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若覺無常過於暴水、猛風、掣電、山海、空市，無逃避處；如此觀已，心大怖畏，眠不安席，食不甘哺，如救頭然。白駒、烏免日夜奔競以求出要，豈復貪著世財、結構諸有、作無益事、造生死業耶？頓絕羇鎖超然直去，如野干絕透，爭出火宅，早求免濟。是為破常倒。

If one realizes that impermanence surpasses torrential waters, fierce winds, lightning bolts, mountains and oceans, or an empty market, with nowhere to flee or hide; having contemplated in this way, great fear arises in the mind, one's sleep finds no rest on the mat, food has no sweetness in the mouth, like putting out a fire on one's head. The white colt and the sun and moon race day and night to seek an escape; how could one again be greedy for worldly wealth, construct the realms of existence, engage in useless tasks, and create the karma of birth and death? One immediately cuts off fetters and goes straight ahead aloofly, like a jackal breaking through, vying to escape the burning house, seeking early deliverance. This is shattering the inversion of permanence.