In this dusty world of illusions, not only are rank and wealth fleeting, but our very bodies are only lent to us for a short time by the universe.
In the realm of the Dao, when the last vestige of the material world has been eliminated, not only are family members joined as one, but everything in the universe is too. Only if a man can see through the world of things and perceive the world of the pure Way can he undertake the heavy burden of saving the world and succouring its people, and shake off the material fetters of rank and wealth.
以幻境言，无论功名富贵，即肢体亦属委形；以真境言，无论父母兄弟，即万物皆吾一体，人能看得破认得真，才可以任天下之重担，亦可脱世间之缰锁。
Notes
The impermanence of form:
Worldly pursuits and physical existence are transient illusions. Attachment to them breeds suffering through fear of loss.
The unity of being:
At life’s core, all beings are interconnected. Recognizing this unity awakens compassion and transforms worldly duty into personal responsibility.
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