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

 

要有當別人墊腳石的心量，要有成就他人的胸襟。 Have the breadth of mind to serve as the stepping stone for another; be the kind of person that truly helps others to be successful. - 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. - Master Sheng Yen

 

喜愛的就想佔有，討厭的就會排斥，患 得患失，煩惱就來了。 We love to grasp what we love and reject what we dislike; gain and loss, gain and loss - vexations are sure to come. - Master Sheng Yen

 

眼光，是你的智慧；運氣，是你的福 德。 Insight comes from wisdom; good fortune, from merit. - Master Sheng Yen

 

能不亂丟垃圾，隨時清撿垃圾，都是做 的功德。 Stop the litter, clutter and garbage! Always clean up and pick up what you can. These are virtuous acts. - Master Sheng Yen

 

夫妻是倫理的關係，不是「論理」的關係。 A couple's relationship should be based on mutual respect, not argument.- Master Sheng Yen

 

愛你的孩子，與其擔心，不如祝福吧！ To truly love your children, give them your blessings rather than burden them with your worry! - Master Sheng Yen

 

對青少年，要關心不要擔心，要誘導不 要控制，用商量不用權威。 With teenagers: use care, not worry; guidance, not control; communication, not authority. - Master Sheng Yen

 

每一個孩子，都是幫助父母成長的小菩 薩。 Every child is a little bodhisattva that helps his or her parents grow. - Master Sheng Yen

 

死亡不是喜事，也不是喪事，而是一件 莊嚴的佛事。 Death is neither a happy event nor a cause for mourning, but a call to practice our faith seriously - Master Sheng Yen

 

超越死亡三原則：不要尋死、不要怕 死、不要等死。 Three principles to transcend death: don't seek it, don't fear it, don't wait for it. - Master Sheng Yen

 

超越生老病苦三原則：活得快樂、病得 健康、老得有希望。 Three principles to transcend the suffering of birth, sickness and old age: a happy life, a healthy attitude towards sickness, hope in old age - Master Sheng Yen

 

救苦救難的是菩薩，受苦受難的是大菩薩。 A bodhisattva saves others from hardship and suffering; a great bodhisattva takes on hardship and suffering itself. - Master Sheng Yen

 

只要還有一口呼吸在，就有無限的希 望，就是最大的財富。 Even with a single breath remaining, hope is unlimited, and that is untold wealth. - Master Sheng Yen