..續本文上一頁he law of causality,you will regret it after the karmic retribution.
If you do not walk the path of Buddhahood,you will regret it after you die.
想要樹立良好的形象，要立德
想要獲得事業的成功，要立志
想要改善自我的生活，要立業
想要贏得後人的緬懷，要立言
Attain virtue to gain repute.
Go into business to improve your life.
Make a plan to succeed in business.
Write with skill to be celebrated by history.
沒有志氣的人
千言萬語好比耳邊風
胸懷大志的人
一言半語皆如及時雨
For the hesitant,a thousand words do not help.
For the determined,a word or two is like spring rain.
人生最大的敵人
不是別人，而是自己
人生最大的勝利
不是製敵，而是克己
You are your biggest enemy.
Subduing yourself is your greatest victory.
濫用則多費
多費則多營
多營則多求
多求則多辱
You must spend greatly to squander greatly.
If you spend greatly,you must scheme grandly.
If you scheme grandly,you will demand greatly.
If you demand greatly,you will be humbled massively.
能寬者爲廣
能廣者爲大
能大者爲容
能容者爲有
A magnanimous person may be learned.
A learned person may be great.
A great person will be tolerant.
A tolerant person may be wealthy.
多讀曆史的名人故事可以養量
多想自己的心胸懷抱可以養志
To cultivate magnanimity,study the lives of the great.
To cultivate determination,weigh your ideals and aspirations.
名利勘不破，道德難以增長
私情放不下，事功難以建立
To cultivate virtue you must renounce fame and gain.
Your career will fail if you don”t renounce selfishness.
甯可認錯，莫要說謊
甯可被怪，莫要負疚
甯可吃虧，莫要結怨
甯可無用，莫要禍世
Better to admit a mistake than to lie.
Better to be wronged than to do wrong.
Better to be taken advantage of than to have bad relations.
Better to be thought useless than to bring ruin to the world.
以寬厚爲師，可以養量
以儉仆爲師，可以養家
以奮發爲師，可以養志
以淡泊爲師，可以養德
Use magnanimity to grow more magnanimous.
Use frugality to sustain your family.
Use earnestness to cultivate your resolve.
Use detachment to enlarge your virtue.
人生的旅途，不怕跑得慢
就怕原地站
人生的事業，不怕不如人
就怕志不立
In your lifelong journey press forward,but relax when things sometimes bog down.
In your lifelong journey be steadfast,but stay calm when you feel overwhelmed.
心高，則氣傲
心浮，則氣躁
心虛，則理明
心實，則志堅
If your mind is proud,you will be arrogant.
If your mind is vacillating,you will be impatient.
If your mind is modest,you will be astute.
If your mind is pragmatic,you will be resolute.
凡人但見「利之爲利」
不知「無害之利」爲大
聖人既見「害之爲害」
尢知「有利之害」爲盛
We must recognize that a good deed that is harmless is far better than one that harms a few.
The wise know that a bad deed that helps somebody is far worse than one that helps nobody.
山珍海味少不了鹽
花語巧語當不了錢
功成名就少不了行
投機取巧少了不功
Salt makes a delicious dish sumptuous.
Honeyed words cannot make you rich.
Practice is rquired for attainment.
Opportunism cannot make you a success.
實務比理論有用
行動比空談有力
勤學比天才有成
苦幹比聰明有功
More useful than theory is practice.
More powerful than words is action.
More valuable than genius is edu-cation.
More practical than intellect is hard work.
若欲杜人之口，菲若自己謹言
若欲塞人之耳，莫若自己慎行
Cautious speech averts eavesdropping.
Cautious behavior arrests gossip.
五、佛光菜根譚之生活
一等婆媳：如母女般的親密
二等婆媳：如朋友般的尊重
叁等婆媳：如君臣般的嚴肅
劣等婆媳：如冤家般的相聚
The first-rate relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is like the intimate relationship between mother and daughter.
The second-rate relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is like the respectful relationship between friends.
The third-rate relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is like the imperious relationship of queen to subject.
The fourth-rate relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the spiteful relationship of two enemies.
一等父母：愛念子女，教以聖賢之道
二等父母：供給無乏，幫助成家立業
叁等父母：溺愛寵信，任其遊蕩非爲
劣等父母：不教不養，經常淩虐施暴 …
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