財富如流水，布施如挖井。井愈深，水愈多；布施的愈多，財富則愈大。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Wealth is like flowing water, and giving like the digging of a well. Dig deeper and more water flows in; give more and wealth multiplies - Master Sheng Yen 108

 

應該忙中有序的趕工作，不要緊張兮兮的搶時間。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Finish your work quickly, but in an orderly manner; don't become nervous trying to compete with time itself. - Master Sheng Yen

 

108b 任勞者必堪任怨，任事者必遭批評。怨言之下有慈忍，批評之中藏金玉。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Work hard and others may resent you, take up a task and risk criticism; compassion lies within harsh words, treasure buried deep within criticism. - Master Sheng Yen

 

107b 每一個孩子，都是幫助父母成長的小菩薩。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Every child is a little bodhisattva that helps his or her parents grow. - Master Sheng Yen

 

106b 經常少欲知足的人，才是無虞匱乏的富人。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Having few desires bring riches without worry。- Master Sheng Yen

 

105b 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) With teenagers: use care, not worry; guidance, not control; communication, not authority. Master Sheng - Yen 108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I

 

104b 愛你的孩子，與其擔心，不如祝福吧！ 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) To truly love your children, give them your blessings rather than burden them with your worry! - Master Sheng Yen

 

103b 喜愛的就想佔有，討厭的就會排斥，患得患失，煩惱就來了。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) 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

 

102b 眼光，是你的智慧；運氣，是你的福德。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Insight comes from wisdom; good fortune, from merit. - Master Sheng Yen

 

101b 能不亂丟垃圾，隨時清撿垃圾，都是做的功德。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) A couple's relationship should be based on mutual respect, not argument. - Master Sheng Yen

 

99b 要做無底的垃圾桶，要學無塵的反射鏡。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Be a bottomless receptacle for the ills of the world; study to be a spotless mirror that reflects the world as it is. - Master Sheng Yen

 

98b 用慚愧心看自己，用感恩心看世界。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Look at yourself with contrition; at the world with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

97b 煩惱消歸自心就有智慧，利益分享他人便是慈悲。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Wisdom comes at the moment when vexations perish from the mind; compassion is nothing more than sharing benefits with others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

96b 淨化人心，少欲知足；淨化社會，關懷他人。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Purify your mind by curbing desire; refine your community with loving kindness for all. - Master Sheng Yen

 

95b 面對生活，要有「最好的準備，最壞的打算」。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Live life this way: the best plan anticipates the worst scenario. - Master Sheng Yen

 

94b 擔心，是多餘的折磨；用心，是安全的動力。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Worry causes needless injury! Mindfulness brings security. - Master Sheng Yen

 

93b 財富如流水，布施如挖井。井愈深，水愈多；布施的愈多，財富則愈大。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Wealth is like flowing water, and giving like the digging of a well. Dig deeper and more water flows in; give more and wealth multiplies - Master Sheng Yen

 

92a 只要還有一口呼吸在，就有無限的希望，就是最大的財富。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Even with a single breath remaining, hope is unlimited, and that is untold wealth. - Master Sheng Yen

 

91b 死亡不是喜事，也不是喪事，而是一件莊嚴的佛事。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Death is neither a happy event nor a cause for mourning, but a call to practice our faith seriously - Master Sheng Yen

 

90b 超越死亡三原則：不要尋死、不要怕死、不要等死。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集) Three principles to transcend death: don't seek it, don't fear it, don't wait for it. - Master Sheng Yen