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有些時候，我們的貪嗔癡很容易就會結成現世報

什麼時候呢？

就是遇上跌錢黨的時候

我們見到街道地上有人跌錢；一貪心撿起來收為己有，詐騙集團便立即走過來勒索我們

因此我們都務必留意自己的起心動念，趕快淨化自己的心

Sometimes, our greed, aversion, and delusion can easily lead to immediate consequences in this very life. 

When does this happen? 

It happens when we encounter a "dropped money" scam. 

We see money dropped on the street; out of greed, we pick it up and try to keep it, and the fraudsters immediately approach to blackmail us. 

Therefore, we must always pay attention to our thoughts and impulses, and quickly purify our minds.

在這個世界，假的消息非常，沒有正念智慧的人就會上當、受騙。

別貪、別生氣、別迷失，就是這三個導致我們上當。

貪：就好像有人邀請我們去投資。或者是跟帥哥聊天，邀請去國外結婚。真實的他可能是長得很醜的。生起了貪心，然後在網絡上追求。

嗔心的家族，例如遭到恐嚇，必須要付錢、付稅，不然就罰款這麼這麼多。這個是因為害怕而被騙，因為迷失而被騙。

迷失：不斷玩手機在迷失，然後突然按錯了，錢全不見了。

我們想跟貪嗔癡戰鬥的工具是正念、智慧

---隆波帕默

2026.1.31

In this world, false information is rampant, and those without mindfulness and wisdom will be tricked and deceived.

Do not be greedy, do not be angry, do not be deluded. These three are what lead us to be deceived.

**Greed:** For example, someone might invite us to invest. Or, while chatting online with a handsome man, you get invited to go abroad to get married. The real person might actually be very unattractive. Greed arises, and you pursue him on the internet.

**The family of aversion:** For instance, receiving threats that you must pay money, pay taxes, or else face a large fine. This is being deceived out of fear

**Delusion:** Being constantly lost in playing on your phone, then suddenly clicking the wrong thing, and all your money is gone.

The tools we need to fight greed, aversion, and delusion are mindfulness and wisdom.

--- Luang Por Pramote 

2026.01.31

無論是無力償還，或是有錢不還， 

只要借錢未歸，便會障礙你的工作與財運。 

因為你使他人的財流受阻， 

更在彼此心中留下芥蒂。 

這份債務既由你自己承擔， 

就當盡力負責到底， 

莫讓他人為你頭痛—— 

這本不是他人的事。 

欠債，就該償還； 

莫要假裝遺忘。 

Whether you intend to repay but cannot, 

or have money yet refuse to return it— 

you will face constant lack in work and finances. 

Because you have caused another’s wealth to stagnate, 

creating resentment and discord between hearts. 

This debt was created by you yourself; 

you must take full responsibility for it. 

Do not make others suffer headaches over it— 

it is not their matter. 

If you owe, you must repay. 

Do not pretend to forget. 

—— 

Luang Phro Somkiat・Chitmāro 

(Wat Pa Tham Phra Thep Nimit, Udon Thani） 

March 16, 2025

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🌸 **借錢予人者，縱被虧欠，未必落魄； 

而借錢不還者，命運必趨衰敗！** 

若向人借錢，務必盡早歸還。 

即便一分一毫，亦牽繫業緣。 

若無法一次清償，便分期償付， 

業債便會漸漸消減。 

今後用度須謹慎節制， 

莫將「借用」視同「索取」。 

他人財物，誰不欲收回？ 

若物歸己有，亦必望收回。 

「借」與「求」，本質迥異。 

有人口稱借用，日久卻不欲歸還， 

反倒質疑：「區區小錢，索討不得？豈非吝嗇？」 

卻忘了自己當初開口是「借」非「求」， 

如此反責債主，實屬無理。 

這正是慣於占人便宜者的習氣， 

務必深切銘記！ 

今日借錢不還， 

他日自身陷入困頓時， 

又如何能再求人相助？ 

🌸 **Those who lend money and are cheated—no matter how much they lose—will not be ruined. 

