百年相守，相互尊敬感恩，相互學習所長，相互原諒缺失， 相互關愛扶持。 To live happily ever after, be grateful and respectful to one another, learn from one another, forgive one another, and love and support one another. - Master Sheng Yen

 

用感恩心看待世界事物，做人若不感恩圖報以奉獻世界，活 水便會枯竭。 View everything in the world with gratitude. If one is not grateful and does not repay the kindness of others, one will soon run out of good luck. - Master Sheng Yen

 

以慚愧心觀照本身為人，做人若不自我省察檢點邪正，隨時 有失足之危。 - Master Sheng Yen

 

以慚愧心反觀自己，時時覺得於己於人總是努力不足奉獻不 夠。Reflect upon oneself with a sense of contrition, and always be mindful that one has not done enough for and given enough to oneself and others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

人生所求四大美事為：求福當先種福，培福，惜福；求祿當 先廣結善緣；求壽當常保健；求喜先應笑面迎人。 Those seeking blessings should first plant, cultivate, and cherish the seed of blessings; those seeking wealth should first create good causes and conditions; those seeking longevity should first take good care of one's body and mind; those seeking good luck should first be pleasant and kind to others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

看天播種時，耘草施肥日，豐收感恩月，祈求年年好年。 Plant your seeds, weed and fertilize your field, be grateful when you have a full harvest and pray for more auspicious years to come - Master Sheng Yen

 

隨時服務他人，終生幸福；有力不結善緣，後悔莫及。 One shall find lifelong happiness by being of service to others. Sow favorable conditions whenever one is able or regrets will ensue.

 

家業百年不墜因為積福，富貴不過三代由於自私。 Cultivate blessings, and family wealth may last for a hundred years; be selfish, and family fortunes will not survive three - Master Sheng Yen

 

布施是經營財富的價值，種福乃過手財富的原因。 The value of managing wealth lies in giving; the reason for possessing money is to cultivate blessings. - Master Sheng Yen

 

若不善用財富利益世人，便像錦衣夜行暗自驕矜。 One who does not use his wealth to benefit others is analogous to one who is all dressed up in complete darkness where no one can see him -- it is vain and foolish. - Master Sheng Yen

 

感恩是終生受用的福報，懷恨乃永世糾纏的魔障。 Harboring gratitude will nurture blessings that you can use all your life, harboring hatred will create obstructions that follow you forever - Master Sheng Yen

 

知恩報恩是飲水思源，恩情糾結會相互傷害。 Be grateful to and repay the kindness of others. Avoid emotional entanglement that causes suffering - Master Sheng Yen

 

父母之恩重於天地，三寶之德多過恆沙。 The kindness of one's parents is greater than heaven and earth; the virtues of the Three Jewels are greater than the countless grains of sand in the Ganges. - Master Sheng Yen

 

解開愛恨情仇心結，學習慈悲喜捨心量。 Untie the knot of love and hate, of passions and enmity; instead, learn the generosity of kindness and compassion, of sympathetic joy and equanimity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

取水飲水以水飲人，受恩謝恩用恩謝人。 When you have water to drink, share it with others; when you receive kindness from others, repay it with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

涓滴之恩湧泉以饋，一飯之施粉身相報。 Repay one drop of kindness with abundant generosity, return the favor of one meal with utmost devotion - Master Sheng Yen

 

你心我心同佛心，知福惜福多培福。 Your mind and my mind are exactly the same as the Buddha's mind; recognize, cherish, and nurture our blessings - Master Sheng Yen

 

堅韌心易度難關，長遠心可成大事。 Persistence will get you through everything, resilience will help you achieve anything. - Master Sheng Yen

 

懷恩報恩恩相續，飲水思源源不絕。 As we conserve and cherish our water source so that water will never run dry, recognize and repay the kindness of others so that the chain of kindness will continue - Master Sheng Yen

 

慚愧心增長福德，懺悔心消滅罪障。Virtues are cultivated through a sense of contrition, karmic obstructions are eliminated through a mind of repentance. - Master Sheng Yen

 

感恩是終生受用的福報，懷恨乃永世糾纏的魔障。 Harboring gratitude will nurture blessings that you can use all your life, harboring hatred will create obstructions that follow you - Master Sheng Yen

 

知恩報恩是飲水思源，恩情糾結會相互傷害。 Be grateful to and repay the kindness of others. Avoid emotional entanglement that causes suffering. - Master Sheng Yen

 

父母之恩重於天地，三寶之德多過恆沙。 The kindness of one's parents is greater than heaven and earth; the virtues of the Three Jewels are greater than the countless grains of sand in the Ganges. - Master Sheng Yen

 

解開愛恨情仇心結，學習慈悲喜捨心量。 Untie the knot of love and hate, of passions and enmity; instead, learn the generosity of kindness and compassion, of sympathetic joy and equanimity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

取水飲水以水飲人，受恩謝恩用恩謝人。 When you have water to drink, share it with others; when you receive kindness from others, repay it with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen