欲求无止境，轮回不止息。

To ordinary people like us, to be content with fewer desires does not mean that one cannot eat good food, wear nice clothes and so on, but the items should not be too expensive. The point is to live a normal life—not lacking any of the necessities for living, but the desire for more possessions must be kept within certain limit.

对一般人来说，少欲知足这四个字并不意味着不能吃好的，不能穿好的，而是说不能太奢侈，应该过平常人的正常生活，该有的不能缺少，但不能欲望太强，以致超过一定的界线。

For example, some people believe that wearing designer clothes, driving an expensive car and living in a luxurious mansion symbolize their high social standing. However, this is in fact what the Buddha meant by self-indulgence because these objects are not necessities. People can never be fully satisfied with their lives if they do not know how to control their desires, as desires can grow and expand endlessly. No matter who you are, there will always be someone who is better than you. If your aim is to get to the top social stratum, your whole life will be spent in the pursuit of such vanity until the end. The consequence of chasing endless desires is never to be happy.

譬如，有些人认为，穿名牌衣服、开名车、住洋房等等是身份的象征，高层次的人物就应该如此，这样在社会上就会很有面子。其实这些都是不需要的，佛说的奢侈就是这些。作为普普通通的凡夫，如果不懂得少欲知足，不知道控制自己的欲望，光是靠外面的物质来满足自己，是不可能的。因为欲望会没有尽头、无休止、无止境地无限膨胀，永远不会有满足的时候。任何人都有被人超越的可能，如果因为不甘落后而去奋斗，就会没完没了，一辈子都在物质追求当中虚度年华，直至生命结束。贪得无厌的下场，就是永远也不会幸福！