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

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

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 recongize and rectify them. - Master Sheng Yen

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

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

雨露霜雪本無主，風雲雷電應時現。 As soon as thunder and lightning begin, one can expect a rain storm to follow. This is the workings of causes and conditions. - Master Sheng Yen

戲外看戲忘了戲，夢中作夢不知夢。 Those watching a play often forget it is only a play, those dreaming often forget they are in a dream. - Master Sheng Yen