..續本文上一頁angry, also be compassionate.
When you are compassionate,also be serious.
When you own something, you can enjoy giving.
When you practice joyful giving, you can feel you own something.
若能以「牛馬」精神服務大衆
必爲大家尊敬
若能以「龍象」姿態成就事業
必爲社會中堅
If we serve others like cattle or horses, we will be respected.
If we succeed in business like the dragon or elephant, we can be society”s elite.
面對苦惱時,不要傷心流淚
要以悲憤爲力量
面對委屈時,不要歎息失望
要以忍耐爲擔當
面對誘惑時,不要虛榮迷茫
要以禅定爲舟航
面對榮耀時,不要患得患失
要以克製爲良方
Facing trouble,don”t be sad and weep, but transform sorrow to strength.
Facing grievance,don”t sigh and be disappointed, but shoulder it with patience.
Facing temptation, don”t be lost, but sail on with meditation, and mindfulness.
Facing honor, don”t calculate gain or loss, but be restrained.
六、佛光菜根譚之啓示
001
人若自大,其實正顯示自己的無知
人能謙虛,其實正表示自己的無求
Arrogance betrays ignorance.
modesty reveals contentment.
002
能不計一時成敗
才能成就千秋之偉業
能不計個人得失
才能圖謀萬民之福祉
Indifference to defeat frees you for great deeds.
Indifference to gain frees you for great service
003
有遠見者,看未來而不看眼前
有抱負者,積德業而不積盛名
有作爲者,爭千秋而不爭一時
有弘願者,爲大衆而不爲自己
Wise people look to the future,not to today.
Right-aspiring people prefer virtue to status.
Able people prefer great deeds to a moment”s fame.
People who embrace a great vow work for everybody,not just themselves.
004
不懂反省的人
永遠看不到自己的缺點
不肯奮發的人
永遠用不到自己的長處
Examine yourself to learn your faults.
Work hard to make your merits useful.
005
失意時要“退一步想”,自我沈潛
得意時要“想下一步”,自我惕厲
When things are not going well,stay calm.
When things are going well,plan for a crisis.
006
爲人,群而不嘗,則可以留美名
爲將,敗而不降,則可以垂青史
爲臣,公而不私,則可以揚後世
爲君,屈而不辱,則可以傳千古
Whoever gets along well can be famous.
A general who does not yield will be cheered.
An official who is impartial will be praised.
A ruler who overcomes dishonor will be revered.
007
成功要靠自己努力,別無他途
失敗要靠自己檢討,猶有可爲
There is no success except by hard work.
Success comes when you learn from your failure.
008
有豐富的內涵
才能散發優雅的氣質
有沈潛的蘊釀
才能奮發生命的動力
Kindness and patience reveal your grace.
Calm preparation can revive your prospects.
009
學問在于治心
心不治,縱學無益
思惟在于悟理
理不悟,縱思無益
Training that does not discipline the mind is useless.
Thought that does not enlighten is worthless.
010
常對群衆不滿,終遭群衆遺棄
常覺自己不足,終能進德修業
Whoever is too ambitious will be discarded.
Whoever confronts his failings can succeed.
011
自尊要防止傲慢,傲慢不能進步
自謙要防止自卑,自卑不能成功
Be confident,but avoid the trap of arrogance.
Be modest ,but avoid the error of self-contempt.
012
做事可以失敗,但不能做人失敗
過去可以失敗,但不能未來失敗
Your business has failed,but your life goes on.
Your business failed yesterday,not tomorrow.
013
功名富貴都是人世虛榮
胸襟浩大才是人生受用
Wealth and position are empty glories.
Magnanimity achieves great success.
014
要做老大,先要懂得做老二
要做主管,先要懂得做屬下
If you wish to be first,learn to be second.
If you wish to be boss,learn how to labor.
015
說話斷人希望,也是殺生
助成別人因緣,也是護生
Speech that deepens despair is a kind of knife.
Providing good causes and conditions saves others from harm.
016
世間上沒有小人物
只要發大心,就是大人物
世間上沒有大問題
只要虛其心,就沒大不了
No one is small who aspires greatly.
No problem is large when prospects are modest.
017
知過改過是求得心安的最好辦法
知恩報恩是增品進德的最佳途徑
For peace of mind,correct your errors.
To cultivate virtue,repay favors.
018
改變自己最大的力量就是忏悔
肯定自己最大的力量就是發心
Repentance has the greatest transforming power.
Aspiration is the greatest confidence builder.
019
最容易毀滅人生的就是煩惱
最容易成就偉人的就是逆境
Defilement is the most destructive thing in life.
Disadvantage is the best condition for success.
020
有突破困難的決心
才能獲得良機
有接受失敗的勇氣
才會獲致成功
Determination to…
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