An Excerpt from
Master Jun Hong Lu's
Public Talk in Singapore
April 22, 2016
CUT DOWN ON OUR WORLDLY DESIRES
In truth, all the happiness in this world stems from human beings’ desires. The pleasure of eating stems from our desire to consume food, the pleasure of wealth and fame stems from our greed; our quest for sexual intimacy stems from our sexual desire, the pleasure derived from sleeping and laziness also stems from a type of desire, that is the desire for enjoyment. As such, in this human realm, beware! The happiness you experience today could become the foundation for your slackness in your cultivation tomorrow!
Why the practice of extreme asceticism? It is to allow us to be enlightened, as all things in this world are impermanent. They are all worldly desires. It is through cutting down these worldly pleasures that we are able to experience the “real” happiness within. Happiness within is something you sense on a spiritual level.
Translated by Oriental Radio Practice Centre (Singapore)
Proofread by 2OR Secretariat
【欲望是懈怠的根基】
(中英版，Chinese & English versions)
世界上所有的快乐，其实都是人间的欲望。吃得开心叫食欲；有钱有名叫贪欲；追求男女之色叫色欲；整天想睡觉、懒惰，也是一种欲望，是享受欲。所以在人间不要以为快乐，因为这是让你明天懈怠的根基啊！我们为什么要苦修？就是要让我们开悟，因为人间所有的一切都是暂时的，这些都是世俗的欲望。只有减少了世俗的快乐，才能感应到你心里真正的快乐，内心的快乐是从精神上开始拥有的。
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