與其爭取不可能得到的東西，不如善自珍惜運用所擁 有的。 Rather than fighting for something you cannot get, it is better to cherish and use what you already have. - Master Sheng Yen

 

處理私人的事可以用「情」，處理公共事務，就必須 用「理」。 It is all right to express feelings in handling personal affairs, but you must use a principled approach in public matters. - Master Sheng Yen

 

人生第一要務是學做人，那就是盡心、盡力、盡責、 盡份。 The first important task in life is to learn to be a good and useful person. Work with all your heart and mind to the best of your ability, according to what is required of you. - Master Sheng Yen

 

人往往因為沒有認清自己，而給自己帶來不必要的困 擾。 People usually have no insight into themselves and consequently cause themselves unnecessary trouble. - Master Sheng Yen

 

把病交給醫生，把命交給菩薩，如此一來，自己就是 沒有事的健康人。 Let the doctor care for your disease. Let the bodhisattva care for your life. Once you do this you will become a healthy person with no worries. - Master Sheng Yen

 

把自我的利害得失放下，才能有通達天地萬物的智 慧。 Will I gain or lose, be helped or harmed? Put that down! Then you will develop penetrating wisdom that encompasses heaven and earth and all phenomena. - Master Sheng Yen

 

凡事先不要著急，找對人，用對方法，在適當的時機 ，即可安然過關。 First, have no worries no matter what you do. Simply choose the right person, adopt the right approach, and when the time is right, you will overcome what is before you. - Master Sheng Yen