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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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。 Self-affirmation, self-transformation, and self-dissolution are the three stages in the path from “self” to “no-self.”- Master Sheng Yen

 

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

 

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？ When angry, learn to contemplate and illuminate the mind. Consider your thoughts and ask yourself, “Why do I want to feel angry?" - Master Sheng Yen

 

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

 

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。 Vexation is bodhi, but that doesn't mean there is no vexation. Vexations exist, but don't see them as vexations. - Master Sheng Yen

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

愛語如陽光，可以把溫暖散播十方； 愛語如花香，能夠把歡喜帶給眾生。 平時與人相處， 臉上常露笑容， 口中常說愛語的人， 其親切、慈悲，自然可以贏得人緣。 所以，「愛語」一句， 不但給人歡喜， 也是自己最簡易的修行。 ‪#‎星雲大師‬《人間佛教語錄》 - Master Sheng Yen

 

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

 

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。 An encumbered mind sees a world out of balance. An undisturbed mind sees a world of beauty. - Master Sheng Yen

 

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