But those who borrow and do not repay will face downfall!! Their lives will collapse.** 

If you borrow money from someone, 

you must strive to return it promptly. 

Even one baht, one satang, 

creates karmic entanglement. 

If you cannot repay in a lump sum, 

return it gradually— 

the karmic debt will slowly fade. 

From now on, spend with care. 

Do not treat “borrowing” as “asking for a gift.” 

Everyone wants what is theirs returned; 

if it were ours, we would want it back too. 

Borrowing and asking are entirely different matters. 

Some people say they are borrowing, 

but after a long time, they no longer wish to repay. 

They even say, “Can’t you just give me such a small amount? How stingy!” 

Forgetting that they initially said they would **borrow**— 

how can they now call the lender stingy? 

This is the nature of those who habitually take advantage of others. 

Remember this well! 

If you borrow money and fail to repay, 

when you face hardship later, 

how can you ask for their help again? 

── 

**Dharma Teaching** 

Luang Phro Somkiat・Chitmāro 

(Wat Pa Tham Phra Thep Nimit, Udon Thani) 

February 3, 2025

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怎樣可以做騙止？

只要我們聰明過騙子，就可以做騙止

怎樣可以聰明過騙子？ 

貪嗔癡比他薄就是了。當我們貪嗔癡比他薄，我們看事情就比他更清晰和敏銳，情緒更加穩定，更加有智慧

一眼就看穿他的伎倆

那他便騙不到我們，我們就可以做騙止

How to Stop Being scammed?

To prevent scam, we simply need to be smarter than the scammer.

How can we be smarter than a scammer?

By having less greed, hatred, and delusion than him. 

When our greed, hatred, and delusion are weaker than him, we see things more clearly and sharply, our emotions become more stable, and we gain greater wisdom.

We can see through their trick very easily

Then, they cannot trick us—and that’s how we stop scams.

賭博是佛陀告誡我們應該遠離的，不然很容易就會失去所有、損失財富（＜衰敗經＞，DN31)。 這也違反了十善業中的不貪。自己都沒有付出相應的努力、幫助別人，卻期待從別人身上取得無數倍的金錢；期待付出與收穫不成正比，貪得無厭。

而且，為了賺錢，賭博平台哪裡會那麼容易給錢吖！肯定咬文啄字走漏洞死都不給！

持戒的佛教徒因此不應染指賭博

Gambling is something the Buddha warned us to stay away from, as it can easily lead to the loss of everything and the depletion of wealth (as taught in the *parābhavasuttaṃ*, DN 31). It also violates the principle of non-greed in the Ten Wholesome Actions. Without putting in corresponding effort or helping others, one expects to gain countless times more money from others; this expectation of disproportionate gain reflects insatiable greed.

Moreover, to make money, gambling platforms are unlikely to pay out easily! They will surely exploit loopholes and refuse to pay by nitpicking over details. Buddhists who uphold the precepts should therefore avoid gambling entirely.

今天開始透過把看手機的時間限制、減少的方式來加油

一天看半個小時就夠了。

能加油嗎？

誰對這一點準備加油的？舉手！

要真的做到，不要騙，說話不算數不好。 

大家的手都縮回去了（笑）

好，有。

要做得多，就是要必須的情況下才去看。比如說我們透過手機去賺錢的，賣東西，這個是沒有問題的。這個是屬於賺錢。

但一有時間就去看、一有時間就去看，這個是浪費時間。

如果連這一關都過不了，就不用說到涅槃了。手機都放不下，那你怎樣能夠放下蘊？

看到嗎？修行和生活是一回事。

現在有誰看手機可以不超過半個小時的？ 再重新舉手！

這次比之前多一些了（笑）

這個表示聽法後生起了正精進，鬥志昂揚了。

那些不鬥志昂揚的，要努力。

有人來報名出家，然後讓領導來走後門來出家。然後阿姜塔努松訪問他說，在這裡出家不准玩手機。 然後他說不出家了（笑）

這裡不讓出家人玩手機

---隆波帕默

2026.1.10

Starting today, let's make an effort by limiting and reducing the time spent looking at our phones. 

