Great possessions don't necessarily bring satisfaction; few possessions don't necessarily lead to poverty. - Master Sheng Yen

Offering yourself is cultivation; calming your mind is success. - Master Sheng Yen

Character creates wealth; giving creates savings. - Master Sheng Yen

Seek a peaceful mind, and you will find a peaceful refuge; treasure others and you will find fortune and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

Harmony within and without, harmony in causes and conditions, and thus freedom, peace and tranquility will follow. - Master Sheng Yen

Harmony with myself and others, harmony in mind and speech, and thus blessed with joy and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

An urgent task needs immediate attention? Be ready now! - Master Sheng Yen

If everyday, everyone spoke another kind word, did another good deed, then all of these little beneficial acts would turn into a great, great good. - Master Sheng Yen

Let everyone speak kindly! Let everyone do good deeds! Let everyone's bad luck turn to good! - Master Sheng Yen

Kind words on everyone's lips! Good deeds in everyone's heart! Good fortune in everyone's life! - Master Sheng Yen

Don’t control emotions by suppressing them; calm them with contemplation, reciting Buddha’s name, or prayer. - Master Sheng Yen

A rich man is content with what he has; a poor man accumulates and is never satisfied. - Master Sheng Yen

Know clearly that an unsettled mind is trouble. Right then and there – recite "Homage to Guan Yin, Bodhisattva Avalokitesavara” to calm your mind. - Master Sheng Yen

True suffering is a mind without peace or calm. Physical pain and illness are not necessarily suffering. - Master Sheng Yen

Having few desires bring riches without worry. - Master Sheng Yen

We love to grasp what we love and reject what we dislike; gain and loss, gain and loss - vexations are sure to come. - Master Sheng Yen

Insight comes from wisdom; good fortune, from merit. - Master Sheng Yen

Stop the litter, clutter and garbage! Always clean up and pick up what you can. These are virtuous acts. - Master Sheng Yen

A couple's relationship should be based on mutual respect, not argument. - Master Sheng Yen

To truly love your children, give them your blessings rather than burden them with your worry! - Master Sheng Yen

With teenagers: use care, not worry; guidance, not control; communication, not authority. - Master Sheng Yen

Every child is a little bodhisattva that helps his or her parents grow. - Master Sheng Yen

Death is neither a happy event nor a cause for mourning, but a call to practice our faith seriously. - Master Sheng Yen

Three principles to transcend death: don't seek it, don't fear it, don't wait for it. - Master Sheng Yen

Three principles to transcend the suffering of birth, sickness and old age: a happy life, a healthy attitude towards sickness, hope in old age. - Master Sheng Yen