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

A bodhisattva saves others from hardship and suffering; a great bodhisattva takes on hardship and suffering itself. - Master Shen Yen

Even with a single breath remaining, hope is unlimited, and that is untold wealth. - Master Sheng Yen

Live life this way: the best plan anticipates the worst scenario. - Master Sheng Yen

Wealth is like flowing water, and giving like the digging of a well. Dig deeper and more water flows in; give more and wealth multiplies. - Master Sheng Yen

Worry causes needless injury! Mindfulness brings security. - Master Sheng Yen

In calmness and tranquility make good use of this wondrous day! Tomorrow will shine!

You have a particular role and responsibility in life; act accordingly. - Master Sheng Yen

The superior settle their minds upon the Way; the average busy themselves with day to day living; the small-minded pursue fame, fortune and desire. - Master Sheng Yen

Great accomplishment - complete humility; big ego - great insecurity. - Master Sheng Yen

Wisdom is not simply knowledge, nor experience, nor idle speculation; it is an attitude that transcends self-centeredness. - Master Sheng Yen

There is no need to dwell in the past, no necessity to worry about the future: the enduring present holds both past and future. - Master Sheng Yen

The past is an illusion; the future, a dream; the present, essential. - Master Sheng Yen

The value of life is not in duration but in contribution. - Master Sheng Yen

The aim of life is to receive karmic retribution, fulfill vows, and make new ones. - Master Sheng Yen

The meaning of life lies in serving; the value of life in giving. - Master Sheng Yen

Help others with strength of mind and body, with wealth and wisdom - always and everywhere with a thankful mind. - Master Sheng Yen

Serve others with a mind of gratitude and reciprocity and you will be neither tired nor weary. - Master Sheng Yen

Pressure usually comes from too much concern with what we encounter around us as well as how people judge us. - Master Sheng Yen

The noble one suffers mistreatment willingly; the fool is humiliated by what he suffers. - Master Sheng Yen

Making life easier for others is making your life easier for yourself. - Master Sheng Yen

Boat passes, wake disappears; bird flies, shadow departs. Gain or lose, succeed or fail - emotions do not stir: this is the great wisdom of freedom and liberation. - Master Sheng Yen

True diligence doesn't mean placing your life at risk. It is simply unwavering persistence. - Master Sheng Yen

Can't move the mountain? Build a road! Road blocked? Start climbing! Can't climb? Shift mind! - Master Sheng Yen