In your life, are you winning against others or improving yourself? We spend half our lives competing with the outside world, comparing wealth, status, and who is more glamorous. Yet, it is by looking inward that we can truly become strong; there is no need to reach for the sky because you are already the sky. Knowing others is intelligence; knowing oneself is enlightenment. Seeing through others is cleverness, but seeing clearly oneself is true insight. We often can see others' flaws at a glance, yet find it difficult to recognize our own greed, fear, or inferiority. The greatest illusion in life is thinking that we understand ourselves well enough. Those who conquer others are strong; those who conquer themselves are powerful. Overcoming others relies on strength, while overcoming oneself relies on character. True strength lies in daring to face the chaos and undercurrents within, recognizing our ignorance and arrogance, and admitting our weaknesses and scars. The battlefield of life is not in the external world, but in the silent struggle with our inner inertia when we open our eyes in the morning. When anger sweeps in, quietly transform it into a clear pool in your eyes. External victories are fleeting, while internal transcendence holds true meaning for life. Those who are content are rich. Greed is another form of poverty; the poor are not those with little money, but those who always feel they do not have enough. In a mountain cottage, with a bowl of food and a ladle of drink, true wealth is having peace of mind. We often desperately chase after external things, forgetting to ask ourselves if what we currently have is already enough. True abundance is discovering completeness in the present moment rather than seeking it in the future.