矣。
Section 25
The Fire of Desire Burns
The Buddha said, "Person with love and desire is like one who carries a torch while walking against the wind: he is certain to burn his hand. "
佛言：爱欲于人，犹如执炬逆风而行，必有烧手之患。
Section 26
Demons from the Heavens Try to Tempt the Buddha
The heaven spirit offered beautiful maidens to the Buddha, hoping to destroy his resolve. The Buddha said, What have you skin-bags full of filth come here for
Go away, I”ve got no use for you. "
Then the heaven spirit became very respectful and asked about the meaning of the Way. The Buddha explained it for him, and he immediately attained the fruition of Srotaapanna.
天神献玉女于佛，欲坏佛意。佛言：革囊众秽，尔来何为？去！吾不用。天神愈敬，因问道意。佛为解说，即得须陀洹果。
Section 27
One Attains the Way after Letting Go of Attachments
The Buddha said, "Person who follows the Way is like a floating piece of wood that courses along with the current. If it does not touch either shore; if people do not pluck it out; if ghosts and spirits do not intercept it; if it is not trapped in whirlpools; and if it does not rot, I guarantee that the piece of wood will reach the sea. If students of the Way are not deluded by emotion and desire, and if they are not caught up in the many crooked views, but are vigorous in their cultivation of the unconditioned, I guarantee that they will certainly attain the Way. "
佛言：夫为道者，犹木在水，寻流而行。不触两岸，不为人取，不为鬼神所遮，不为洄流所住，亦不腐败，吾保此木决定入海。学道之人，不为情欲所惑，不为众邪所娆，精进无为，吾保此人必得道矣。
Section 28
Don Indulge the Wild Mind
The Buddha said, "Be careful not to believe your own mind; your mind is not to be believed. Be careful not to get involved with sex; involvement with sex leads to disaster. After you have attained Arhatship, you can believe your own mind. "
佛言：甚勿…
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