58bb 一帆風順時，不要得意忘形； 一波三折時，不必灰心喪志。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Don't get carried away when the sailing is smooth; don't lose heart and give up when the boat starts to toss and turn. - Master Sheng Yen

 

57bb 如果心量狹小又貪得無厭， 縱然生活富裕，仍然不會快樂幸福。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) A narrow mind and insatiable greed will deprive even the wealthy of happiness. - Master Sheng Yen

 

56bb 人生要在平淡中求進步，又在艱苦中見其光輝。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Advance your life in simplicity. Shine in difficulty. - Master Sheng Yen

 

55bb 人生要在安定中求富足，又在鍛鍊中見其莊嚴。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Seek abundance in calm and stability; See dignity in adversity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

54bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

53bb 雖然身為平常人， 責任心要擔起來，執著心應放下些。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

52bb 說話算話，用真心講實話， 用好心講好話，就是立言。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

51bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

50bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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 108

 

49bb 只要無所貪求，無所執著，即能保有尊嚴，他人是奈何不得的。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) With no greed and no grasping, you can maintain your dignity and be unaffected by others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

48bb 若能珍惜當下每一個因緣，每一個當下， 都是獨一無二的。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) If you can cherish causes and conditions as they transpire from moment to moment, then each moment is unique. - Master Sheng Yen

 

47bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

46bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Nothing around you is either good or bad, but seems so according to how you look at it. - Master Sheng Yen

 

45bb 不要跟他人比高比低，只要自己盡心盡力。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Don't measure yourself as high or low in comparison to others. Just work with all your heart and mind. - Master Sheng Yen

 

44bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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. - Master Sheng Yen

 

43bb 若能真正放下一切，就能包容一切，擁有一切。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) If you truly let go of everything, then you can encompass everything and everything becomes yours. - Master Sheng Yen

 

42bb 慈悲是具有理智的感情， 智慧是富有彈性的理智。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Compassion is judicious affection. Wisdom is flexible intelligence. - Master Sheng Yen

 

41bb 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。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

40bb 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」。 【聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) 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

 

39bb 當煩惱現前，不要對抗， 要用慚愧心、懺悔心、感恩心來消融。 聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) When vexations arise, do not contend with them, but extinguish them with a mind of humility, repentance, and gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

38bb 佛在心中，佛在口中，佛在我們的日常生活中。 聖嚴法師 108 自在語】(第二集) Buddha in mind, speech, and daily life. - Master Sheng Yen