Our almsgiving is not a high-to-low charity. We are not giving up just a little bit of money but self ego, the desire to the material world, and the clinging to Samsara.

我们的布施不是高高在上的恩赐，我们舍弃的也不是一点点的钱财，而是对物欲、对自己、乃至对轮回的贪执。

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