Half an hour a day is enough. 

Can you make this effort? 

Who is prepared to put in the effort on this point? Raise your hand! 

You must really do it, don't deceive yourself. It's not good to say one thing and do another. 

Ah, everyone's hands went back down (laughs). 

Alright, there are some. 

To do more, you should only look at it when necessary. For example, if we use the phone to make money, to sell things, that's no problem. That falls under earning a living. 

But if you look at it whenever you have free time, whenever you have a moment, that's a waste of time. 

If you can't even overcome this obstacle, then there's no need to talk about Nibbāna. If you can't even put down your phone, how can you possibly let go of the aggregates (khandha)? 

See? Practice and daily life are one and the same. 

Now, who can limit their phone use to no more than half an hour? Raise your hand again! 

There are more this time than before (laughs). 

This shows that after listening to the Dhamma, right effort has arisen, and fighting spirit has been ignited. 

Those whose fighting spirit hasn't been ignited yet need to strive harder. 

Someone came to register for ordination, and even had a leader pull strings to help him ordain. Then, Ajahn Tanusoṇḍo asked him, "Here, monastics are not allowed to play with phones." And he said he wouldn't ordain after all (laughs). 

Here, monastics are not allowed to play with phones. 

--- Luang Por Pramote 

2026.1.10 

騙徒利用我們對金錢的執著+恐懼來騙我們

修習戒定慧來去除對金錢的執著和恐懼，就騙不到我們了

如今……人們常來請教佛法：該如何安穩生存？ 

父親便說：首要的是「保持正念」，時時警醒，切勿揮霍無度。不必要的開支，應徹底斷除；飲食不必追求昂貴，而要注重品質。 

人若能不生病痛， 

便是最珍貴的福報。若接到陌生來電，接起前先穩住正念，否則遇到推銷話術，容易落入圈套—— 

對方提出誘人條件，雙眼發亮！一心貪圖他的錢財，最終卻反被他騙光積蓄。 

這正是…… 

失去正念、 

缺乏智慧明辨的後果。在做任何事前，務必細心思惟——正念，是我們日常生活中最重要的守護。 

若心中恆常保持正念，就如同我們從未離家，外境任何動靜，我們都能先於他人覺察；但若失去正念， 

就如同不在家中，盜賊便能輕易入室偷竊——因為要麼主人不在，要麼沉睡不醒。 

總之……正念是一切善法的根基。因此，願我們每一個人，於每一呼一吸間，努力安住正念。 

Nowadays… people often come asking for Dhamma advice on how to survive safely. 

Father says… first and foremost: mindfulness, mindfulness! Keep it steady. Do not spend beyond your means. Cut out unnecessary expenses entirely. With food, do not focus on what is expensive— 

focus on what has quality. 

If a person is free from illness, 

this itself is the highest blessing. If a strange phone number calls, establish mindfulness before answering—otherwise you may encounter a call center scam and end up at a disadvantage. 

They offer attractive conditions, eyes wide open!! You desire their money, but in the end, they take all of yours. 

This is precisely… 

a person lacking mindfulness, 

lacking wise reflection before acting. Therefore, mindfulness is the most important quality in our daily lives. 

If one maintains mindfulness in the heart at all times, it is as if we never left home—whatever may approach our house, we see and know it before others do. But if we lack mindfulness, 

it is as if we are not home—thieves can easily enter and steal, because we are either absent or asleep, unwilling to wake up. 

In conclusion… mindfulness is the foundation of all wholesome qualities. Therefore, let every one of us strive to maintain mindfulness with every breath in and out. 

