學佛的人，有兩大任務：莊嚴國土，成 熟眾生。 Two great tasks lie before Buddhists: to bring grace and beauty to the land in which they live and to help sentient beings grow spiritually. - Master Shng Yen

 

包容別人時，雙方的問題就解決了。 Disputes are best settled by tolerance. - Master Sheng Yen

 

戒貪最好的方法，就是多布施、多奉 獻、多與人分享。 The best way to guard against greed is to give more, to extend yourself more, and to share more with others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

以全心全力關懷家庭，用整體生命投入 事業。 Devote all heart and strength to your family; commit your whole life to the enterprise at hand. - Master Sheng Yen

 

大的要包容小的，小的要諒解大的。 The great must make allowance for the small; the small must reflect upon the great. - Master Sheng Yen

 

人與人之間的相處之道，需要溝通，溝 通不成則妥協，妥協不成時，你就原諒 和容忍他吧。 The way to get along with others is to communicate effectively. When communication fails, compromise, when compromise fails, tolerate and forgive. - Master Sheng Yen

 

只要自己的心態改變，環境也會跟著改 變，世界上沒有絕對的好與壞。 When you change your way of thinking, what is around you will transform accordingly; nowhere in the world will you find absolute good or bad. - Master Sheng Yen

 

若希望人際關係相處得好，就要把心量 放大，多接納人，多包容人。 If you wish to build good relationships with others, develop a broad mind, and become more tolerant and forgiving. - Master Sheng Yen

 

好人不寂寞，善人最快樂，時時處處助 人利己，時時處處你最幸福。 The good are not lonely; the benevolent, happiest; ever and always help others and thus achieve the utmost happiness for yourself. - Master Sheng Yen

 

現在所得的，是過去所造的；未來所得的，是現在所 做的。 Right now you gather what you have planted; what you harvest tomorrow, you plant at this moment. - Master Sheng Yen

 

擁有的多，不一定讓人滿足；擁有的少，不一定讓人 貧乏。 Great possessions don't necessarily bring satisfaction; few possessions don't necessarily lead to poverty. - Master Sheng Yen

 

奉獻即是修行，安心即是成就。 Offering yourself is cultivation; calming your mind is success - Master Sheng Yen

 

人品等於財富，奉獻等於積蓄。Character creates wealth; giving creates savings.- Master Sheng Yen

 

自求心安就有平安，關懷他人就有幸福。 Seek a peaceful mind, and you will find a peaceful refuge; treasure others and you will find fortune and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

 

內和外和，因和緣和，平平安安真自 在。 Harmony within and without, harmony in causes and conditions, and thus freedom, peace and tranquility will follow. - Master Sheng Yen

 

我和人和，心和口和，歡歡喜喜有幸 福。 Harmony with myself and others, harmony in mind and speech, and thus blessed with joy and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

 

急須要做，正要人做的事，我來吧！ An urgent task needs immediate attention? Be ready now - Master Sheng Yen

 

每人每天多說一句好話，多做一件好 事，所有小小的好，就會成為一個大大 的好。 If everyday, everyone spoke another kind word, did another good deed, then all of these little beneficial acts would turn into a great, great good.- Master Sheng Yen

 

大家說好話，大家做好事，大家轉好運。 Let everyone speak kindly! Let everyone do good deeds! Let everyone's bad luck turn to good! - Master Sheng Yen

 

好話大家說，好事大家做，好運大家轉。 Kind words on everyone's lips! Good deeds in everyone's heart! Good fortune in everyone's life! - Master Sheng Yen

 

不要用壓抑來控制情緒，最好用觀想、用佛號、用祈 禱，來化解情緒。 Don’t control emotions by suppressing them; calm them with contemplation, reciting Buddha’s name, or prayer. - Master Sheng Yen

 

現在擁有的，就是最好的。擁有再多也無法滿足，就 等於是窮人。 A rich man is content with what he has; a poor man accumulates and is never satisfied.- Master Sheng Yen

 

明知心不平安是苦事，就趕快以持念 「南無觀世音菩薩」來安心吧！ Know clearly that an unsettled mind is trouble. Right then and there – recite "Homage to Guan Yin, Bodhisattva Avalokitesavara” to calm your mind. - Master Sheng Yen

 

心不平安是真正的苦，身體的病痛不一定是苦。 True suffering is a mind without peace or calm. Physical pain and illness are not necessarily suffering. - Master Sheng Yen

 

經常少欲知足的人，才是無虞匱乏的富人。Having few desires bring riches without worry. - Mastwer Sheng Yen