31a 有相無相有無相，真空假空真假空. Existence and emptiness are one and the same. - Master Sheng Yen

 

修行境：身是菩提樹，心如明鏡臺。What characterizes a practitioner: The body is the Bodhi tree, the mind a mirror bright. - Master Sheng Yen

 

28a 世俗境：身如玉樹臨風，心如平湖秋月。 What characterizes an ordinary person: The body is a tree swaying in the wind, the mind a placid lake with the reflection of the autumn. moon. - Master Sheng Yen

 

交友應交直諒多聞，信佛當避怪力亂神，學法幸勿到處摸門，敬僧切忌盲從個人。Make friends with those who are honest, sincere, and knowledgeable; have faith in the Buddhas without getting caught up by the occult; learn the Dharma without dabbling around; revere the Sangha without blindly following any individual. - Master Sheng Yen

 

26a 多福少福當培福，知恩念恩必報恩。 Whether one finds oneself with or without blessings, continue to cultivate them; recognize and remember the kindness of others and never neglect to repay it. - Master Sheng Yen

 

慈悲心化解怨敵，智慧心驅除煩惱。A mind of kindness and compassion will resolve any rivalry ; a mind of wisdom will dispel all vexations Master Sheng Yen

 

24a 恭敬心護持三寶，清淨心弘法利生。 Uphold the Three Jewels with a mind of reverence, spread the Dharma and benefit others with a mind of purity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

23s 堅韌心易度難關，長遠心可成大事。 Persistence will get you through everything, resilience will help you achieve anything. - Master Sheng Yen

 

22a 懷恩報恩恩相續，飲水思源源不絕。As we conserve and cherish our water source so that water will never run dry, recognize and repay the kindness of others so that the chain of kindness will continue,. - Master Sheng Yen

 

慚愧心增長福德，懺悔心消滅罪障。 Virtues are cultivated through a sense of contrition, karmic obstructions are eliminated through a mind of repentance. - Master Sheng Yen

 

20a 感恩心體驗生活，精進心善用生命。 View every experience in life with gratitude, make good use of one's life with diligence. - Master Sheng Yen

 

危機化為轉機時，絕路走出活路人。 Turn a crisis into an opportunity, turn a dead end into a new path. - Master Sheng Yen

 

18a 天堂地獄由心造，成佛作祖心外無。Heaven and hell are both in one's mind, there is no attaining Buddhahood outside of one's mind. - Master Sheng Yen

 

驚覺執迷已近悟，知迷不悟錯中錯。 You are already near enlightenment if you are aware of your faults; you are near a disaster if you refuse to recognize and rectify them. - Master Sheng Yen

 

16a 人生若夢誰都會說，終生作夢怎麼不醒。Everybody says life is like a dream, so why does everybody refuse to wake from this dream? - Master Sheng Yen

 

禪法即是心法，萬法由心生滅。The study of Ch'an is the study of mind. All phenomena are manifestations of one's mind. - Master Sheng Yen

 

14a 勿因有事而憂，寧為無事而喜。When you can keep your mind unruffled by the ups and downs in life, you will experience true joy. - Sheng Yen

 

臨渴掘井緩不濟急，即時學佛即時解惑。As you do not wait till you are thirsty to start digging a well, do not wait till you are in trouble to start learning the Dharma. - Master Sheng Yen

 

12a 百千計畫忙碌一生，萬緣放下前程似錦。You can plan and plot your life down to the smallest details, yet it is when you let go of all self-centered concerns that your life will finally flourish. - Master Sheng Yen

 

你心我心同佛心，知福惜福多培福。 Your mind and my mind are exactly the same as the Buddha's mind; recognize, cherish, and nurture our blessings. - Master Sheng Yen

 

10a 涓滴之恩湧泉以饋，一飯之施粉身相報。 Repay one drop of kindness with abundant generosity, return the favor of one meal with utmost devotion. - Master Sheng Yen

 

9a 取水飲水以水飲人，受恩謝恩用恩謝人。 When you have water to drink, share it with others; when you receive kindness from others, repay it with gratitude. - Master Sheng Yen

 

解開愛恨情仇心結，學習慈悲喜捨心量。 Untie the knot of love and hate, of passions and enmity; instead, learn the generosity of kindness and compassion, of sympathetic joy and equanimity. - Master Sheng Yen

 

若不善用財富利益世人，便像錦衣夜行暗自驕矜。 One who does not use his wealth to benefit others is analogous to one who is all dressed up in complete darkness where no one can see him -- it is vain and foolish. - Master Sheng Yen

 

感恩是終生受用的福報，懷恨乃永世糾纏的魔障。Harboring gratitude will nurture blessings that you can use all your life, harboring hatred will create obstructions that follow you. - Master Sheng Yen