我們應該常常問自己快樂嗎？真的快樂嗎？快樂，並 不是來自物質條件的刺激，而是內心真正的安定與平 靜。 We should often ask ourselves, "Am I happy?" "Am I truly happy?" Happiness is not some external stimulus, but a genuine sense of wellbeing and serenity - Master Sheng Yen

 

肯定這個世界是不完美的，有「及時雨」，也有「暴 風雨」，便不會過份期待完美了。 If we recognize that the world is imperfect, that showers may, but thunderstorms destroy, then we will not anticipate everything to be perfect. - Master Sheng Yen

 

認知人生不如意事十常八九，不如意乃意料中事，就 不會覺得不自在了。 We have to know that life is full of challenges. If we are mentally prepared for them, then we will not feel obstructed when they arise. - Master Sheng Yen

 

菩薩行者，以出世的心做入世的工作：他們走入社 會、關懷社會、救苦救難，卻不戀棧世間榮華，不貪 求名聞利養，這才是真正的解脫者。 Bodhisattvas have the heart that transcends the world but actions that enter the world. They are involved with the society and help all those who need it, without concerns of worldly fame, recognition, or reward. These are the actions of a truly liberated practitioner. - Master Sheng Yen

 

人生處世，也有「入世」、「出世」兩種態度。入世 ，是參與世間，救濟世界，以助人為己任；出世，則 是隱遁山林，不問世事，自顧自地修行。 In Buddhism there are also such concepts as to "enter the world" and to "transcend the world." To enter the world means to participate in and help the world. It is an attitude that gives primacy to benefitting others. To transcend the world refers to those who prefer to dwell in the mountains and forests and not get involved with worldly affairs so as to focus on spiritual practice - Master Sheng Yen

 

人生處世，有人「混世」，有人「戀世」。混世，是 渾渾噩噩度日，甚至造成世界的混亂；戀世，是對世 間依戀不捨，執著與自己相關的一切。 In Buddhism, to "live in the world" does not mean to merely "be in the world" or to "attach to the world." To merely be in the world can mean to live without any purpose or to live in confusion, creating more problems for the world. To attach to the world can mean to depend on or be concerned with those things that are only relevant to you. - Master Sheng Yen

 

慈悲，並不是做爛好人、做鄉愿，而是做對人有益有 利的事，幫助他人一起提昇心靈的品質和情操。 Compassion does not mean allowing others to walk all over you or be a deferentially phony. Rather, a compassionate person engages in benefitting others and elevating the spiritual environment of humanity. - Master Sheng Yen