#tags-top <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02gzPEgT7iFR2kuoHPLbqEYjqwTiAxR1iwfEy7szvEbEGstDB4hVfntYaxhDDXs5Eyl%26id%3D100033165156246&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="289" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe> --- #tags-bottom <br> **The first level of wisdom we learn in Buddhism is to let go of our attachment to marks.** There is nothing wrong with making more money. But if you become overly attached to money, you will become unhappy. Likewise, attachment to your boss’s praise or your spouse’s approval becomes a source of suffering. You need to develop the ability to distinguish and deal with marks in order to make a living and function in society. But if your entire life revolves around such discrimination and attachment, you cannot escape suffering. Mahayana Buddhism does not teach you to give up money or fame. It teaches you to let go of your attachment to them. Many people think that once they develop wisdom through cultivation, they will no longer enjoy music, care about money, or appreciate worldly pleasures. But that is a misunderstanding of Buddhism. With genuine wisdom, you can actually enjoy and appreciate life even more deeply. You can still enjoy beautiful music and appreciate the conveniences that money provides. You simply are no longer attached to them. If the first level of wisdom is letting go of attachment to marks, the second level of wisdom is being able to enjoy and make full use of all marks without becoming attached to them. Wisdom does not make you withdraw from the world. Instead, it allows you to participate in life more fully. You take care of your spouse, your children, and others without becoming attached to any of it. That is the wisdom of Mahayana Buddhism.