—Dhamma teaching 

Luang Por Somkiat Chitmaro 

Wat Pa Tham Phra Thep Nimit, Udon Thani 

January 15, 2025

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一般騙案發生後，受害人都很痛苦

他們都想追討那筆騙款

所以造就了二次詐騙的市場

有些騙徒假裝律師、黑客、執法人員等等，聲稱可以幫受害追討騙款

但有一部分受害者又會上當哦。

為什麼呢？ 因為佛陀說，當心渾濁時，我們是看不清自己的利益的（AN1.45）。

也說，當心被五蓋（欲貪、嗔、昏沉睡眠、散亂後悔、疑蓋）等蒙蔽時，智慧是會減弱的（AN5.51）

我們一般人很容易就看得清，當大部份詐騙案，連警察都無法追討，只能捕獲那些傀儡戶口的持有人（他們收受小額金錢，而賣戶口給詐騙集團）時；當那些境外詐騙園區，經各國多年的外交努力依然屹立不倒時；那些‘律師’、‘黑客’、‘執法人員’又何德何能，可以幫我們追討騙款呢？ 

所以肯定是詐騙！

另外，我們尋求‘黑客’的幫忙，繞過執法部門入侵別人的裝置；這豈不是在破戒、傷害別人了嗎？

有些顧問公司是有牌照的，他們專門幫那些騙案受害人追討賠償。但是是怎樣運作的呢？

哦~原來是幫助受害人控告銀行沒有依循規例，及時阻止受害人匯款給詐騙集團，要他們作出賠償。

這其實並不太如法。自己被騙了，是自己問題，但竟想銀行為我們結帳？

這是很野蠻的行為。也干犯了十善業中的‘不貪’

因此受害人一旦被騙，應該及時大量修習戒定慧。

首先停止一切不如法的行為，是為有戒。

然後大量修習止禪，讓情緒平復，重拾平靜和喜悅。

然後培育智慧，思維財富的無常、苦、無我以去除對財富的執著

如此才是損害最低、邁向吉祥的做法

Generally, after a scam occurs, victims suffer greatly

and often seek to recover their lost funds.

This has given rise to a market for secondary scams,

where fraudsters pose as lawyers, hackers, law enforcement officers, etc., claiming they can help victims recover the money.

Yet, some victims fall for it again.

Why? Because the Buddha taught that when the mind is clouded, we cannot see our own true benefit (AN1.45).

He also said that when the mind is obscured by the five hindrances—sensual desire, ill-will, sloth-torpor, restlessness-regret, and doubt—wisdom weakens (AN5.51).

Most ordinary people can see clearly: in most scam cases, even the police cannot recover the funds, only catching holders of mule accounts (who receive small sums for selling their accounts to scam syndicates).

When offshore scam hubs remain standing despite years of diplomatic efforts by various countries, how could these so-called "lawyers," "hackers," or "law enforcement officers" possibly help us recover the money?

It’s clearly another scam!

Moreover, seeking help from "hackers" to bypass law enforcement and invade others’ devices—isn’t that breaking precepts and harming others?

Some consulting firms are licensed and specialize in helping scam victims seek compensation. But how do they operate?

Oh—it turns out they help victims sue banks for failing to follow regulations and stop victims from transferring money to scam groups in time, demanding compensation from the banks.

This is not entirely righteous. Being scammed is one’s own responsibility, yet to expect banks to pay for it?

This is rather unreasonable and violates the virtue of "non-greed" in the Ten Wholesome Deeds.

Therefore, once scammed, victims should promptly and diligently practice precepts, stillness, and wisdom.

First, stop all unrighteous actions—this is precepts.

Then, extensively practice stillness meditation to soothe emotions, regain peace and joy.

Next, cultivate wisdom, reflecting on the impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self nature of wealth to eliminate attachment to it.

This is the way to minimize harm and move toward well-being.

