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When you are tempted to blame the enviroment, first look inward at your mind; when you are tempted to fault others, first reflect
26 莫怨孝子賢孫何其少,但問養育兒女怎 教。
Ask not why one has so few good sons and filial grandsons, ask how one has brought up one”s offsprings.
27 學問的領域重在研究,經驗的範疇則爲實踐。
Research is key to scholarly pursuits; practice is key to genuine experience.
28 漫漫長夜無夢春宵短,茫茫苦海有船彼岸近。
The dark and long nights are easy to pass with dreamless sleep, the other shore across the sea of suffering is easy to reach with the Dharma as your boat.
29 倚般若杵碎萬千障礙,運福德斧建人間淨土。
Wisdom will help us overcome all obstacles, virtues will help us build a pure land on earth.
30 駕行般若船苦海普渡,常登涅槃山心性不動。
Command the ship of prajna (wisdom) and help those on the sea of suffering; climb the mountain of nirvana and keep one”s mind unperturbed.
31 河山猶在,景物遷移;日月長運,人事全非。
As time goes by, one sees that nothing escapes the law of impermenance.
32 天上人間樂與苦,自心造作自身受。
Happiness and suffering are both created by one”s own mind.
33 青山綠水廣長舌,鳥語花香說妙法。
The green mountains and bubbling streams, the chirping birds and fragrant flowers -- everything around you can be an eloquent Dharma teacher if you know where to look.
34 教育爲千秋大業,賢能乃百代楷模。
Education is an undertaking that will have impact for a thousand years, morality is a lodestar that will shine for a hundred generations.
35 水深千丈終見底,山高萬裏海中升。
Even the deepest ocean is not bottomless, even the tallest mountain has a base, everything great starts small.
36 雲門日日是好日,行腳步步履芳草。
For a Buddhist, every day is a good day, everywhere is a good place.
37 世間本無垢與淨,祇緣自起分別心。
The difference between "pure" and "impure" only exists in a discriminating mind.
38 夕陽西下明天見,旭日東升近黃昏。
When the sun sets, remember that it will rise again tomorrow; when the sun rises, remember that the sunset is not far behind.
39 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.
40 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
41 危機化爲轉機時,絕路走出活路人。
Turn a crisis into an opportunity, turn a dead end into a new path.
Heaven and hell are both in one”s mind, there is no attaining
42 天堂地獄由心造,成佛作祖心外無。
Buddhahood outside of one”s mind.
You are already near enlightenment if you are aware of your
43 驚覺執迷已近悟,知迷不悟錯中錯。
faults; you are near a disaster if you refuse to recongize and
Everybody says life is like a dream, so why does everybody refuse
44 人生若夢誰都會說,終生作夢怎 不醒。
to wake from this dream
You can plan and plot your life down to the smallest details, yet it
45 百千計畫忙碌一生,萬緣放下前程似錦。
is when you let go of all self-centered concerns that your life will
As you do not wait till you are thirsty to start digging a well, do not
46 臨渴掘井緩不濟急,即時學佛即時解惑。
wait till you are in trouble to start learning the Dharma.
When you can keep your mind unruffled by the ups and downs in
47 勿因有事而憂,甯爲無事而喜。
life, you will experience true joy.
The study of Ch”an is the study of mind. All phenomena are
48 禅法即是心法,萬法由心生滅。
manifestations of one”s mind.
Whoever wakes from this never-ending dream of ours will be far
49 大夢誰先覺,離夢想顛倒。
removed from illusions and inverted views
50 人上有人,山高水長。
Always keep humility in mind and one can accomplish anything.
Walking is a great way to train one”s body and mind. Walking fast
走路健康煉身,更可修行煉心,快走驅遣妄情,慢走發慧
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helps dispel illusions, walking slowly helps nurture concentration
習定。
and wisdom.
While the moon waxes and wanes, it is always there. When all the
52 月缺月圓日,若晦若明時;風雨無月夜,月亮本常明。
obstructions are removed, it reveals itself.
53 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 i…
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