Share your power and wealth with all,but treat your joys and suffering as causes and conditions of your own. - Master Sheng Yen

Don't be deterred by life's trials and tribulations, don't be corrupted by worldly pleasures and indulgence. - Master Sheng Yen

Interprete everything positively, consider everything from a different angle, and do not falter in pursuing one's goals. - Master Sheng Yen

Letting go is not giving up, rather it helps one take on new challenges. One cannot take on anything without first letting go. One who can take on and let go of anything in peace is truly free. - Master Sheng Yen

Carrying a bowl filled with alms from a thousand households, I am a lone monk with a bamboo cane who has travelled ten thousand miles; knowing that all comes and goes according to causes and conditions, when causes and conditions dissipate I let go of what's in my mind. - Master Sheng Yen

Go on a pilgrimage to improve your practice, prayers will be answered and vows will be fulfilled; be respectful, listen intently and sing wholeheartedly, prostrate yourself after every three steps; your body and mind will feel refreshed, karmic obstructions will be removed while blessings and wisdom increase. - Master Sheng Yen

Recite often the name of Guan Yin, Bodhisattva Avalokitesavara, and you will find your way to a peaceful mind, a peaceful life. - Master Sheng Yen