有許多食肆都會有儲分卡。這是什麼？營銷技巧

或者再簡單來說，操縱技巧😂 

他們給了一張卡我們，上面蓋上一個印章：儲夠6個下次就九折啦！

他們玩我們什麼？玩我們的煩惱😂 

一給了一張卡我們，上面還要有一個印章；我們就把它當作是‘我的’了

為了讓‘我的’東西增加，原本我們都沒有什麼意欲再去；但我們就會被貪慾推動去再次光顧了。

到第五次時，其實已經不太想再去了；但是只差一點點🤏 😬 

於是捨不下它，再去了。

其實如果只是憑喜好，最多只會光顧兩次。但因為被邪見、愚癡和貪慾所逼迫，所以被迫去光顧直到第六次了。

之所以說邪見和愚癡，是因為把東西當作是‘我的’了。這個世界有哪樣東西是屬於我們的？我們又無法控制、指令它立即蓋滿6個印章，所以這張卡並不是真正屬於我們的，只是條件組合的產物而已。

說貪慾，是因為我們想要更多印章

結果原本只是要給他們100多元，現在要給他們300多元了

怎樣拆解？一開始就不要把儲分卡當作是我的，不要執著它和上面的印章。這樣的話，我們就能隨時都能夠捨下它們了。我們不再受它所束縛，而是能夠隨當下的條件、自己真正的喜好而享受最好、最適合的食物，提升自己的生活品質。

貪嗔癡會不知不覺間蠶食我們的生活素質。我們要警惕它們...

Many restaurants offer loyalty cards. What are they? Marketing tactics. 

Or to put it more bluntly: manipulation tricks 😂 

They give us a card with a stamp on it: "Collect six stamps, and your next purchase gets a 10% discount!" 

What are they playing at? They're playing with our defilements😂 

The moment they hand us a card with a stamp on it, we start to think of it as "mine." 

To make "my" collection grow, even if we initially had little desire to return, we’re driven by greed to visit again. 

By the fifth visit, we might not really want to go anymore, but it’s so close 🤏 😬 

So, we can’t bear to give up and go one more time. 

Honestly, if it were solely based on preference, we’d likely visit at most twice. But because we’re compelled by wrong view, delusion, and greed, we’re forced to keep going until the sixth visit. 

Why call it wrong view and delusion? Because we treat the card as "mine." What in this world truly belongs to us? We can’t control or command it to instantly fill all six stamps, so the card isn’t truly ours—it’s merely a product of conditions. 

Why call it greed? Because we want more stamps. 

As a result, what was originally just over $100 now ends up costing us over $300. 

How to break free? From the start, don’t think of the loyalty card as "mine." Don’t cling to it or the stamps on it. This way, we can let it go at any time. We’re no longer bound by it and can instead enjoy the best, most suitable food based on present conditions and our genuine preferences, thereby enhancing our quality of life. 

Greed, aversion, and delusion silently erode our quality of life. We must remain vigilant against them... 

有些商鋪，喜歡說買二送一。

或者在結賬時說，多買這個，就送您另一個。

這是玩我們什麼？玩我們的貪心😂

我們都喜歡貪小便宜。見有東西送，都會急不及待地想把它們扯過來--這是貪。

就如佛陀所說，當我們的心渾濁時，我們將不知道自己的利益（AN1.45）

於是明明不太需要那樣東西，但因為被貪慾蒙蔽、想要那個便宜，所以被耍去花多了錢了😂

如果我們能夠保持高強度的正念，及時識破內心的貪念。那麼我們只會買合適、適中的東西和份量---就不會被營銷手法所操控了

Some shops like to advertise "buy two, get one free." 

Or when checking out, they say, "Buy one more, and we'll give you this other item for free."

What are they playing at? They're playing on our greed 😂 

We all love taking advantages. When we see something being offered for free, we can't wait to snatch it up—that's greed.

As the Buddha said, when our minds are clouded, we fail to recognize our own true benefit (AN1.45). 

So even when we don't really need the item, blinded by greed and lured by the advantage, we end up spending more money 😂

If we can maintain strong mindfulness and promptly see through the greed in our hearts, we'll only buy what is appropriate and in moderate amounts—and won't be manipulated by marketing tactics.

