受持觀世音菩薩名號，得無量無邊福德之利。 Boundless blessings are found in upholding and reciting often the name of Guan Yin, Bodhisattva Avalokitesavara. - Master Sheng Yen

 

若望常保富貴，培福要緊，富貴多從積福來。 Cultivating one's blessings is crucial to maintain one's wealth. Where blessings abound, wealth usually follows.- Master Sheng Yen

 

剛強者傷人不利己，柔忍者和眾必自安。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) The obstinate afflict others and do themselves no good; the tolerant accord with others and bring peace to themselves. Master Sheng Yen 108 Adages of Wisdom, Part II - Master Sheng Yen

 

少些人我是非的執著，多點成人之美的言行。 Avoid the attachment to one's ego and be open minded, always behave in a way that is helpful to others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

自古將相多出寒門，捨己為公天下太平。 History teaches us that great men often emerge from difficult circumstances, and that those who sacrifice their own selfish desires for the common good lead society to peace and prosperity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

警惕富貴不出三代，小心權勢令人墮落。 Beware that wealth rarely lasts and power often corrupts- Master Sheng Yen

 

知過即改不為恥，放下屠刀立成佛。 Recognize your wrongs and never repeat them. Even the butcher becomes a Buddha the instant he puts away his knife. - Master Sheng Yen

 

才德兼備是賢良，有能無德害群馬。 Those with both talent and virtue will benefit all, those with talent but no virtue will only bring harm. - Master Sheng Yen

 

心中不存得失想，常作世間無事人。 Keep your mind free from thoughts of gain and loss, and you will be free and at ease at all times. - Master Sheng Yen

 

鳳凰好棲富貴宅，白鶴喜落福壽家。 The Phoenix, a symbol of luck, will only nest in an auspicious household, the white crane, a symbol of longevity, will only visit a blessed home. - Master Sheng Yen

 

枯旱祈降及時雨，隆冬願作送暖人。 Be the heaven-sent rain when there is a draught, be the person who brings warmth and care in the dead of winter- Master Sheng Yen

 

聽諍言未必順耳，嚐苦味的是良藥。 Good advice is usually hard to take, just as good medicine usually tastes bitter. - Master Sheng Yen

 

能中更有能中手，各自努力莫羨人。 There is always competition. Just focus on your own endeavor without envy or jealousy. - Master Sheng Yen

 

及時行樂乃浪漫，隨處修善積功德。 While it may seem romantic to seize the moment and enjoy life's pleasure to the fullest, it is doing good deeds whenever and wherever you can that will truly bring you life's blessings and rewards - Master Sheng Yen

 

菜根清香布衣暖，勤勞健康節儉富。 Simple meals and clothes are as good as fancy ones. Hard work leads to good health and thrift leads to wealth - Master Sheng Yen

 

守貧望富當勤儉，處亂守安不動心。 Be content with poverty, but hard work and thrift will lead you to wealth; stay calm in the face of turmoil and keep your mind from being perturbed. - Master Sheng Yen

 

嚴以律己不虧損，寬以待人受益多。 One will not suffer any loss by being disiplined with oneself, one has much to gain by being forgiving towards others - Master Sheng Yen

 

寧以勤勉補笨拙，勿仗聰明而懈怠。 Do not slack off because you are smart enough; always compensate for a lack of intelligence with diligence - Master Sheng Yen

 

真誠必有應，精勤萬事成。 Be sincere, and your prayer will be answered, be diligent, and anything can be accomplished - Master Sheng Yen

 

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。 Always reflect upon oneself with a sense of contrition. Without selfreflection on one's behavior, one is in constant danger of going astray. - 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