謙下尊上，是菩薩行者的重要功課。 Be humble to those below and respectful to those above. Bodhisattva practitioners, study this well! - Master Sheng Yen

 

淨化人心，少欲知足；淨化社會，關懷 他人。 Purify your mind by curbing desire; refine your community with loving kindness for all. - Master Sheng Yen

 

用慚愧心看自己，用感恩心看世界。 Look at yourself with contrition; at the world with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

煩惱消歸自心就有智慧，利益分享他人 便是慈悲。 Wisdom comes at the moment when vexations perish from the mind; compassion is nothing more than sharing benefits with others. - Master Sheng Yen

 

要做無底的垃圾桶，要學無塵的反射 鏡。 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

 

學佛的人，有兩大任務：莊嚴國土，成 熟眾生。 Two great tasks lie before Buddhists: to bring grace and beauty to the land in which they live and to help sentient beings grow spiritually. - Master Shng Yen

 

包容別人時，雙方的問題就解決了。 Disputes are best settled by tolerance. - Master Sheng Yen