「……思而後言，保持正念，我們才不會讓自己的話語在事後傷及他人心靈。

這便是……修行者。若人從未修習正念，其思維往往對談話對象不甚友善。一個人的想法源自內心如何？其言語便隨之而出，

而後果亦將接踵而至。

正念……是我們生命中最為重要的法義。

正念……如同過濾器，先經其篩濾，言語方得流露。

有些浪蕩之徒……言辭何其甜美動聽，

但內心……卻漆黑如墨！！

其殘忍超越常人。這類人……不應讓其靠近，

因為……他們不值得信任。並非見其相貌端正、

舉止優雅、

談吐悅耳、

慷慨無度，

便以為是良善。

我們觀人……務必周詳審察，

反覆觀察，

歷經數月，

甚至數年，

直至確信其人真誠無偽，方可深交。

當今世間……愚者總成為智者與狡詐者的獵物。

狡猾者總揀選最脆弱之人，作為其目標。

欲望熾盛之人，正是他們的獵物。

因此……當有人向你推銷所謂『低投資、高回報』之事，

切勿輕信！！若真如此容易，為何他不獨享？何必來告知你？

應如此思維，然後不必與之多言，

徑直離去。如此，我們方能安然無憂。 🌸🌸🌸

法水淨心 💕💕」

——龍婆頌猜·奇瑪拉羅 Luang Por Somkiat（หลวงพ่อสมเกียรติ ชิตมาโร）

烏隆府帕坦普拉貼尼密寺（วัดป่าถ้ำพระเทพนิมิตร อุดรธานี）

2025年1月30日

cred. to วัดป่าถ้ำพระเทพนิมิตร-หลวงพ่อสมเกียรติ ชิตมาโร

"...Think before speaking, maintain mindfulness, so we do not let our words wound another's heart afterwards. 

This is... a practitioner. If a person has never cultivated mindfulness, their thoughts are often not very friendly towards the person they are talking to. A person's thoughts originate from how their heart is? Their speech follows accordingly, 

and the consequences will follow in turn. 

Mindfulness... is the most important Dhamma principle in our lives. 

Mindfulness... is like a filter; speech should flow out only after being filtered through it. 

Some dissolute individuals... their words are so sweet and pleasant to hear, 

but their hearts... are as black as ink!! 

Their cruelty surpasses that of ordinary people. Such people... should not be allowed to get close, 

because... they are not trustworthy. Do not think someone is good just because you see their appearance is proper, 

their manners elegant, 

their speech delightful, 

their generosity boundless. 

We must observe people... thoroughly and meticulously, 

observe repeatedly, 

over several months, 

even several years, 

until we are certain the person is genuine and without pretense, only then should we form a deep connection. 

In the world today... fools always become the prey of the wise and the cunning. 

The cunning always pick the most fragile people as their targets. 

Those with intense desires are precisely their prey. 

Therefore... when someone tries to sell you on so-called 'low investment, high return' schemes, 

do not believe it lightly!! If it were truly that easy, why wouldn't they keep it for themselves? Why come and tell you? 

Think in this way, and then there is no need to talk further with them, 

simply walk away. This way, we can be safe and at ease. 🌸🌸🌸 

May the Dhamma water purify the heart 💕💕"

— Luang Por Somkiat Chitmaro (หลวงพ่อสมเกียรติ ชิตมาโร) 

Wat Pa Tham Phra Thep Nimit, Udon Thani Province 

January 30, 2025

cred. to วัดป่าถ้ำพระเทพนิมิตร-หลวงพ่อสมเกียรติ ชิตมาโร

曾經有一間補習社，是夫妻營運的

他們營運得非常好，幾乎成為了行業的‘龍頭’

他們是怎樣做到的？

原來老婆大學是讀市場營銷的。他們用什麼策略去吸引學生去報讀？

就是實行精英制，去補習都要考試，要考進去補習社。😂

這樣就能篩剩肯拼搏、而且品質不錯的精英了。

他們不斷有高密度的測驗去催谷學生

如果成績持續不佳，就會被塞走。

結果公開試就很多人奪取佳績了，因為成績不佳的都被篩走😂

然後他們就以這些佳績去宣稱

他們如何再吸引多些人去報讀？就是開‘精英班’、‘進階班’，依然要考進去的😂然後那些考進去的人就更加高壓培訓：誰拿了最高分，就會被大家褒揚；誰拿了最低分，他的照片就會被擺上教師桌上；然後最後幾乎位位都在公開試中考得了最高成績

