Cultivate great wisdom and great vows and one shall gain infinite blessings and infinite life. 有大智慧有大願，無量福德無量壽。 - Master Sheng Yen

Kindness and compassion eliminate suffering and bring forth joy, wisdom eliminates wrongs and dispels false views. 悲善拔苦慈予樂，智火滅罪慧斷惑。 - Master Sheng Yen

Compassion brings blessings like a spring breeze; wisdom shines like the warm summer sun. - 慈悲必春風化雨，智慧當日光普照。- Master Sheng Yen

Do not be corrupted by worldly vexations that surround one like dust, do not be deterred by a path beset with difficulties. 漫天紅塵心勿染，遍地荊棘杖竹行。 - Master Sheng Yen

Take on your responsibilty by delivering all sentient beings, let go of your attachment by not abiding in any form. 救度眾生是提起，不住著相是放下。- Master Sheng Yen

Heaven and earth support all sentient beings without condition, should I not share the same compassionate vows? 天地有作育大德，我豈無慈悲宏願。 - Master Sheng Yen

A single spark can start a prairie fire, a tiny bit of good intention can save the world. 星星之火足以燎原，小小善願能救世界。 - Master Sheng Yen

Doing good or doing bad is determined in one thought, blessings and wisdom are cultivated through one's mind. 為為善惡在一念間，修修福慧於方寸中。 - Master Sheng Yen

When everyone is blindly battling each other, it is best to choose another path. 當大家都在盲目地爭奪之時，你最好選擇另外一條路 走。 - Master Sheng Yen

Be a spotless mirror - clearly and vividly reflecting everything and stained by nothing. 要做無塵的反射鏡，明鑑一切物，不沾一切物。 - Master Sheng Yen

Mind should be like a wall, unmoving but functioning. 心要如牆壁，雖然不動，確有作用。- Master Sheng Yen

When you recognize that you lack wisdom, your wisdom has already increased imperceptibly. 當你體認到自己的智慧不足時，智慧已經在無形中增 長了。- Master Sheng Yen

Emphasize the cultivation of virtuous karmic causes; do not simply expect delightful karmic effects. 要重視善因的培育，不要只期待美果的享受。 - Master Sheng Yen

Self-affirmation, self-transformation, and self-dissolution are the three stages in the path from “self” to “no-self.” 從自我肯定、自我提昇，到自我消融，是從「自我」 到「無我」的三個修行階段。 - Master Sheng Yen

Mind engaged - things to do. Mind let go - nothing to do. 操心就有事，放心便無事。- Master Sheng Yen

When angry, learn to contemplate and illuminate the mind. Consider your thoughts and ask yourself, “Why do I want to feel angry?" 面對生氣，要學會「反觀自照」，照一照自己的心念 ，問一問為什麼要生氣？ - Master Sheng Yen

With a peaceful mind and physical harmony you will live in happiness. 只要心平氣和，生活便能快樂。 - Master Sheng Yen

Vexation is bodhi, but that doesn't mean there is no vexation. Vexations exist, but don't see them as vexations. 煩惱即菩提，並不是說沒有煩惱，而是雖然有煩惱， 但是你不以它為煩惱。 - Master Sheng Yen

Wisdom is not merely understanding the sutras; it includes the skillful means to transform vexations. 智慧並不只是通曉經典，而是要有轉化煩惱的巧妙方 便。 - Master Sheng Yen

Transform your mind and transform your destiny. 把心念轉過來，命運也就好轉過來. - Master SheYenng Yen

The arising and perishing of phenomena is the way of the world. The wise thoroughly penetrate this arising and perishing. 生滅現象是世間常態，若能洞察生滅現象，便是智 者。- Master Sheng Yen

A closed and clouded mind is suffering. An open and clear mind can transform suffering into happiness. 心不開朗就是苦，心境豁達就能轉苦為樂。 - Master Sheng Yen

An encumbered mind sees a world out of balance. An undisturbed mind sees a world of beauty. 心中有阻礙時，眼中的世界皆不平；心中無困擾時， 眼前的世界都美好。 - Master Sheng Yen

When vexations descend upon you, it is best to enjoy the sensation of breathing. 被煩惱撞著了，此時最好享受自己呼吸的感覺。 - Master Sheng Yen

When your mind is tied into a knot, it is best to reflect deeply into the place where mind arises and thoughts move. 心裡如果「打結」了，最好能向內觀看自己的起心動 念處。- Master Sheng Yen