37a 我們應該常常問自己快樂嗎？真的快樂嗎？快樂，並不是來自物質條件的刺激，而是內心真正的安定與平靜。We should often ask ourselves, "Am I happy?" "Am I truly happy?" Happiness is not some external stimulus, but a genuine sense of wellbeing and serenity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

後悔是煩惱，懺悔是修行。Regret is a kind of emotional affliction. Repentance is a practice. - Master Sheng Yen

 

35a 擔心、憂心沒有用，留心、用心卻是需要的。 Being anxious and worrisome is useless. Being mindful and focused is a must. - Master Sheng Yen

 

34a 心理上準備受挫折，就不怕有挫折。 If you are prepared for a setback, then you will not fear setbacks. - Master Sheng Yen

 

把心情放輕鬆，生病時還是一樣地生活，一樣地做該做的事，就能病得很健康。 Relax when you are sick, carry on and do what you must do. This is a healthy way to handle sickness. - Master Sheng Yen

 

32a 人生不可能一帆風順，身體難免有病痛，工作難免受阻礙，自然環境難免起災害；只要心安，就有平安。It is impossible to have a carefree life; our bodies may experience sickness and pain, our work may be troublesome, the environment may be beset with calamity. But if our mind is at peace, then we will be at peace. - Master Sheng Yen

 

31a 把不如意的事當成是有意思的體驗，就會有不同的收穫。Take adversity as something interesting, you will harvest a very different crop. - Master Sheng Yen

 

30a 把生病當成是一種體驗，也就不苦。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第四集) Take your illness as an experience. Then it will not be suffering. - Master Sheng Yen

 

病不一定苦，窮不一定苦，勞動不一定苦，心苦才是真正的苦。Sickness need not be a source of suffering; the same is true for poverty and physical labor. But when the mind is distressed, that is true suffering. Master Sheng Yen

 

28a 人生的苦與樂，往往來自心的體驗。若能把人生的苦樂，當成是增長慈悲心和智慧心的過程，就是大自在人。The suffering and joy you feel comes from the mind's perception. If you take all of life's favorable and adverse experiences as a process to develop wisdom and compassion, then that you are free. Master Sheng Yen

 

27a 心中不存得失想，便是世間無事人。無事不是沒事做、不做事，而是做事、任事之間，心中沒有罣礙。If you do not entertain self-referential thoughts of gain and loss, then in Chan you are "one with nothing to do." Nothing to do does not literally mean doing nothing. Rather, it means your mind is unobstructed when you engage in any task. - Master Sheng Yen

 

26a 只要常以眾人的安樂為安樂，以眾生的幸福為幸福，必然就是一個平安的人了。 We will be a harmonious and peaceful person if we take the peace, joy, and fortunes of others as our own source of joy, peace, and fortune. - Master Sheng Yen

 

25a 人人都可助人，真心的讚美人、鼓勵人、安慰人，給人勉勵、疏導，就是在幫助人。 Everyone has the capacity to help others. We can help others through our sincere appreciation, encouragement, consolation, and guidance - Master Sheng Yen

 

24a 事情的成功與否，雖然不去計較，然而一分努力、一份用心，都是增上緣。 We should not get caught up with success and failure. The diligence and thoughtfulness we put into our work, irrespective of its outcome, can be translated into favorable conditions for our own growth. - Master Sheng Yen

 

23a 能有因緣的認知，便能從憂苦煩惱得到解脫。 Someone who understands causes and conditions can be freed from the bondage of suffering and afflictions. - Master Sheng Yen

 

22a 因是主觀的條件，緣是客觀的因素；主觀的條件可以掌握，客觀的因素則要經營。 A "cause" can be understood as the main factor, our own subjective initiative; "conditions" are objective, auxiliary factors. We can control the "cause" but the "conditions" must be cultivated and fostered. - Master Sheng Yen

 

21a 開花結果是自然現象，開花而不結果也是正常，這就是因緣。 Flowers blossoming and bearing fruit is a natural phenomenon. Flowers blossoming and not bearing fruit is also natural. Both accord with the workings of causes and conditions. - Master Sheng Yen

 

20a 人如果只追求快樂，而不願意負責任，這種快樂並不持久，而往往成為心理上的負擔。 Pursuing happiness without taking responsibilities produces a happiness that is short-lived and burdensome. - Master Sheng Yen

 

19a 當我們為他人奉獻時，自己就是在成長，會有一種成就感；這種成長與成就感交織的喜悅，乃是欣慰的快 樂。When we offer ourselves to the benefit of others, we grow. We feel a sense of accomplishment. Such feelings bring joy and consolation. - Master Sheng Yen

 

18a 以厭惡、仇恨心看世界，或讓欲望無止盡地增長，都與快樂背道而馳。When we look at the world with hatred, revenge, and insatiable desire, we drive happiness far away. - Master Sheng Yen

 

17a 多一分奉獻心，少一點自私自利，就有平安，就會快樂。 Benefitting others more and lessening selfishness, brings peace, harmony, and happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

 

16a 多做好事，多給人方便，是功德財；觀念正確，懂得化解煩惱，是智慧財。To do good deeds and help others leads to wealth in blessings. Correct views and the knowledge to alleviate vexations is wealth in wisdom. - Master Sheng Yen