如此真的很多人、而且越來越多人報讀了

他們運用了什麼策略去弄大盤生意呢？

就是看中學生們想要拿好成績的貪慾；運用策略來製造噱頭，培訓精英中的精英，把學生拿最高等級的百分比最高化。

因為學生們被貪慾所蒙蔽，所以不知道自己真正的利益（AN1.45）從來不想過這種模式是否適合自己的，就一頭栽了進去。

也利用人們的虛榮、我慢、貪名等煩惱。

誰想成為班中的‘第一’、有名、比人好，就要非常努力讀書。

誰不想成為班中‘最尾’、名譽掃地、比人差，就要非常努力讀書

當然這樣的營銷策略讓他們每個月都大賺錢，但也召來了不少批評。

因為這根本就是利用和促進學生們的貪嗔癡。貪嗔癡厚重會有什麼後果？ 壓力大、負面情緒多等等

其實挑起別人貪嗔癡，是惡業來的（SN42.2 ）所以未來他們也會吃回這些負面情緒

而作為學生，應該怎樣應對呢？

就是可以大量修習戒定慧，讓心保持清淨。

如此我們將會知道自己的真正利益（AN1.46）

我們會知道什麼樣的學習模式和補習社適合自己，而不是衝著噱頭去。

不要貪名譽、不要想比人好；這樣無論成績如何也不會痛苦。能夠保持良好的精神健康、一顆清明的心。

當我們有清明的心時，這是一顆有禪定的心。定能生慧，我們最終將會做得比那些貪慕虛榮的人更好

There was once a tutoring center run by a married couple. They operated it extremely well, almost becoming the industry leader. How did they do it?

It turned out the wife had studied marketing in university. What strategy did they use to attract students to enroll?

They implemented an elite system—even to attend tutoring, you had to take an exam to get in. 😂 This way, they filtered out only the willing and high-quality elites. They constantly conducted high-frequency tests to push the students hard. If someone’s grades continued to be poor, they would be squeezed out. As a result, many students achieved excellent results in the public exams because those with poor grades had been filtered out. 😂 Then they used these outstanding results to promote themselves.

How did they attract even more people to enroll? They opened "elite classes" and "advanced classes"—still requiring an entrance exam. 😂 Those who got in underwent even more intense training: whoever scored the highest was publicly praised; whoever scored the lowest had their photo placed on the teacher’s desk. In the end, almost every student achieved the highest grades in the public exams.

Because of this, many people—and increasingly more—enrolled.

What strategy did they use to grow their business? They tapped into students’ desire for good grades; they used tactics to create hype, training the elite among elites, and maximizing the percentage of students achieving the highest grades. Because students were blinded by greed, they didn’t realize their true interests (AN 1.45). They never considered whether this model was suitable for them and just plunged right in.

They also exploited people’s vanity, conceit, and craving for fame. Whoever wanted to be "number one" in the class, gain recognition, and be better than others had to study extremely hard. Whoever didn’t want to be "last" in the class, lose face, or be worse than others also had to study extremely hard.

Of course, this marketing strategy earned them huge profits every month, but it also attracted a lot of criticism. Because it essentially exploited and fueled students’ greed, aversion, and delusion. What are the consequences of heavy greed, aversion, and delusion? High stress, abundant negative emotions, and so on.

In fact, inciting greed, aversion, and delusion in others is unwholesome karma (SN 42.2). Therefore, in the future, they will also suffer from these negative emotions.

As students, how should we respond? We can extensively cultivate precepts, stillness, and wisdom to keep our minds pure. In this way, we will know our true interests (AN 1.46). We will know what kind of learning model and tutoring center are suitable for us, rather than rushing after hype.

Do not crave fame, do not desire to be better than others. This way, no matter what grades we get, we won’t suffer. We can maintain good mental health and a clear, bright mind. When we have a clear mind, it is a mind with stillness. Stillness gives rise to wisdom, and in the end, we will perform better than those who crave vanity.