Today let's talk a little about money. Why do I say that money is unclean? When most people count money, they spit on their fingers and then count it. The more it's handled, the dirtier it gets. People constantly handle money, and who knows how many germs they pass on to it from their hands? People put money in their wallets and nobody knows how many germs are in their wallets. The Chinese character for money consists of two swords and a gold radical. There is a verse that explains the character for money:

Two swords fighting over gold, the killing energy is high.
Because of it people get themselves into a lot of trouble.
If you're one who is able to use money, you can transcend the Triple Realm.
But if you don't know how to use it, you'll find that it's hard to escape its sins.

If you can use money to do virtuous things and benefit people, then you can transcend the Triple Realm. But if you don't know how to use money, then you'll create a mass of karmic offenses. Why do people create karmic offenses? It's because of money. With money, you're not afraid of heaven or earth. You dare to take on emperors and kings, even at the risk of being done in by them. Why? It's because of money. Why do people leave home to cultivate the Way? It's because they don't see money as important. They want to cultivate instead of making money. If cultivators can see money and sex as empty and not be turned by either, then they will obtain some liberation.