| 1. | Water always finds its own level .
水往低处流。 |
| 2. | Water naturally flows downhill .
水往低处流。 |
| 3. | Water tries to find its level .
水往低处流。 |
| 4. | Water finds its own level .
水往低处流。 |
| 5. | Man struggles upwards ; water flows downwards
人往高处走，水往低处流。 |
| 6. | Man struggles upward ; water flows downward
人往高处走，水往低处流。 |
| 7. | Water flows downhill . who ever heard of a stream that flows uphill
（水往低处流。有谁听过水往高处流的？ ） |
| 8. | Although it is an unchanging universal law that water flows from higher to lower elevations , master has said that anyone devoted to spiritual practice after initiation can benefit his or her ancestors : " we provide for the people and god will provide for us
忽然间，我恍然大悟：水往低处流虽是千古不变的定律，但是，师父说过，任何人只要印心并努力精进修行，祖宗八代都可以受惠。 |
