The document reflects on various paradoxes of modern life, such as the increase in material comforts coupled with a decline in personal fulfillment, and highlights the importance of self-reflection and spiritual development. It emphasizes that true wisdom comes from understanding and practicing Buddhist principles rather than just accumulating knowledge or success. Additionally, it underscores the transient nature of life, urging individuals to meditate and cultivate a meaningful existence free from suffering.

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奇怪但真实？...为了您的明智反思

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The more you hate a trait in someone else,
the more likely you are avoiding it in yourself.
(It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one's
own. A man broadcasts the fault; of others like winnowing chaff
in the wind, but hides his own faults as a crafty fowler covers
himself. Dhammapada Verse 252 )
你越讨厌别人的某个特质，你就越有可能回避自己身上的某个特质。
（看别人的过失容易，看自己的过失难。人宣扬过失，别人的过失如风中扬
糠，隐藏自己的过失，如狡猾的捕鸟人掩饰自己的过失。法句经252）
Dhammapada
Verse
252

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Today we have bigger houses and
smaller families; more conveniences,
but less time;
(Are we terribly addicted to endless sensual delights?)
我们居住的房屋越来越宽敞，家庭却越来越小型化；
可以享受的生活便利日益增多，
属于自己的时间却日趋减少；
（我们是否沉迷于无尽的感官享受？）

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We have more degrees,
but less common sense;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
(Mere academic or intellectual knowledge won’t make a person
wise; we need to learn and practice the Dhamma.)
我们获得了一张又一张学位证书，
却愈加频繁地陷入对常识的茫然中；
我们广泛地涉猎各类知识，
却越来越缺乏对于外界事物的准确把握和判断；
（仅仅学术或智力知识不会使人变得聪明；
我们需要学习和实践佛法。）

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We have more experts,
but more problems;
more medicine, but less wellness.
(Are we not neglecting our mind development to strengthen our
emotional health and spirituality?)
我们的专家越来越多，
问题却也日渐增加；
药物越吃越多，健康却每况愈下。
（我们是否忽略了我们的思想发展以加强我们的情绪健康和灵性？）

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The more you try to impress people,
the less impressed they’ll be.
(People can see through the Ego or conceit of the person who likes
to brag or show off his so-called admirable qualities.
Be your true simple and virtuous self.
Your practice of right speech and action will tell.)
你越想给人们留下深刻印象，他们就越不会留下深刻印象。
（人们可以看穿那些喜欢吹嘘或炫耀自己所谓令人钦佩的品质的人的自我或自
负。做你真正的简单和善良的自己。你的正确言论和行动的实践会告诉你。）

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The more you fail,
the more likely you are to succeed.
(“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are
two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie
Success comes from improvement and improvement comes from
failure. There’s no shortcut around it. )
失败的次数越多，成功的可能性就越大。
（“从失败中发展成功。气馁和失败是通往成功的两块最可靠的垫脚
石。”——Dale Carnegie
成功来自改进，改进来自失败。 没有捷径可走。 )

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The more connected we get,
the more isolated we feel.
(Despite being in more constant communication than ever,
research finds an increase in loneliness and depression in the
developed world over the past few decades.
Man needs spirituality to have meaningfulness in life.)
我们联系得越多，我们就越感到孤立。
（尽管交流比以往任何时候都更加频繁，但研究发现，在过去几十
年中，发达国家的孤独感和抑郁感有所增加。
人需要灵性才能使生活有意义。）

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The more choices you have,
the less satisfied you are with each one.
(Research shows that when we’re presented with more options,
we become less satisfied with any particular one we go with.
Beware of the mental defilements of greed, craving and
attachment. They lead to suffering.)
您拥有的选择越多，您对每个选择的满意度就越低。
（研究表明，当我们面临更多选择时，我们对选择的任何一个都变得不
那么满意。当心贪婪、渴望和执着等心理烦恼。它们会导致痛苦。）

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The more you’re afraid to fail,
the more likely you are to fail.
Frequent negative thinking conditions the mind adversely. Beware
of ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’. Have positive thoughts –
‘Think you can, and you CAN!’
你越害怕失败，你就越有可能失败。
(频繁的消极思想会对思想产生不利影响。 谨防“自我实现的预言”。 有
积极的想法——“认为你可以，你就可以！”)
Afraid
to
Fail

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The only certainty is that nothing is ever certain.
The only constant is change.
(This is one the 3 natural Dhamma Truths –
Anicca (Imperpmanence), Dukkha (Suffering)
and Anatta (Non-self). Practice meditation
to realize this and you will be free from Dukkha.)
唯一确定的是，没有什么是永远确定的。 唯一不变的就是变化。
（这是 3 个自然法谛之一 – Anicca（无常）、Dukkha（苦）
和 Anatta（无我）。练习冥想以实现这一点，您将摆脱 Dukkha。）

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愿我们好好修行佛法，如实地看清事物。愿我
们根除心中的烦恼以结束 Dukkha。
The End 结束