人生要在安定中求富足，又在鍛鍊中見其莊嚴。Seek abundance in calm and stability; See dignity in adversity. Master Sheng Yen

 

54 忙時不要覺得無奈，閒時不要覺得無聊， 才不致隨波逐流，茫茫然不知所以。 When you are busy, don't feel overwhelmed. When there is nothing to do, don't feel bored. In this way you will not be swayed by every turn in life and be utterly lost. - Master Sheng Yen

 

53. 雖然身為平常人， 責任心要擔起來，執著心應放下些。We may be ordinary sentient beings, but we should shoulder our responsibilities and let go of our attachments as best we can. - Master Sheng Yen

 

52 說話算話，用真心講實話， 用好心講好話，就是立言。Let words reflect deeds! Let a true mind speak true words. Let a good heart speak good words. This is true eloquence. - Master Sheng Yen

 

51 快樂，並不是來自名利的大小多少， 而是來自內心的知足少欲。Happiness does not derive from how famous you are or how much money you have; rather it is a measure of inner peace and contentment with few desires. - Master Sheng Yen

 

災難之後，是往正面思考的契機， 人可以由災難中得到很多教訓。Once the dust from a catastrophe has settled, you reach a critical point where positive thinking can begin and important lessons can be learned. - Master Sheng Yen

 

只要無所貪求，無所執著，即能保有尊嚴，他人是奈何不得的。With no greed and no grasping, you can maintain your dignity and be unaffected by others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

48 若能珍惜當下每一個因緣，每一個當下， 都是獨一無二的。If you can cherish causes and conditions as they transpire from moment to moment, then each moment is unique. - Master Sheng Yen

 

任何事如果把自己放進去，就有問題、有麻煩。 除掉主觀的自我得失，就得解脫了。 If you put your "self" in everything, then you have problems and trouble. Remove " self" concern with gain and loss and you will achieve liberation. - Master Sheng Yen

 

46 我們的環境從來沒有好過，也沒有那麼壞過， 就看自己怎麼看待。Nothing around you is either good or bad, but seems so according to how you look at it. - Master Sheng Yen

 

不要跟他人比高比低，只要自己盡心盡力。 Don't measure yourself as high or low in comparison to others. Just work with all your heart and mind. - Master Sheng Yen

 

44 提得起是方法、是著力的開始， 放得下是為了再提起； 進步便在提起與放下之間，級級上升。 In approaching a method of meditation, once you can pick it up, you can begin to exercise effort. With effort you can put down your thoughts. Progress lies within this picking up and putting down. M - aster Sheng Yen

 

若能真正放下一切，就能包容一切，擁有一切。 If you truly let go of everything, then you can encompass everything and everything becomes yours. - Master Sheng Yen

 

42 慈悲是具有理智的感情， 智慧是富有彈性的理智。Compassion is judicious affection. Wisdom is flexible intelligence. - Master Sheng Yen

 

41 南北東西都很好，行住坐臥無非道； 心中常抱真慚愧，懺悔報恩品最高。 North, south, east, west - all directions are fine. Walking, resting, sitting, sleeping - these are not separate from the Way. Always maintain a mind of humility. Repentance and repayment of kindness are qualities that will keep you walking on the Way. - Master Sheng Yen

 

40 修行人要開誠佈公、真誠相待，不存邪念惡念， 就是所謂的「直心是道場」。 A practitioner should be honest and sincere, and harbor no evil thoughts. This is the meaning of “a straightforward mind is the ground of the Way.” - Master Sheng Yen

 

當煩惱現前，不要對抗， 要用慚愧心、懺悔心、感恩心來消融。When vexations arise, do not contend with them, but extinguish them with a mind of humility, repentance, and gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

佛在心中，佛在口中，佛在我們的日常生活中。 Buddha in mind, speech, and daily life. - Master Sheng Yen 108

 

37 以退為進、以默為辯、 以奉獻他人為成就自己的最佳方法. Retreat to advance; be silent to debate. These are the best methods to foster self development and to help others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

心不隨境，是禪定的工夫； 心不離境，是智慧的作用。When the mind is undisturbed by circumstances, that is the result of meditative concentration. When the mind is not separate from circumstances, that is the function of wisdom. - Master Sheng Yen