Our lifespan may be brief, but our compassionate vows must be unlimited. - Master Sheng Yen

Those who benefit others do not worry being taken care of. When we have altruistic vows, we will have the mental fortitude to take care of others and ourselves. - Master Sheng Yen

The more challenges we face in the environment, the more must take care of our body and mind to do more beneficial things for others. - Master Sheng Yen

To have a happy life, develop these three Qs: IQ to learn, EQ to manage oneself and others, and the MQ, moral intelligence, to cultivate, benefit, and care for others. - Master Sheng Yen

Monetary wealth is important, but if it is used save lives and do philanthropic work, then you are truly a rich and honorable person. - Master Sheng Yen

To do good deeds and help others leads to wealth in blessings. Correct views and the knowledge to alleviate vexations is wealth in wisdom. - Master Sheng Yen

There is monetary wealth, wealth in wisdom, and wealth in blessings. All three assures peace, health, happiness, and blessings. - Master Sheng Yen

There is a proper way to acquire wealth. In addition to our own good fortune accumulated from past lives, we have to be diligent this life and broadly establish affinities with others. - Master Sheng Yen

Earn money without selfishness and allow everyone to earn money. When everyone has the opportunity to earn wealth, this is the most reliable kind of wealth. - Master Sheng Yen

Benefiting others more and lessening selfishness, brings peace, harmony, and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

When we look at the world with hatred, revenge, and insatiable desire, we drive happiness far away.- Master Sheng Yen

When we offer ourselves to the benefit of others, we grow. We feel a sense of accomplishment. Such feelings bring joy and consolation. - Master Sheng Yen

Pursuing happiness without taking responsibilities produces a happiness that is short-lived and burdensome. - Master Sheng Yen

We have to maintain an enthusiastic and positive attitude in whatever we do. When we are happy, those around us will also be happy. - Master Sheng Yen

When we interact with others, giving them space is to give ourselves space. - Master Sheng Yen

To refrain from hurtful words is to extend care toward others and ourselves. - Master Sheng Yen

We should often ask ourselves, "Am I happy?" "Am I truly happy?" Happiness is not some external stimulus, but a genuine sense of wellbeing and serenity. - Master Sheng Yen

If we recognize that the world is imperfect, that showers may, but thunderstorms destroy, then we will not anticipate everything to be perfect. - Master Sheng Yen

We have to know that life is full of challenges. If we are mentally prepared for them, then we will not feel obstructed when they arise. - Master Sheng Yen

Bodhisattvas have the heart that transcends the world but actions that enter the world. They are involved with the society and help all those who need it, without concerns of worldly fame, recognition, or reward. These are the actions of a truly liberated practitioner. Master Sheng Yen

In Buddhism there are also such concepts as to "enter the world" and to "transcend the world." To enter the world means to participate in and help the world. It is an attitude that gives primacy to benefitting others. To transcend the world refers to those who prefer to dwell in the mountains and forests and not get involved with worldly affairs so as to focus on spiritual practice. - Master Sheng Yen

In Buddhism, to "live in the world" does not mean to merely "be in the world" or to "attach to the world." To merely be in the world can mean to live without any purpose or to live in confusion, creating more problems for the world. To attach to the world can mean to depend on or be concerned with those things that are only relevant to you. - Master Sheng Yen

Compassion does not mean allowing others to walk all over you or be a deferential phony. Rather, a compassionate person engages in benefiting others and elevating the spiritual environment of humanity. - Master Sheng Yen

Compassion must be accompanied by wisdom. The kind of compassion that lacks wisdom may very easily end up harming yourself and others. Even with good intentions, such "compassion" is still prone to mistakes and harming others. - Master Sheng Yen

Compassionate love does not distinguish between friend and foe. The manifestation of wisdom is to appropriately resolve all problems. - Master Sheng Yen