Love yourself, love others, love all sentient beings; liberate yourself, liberate others, liberate all sentient beings. - Master Sheng Yen

Contribute rather than compete. Use what you have been given wisely, and don't squander your good fortune. - Master Sheng Yen

Be humble to those below and respectful to those above. Bodhisattva practitioners, study this well! - Master Sheng Yen

Purify your mind by curbing desire; refine your community with loving kindness for all. - Master Sheng Yen

Look at yourself with contrition; at the world with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

Wisdom comes at the moment when vexations perish from the mind; compassion is nothing more than sharing benefits with others. - Master Sheng Yen

Be a bottomless receptacle for the ills of the world; study to be a spotless mirror that reflects the world as it is. - Master Sheng Yen

Two great tasks lie before Buddhists: to bring grace and beauty to the land in which they live and to help sentient beings grow spiritually. - Master Sheng Yen

Disputes are best settled by tolerance. - Master Sheng Yen

The best way to guard against greed is to give more, to extend yourself more, and to share more with others. - Master Sheng Yen

Devote all heart and strength to your family; commit your whole life to the enterprise at hand. - Master Sheng Yen

The great must make allowance for the small; the small must reflect upon the great. - Master Sheng Yen

The way to get along with others is to communicate effectively. When communication fails, compromise, when compromise fails, tolerate and forgive. - Master Sheng Yen

When you change your way of thinking, what is around you will transform accordingly; nowhere in the world will you find absolute good or bad. - Master Sheng Yen

If you wish to build good relationships with others, develop a broad mind, and become more tolerant and forgiving. - Master Sheng Yen

The good are not lonely; the benevolent, happiest; ever and always help others and thus achieve the utmost happiness for yourself. - Master Sheng Yen

Right now you gather what you have planted; what you harvest tomorrow, you plant at this moment. - Master Sheng Yen

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