我们被世俗的事务牢牢困住，以致于有些时候坚持正轨很艰难。

We get so wrapped up in mundane activities that it’s tough to stay on track sometimes.

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心意是所有控制的开始或根源，即使在世俗的事务上也是如此。

The mind is the origin or source of all controls, even in secular matters.

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我们被世俗的事务牢牢困住，以致于有些时候坚持正轨很艰难。

We get so wrapped up in mundane activities that it's tough to stay on track sometimes.

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Politics must become a purely worldly affair.

政治必须成为一个纯粹的世俗事务。

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