1. If a person, while showing devotion to God, is actuated by malevolence, arrogance, jealousy, or anger, then his devotion is tamasic, since it is influenced by hamas, the quality of inertia. 如果一个人表现出对神奉献，但事实上是狠毒，自大，嫉妒和愤怒，那么他的奉献是愚昧型，因为他受到了暗钝力——惯性本质（习性）的影响。
2. Can the not only single make love, the natural affection devotion, the friendship devotion, the love of the friend, all of these are the loves without the love of[with] desire, just is a true love. 可不单单指做爱，亲情挚爱，友情挚爱，博友之爱，这些都是爱无欲的爱，才是真爱。
3. Then Alcestis, with a generous self-devotion, proffered herself as the substitute. 这时富有慷慨献身精神的阿尔克提斯挺身而出，愿做替身。
4. America's devotion to athletics has created a new class of wealthy people: professional athletes. 美国人对于运动的投入形成了一个新的富有阶级：职业运动员。
5. And this is why I think that the practice of devotion is very strong and all-pervasive. 这是为何我觉得虔诚心的修行，非常重要且无所不含的原因所在。
