..續本文上一頁ctive thought teaches righteousness.
One righteous thought brings you to paradise.
表現“真理”的最高境界是“因果”
學習“做人”的最高境界是“圓滿”
The law of causality is the central truth.
Compatibility is the essence of getting along.
外道不可怕，邪道才可怕
迷信不可怕，邪信才可怕
Don”t fear non-Buddhist thinking.
Fear perverted thinking.
Don”t fear superstition.
Fear perverted faith.
知足如點金石，可使接觸的東西變黃金—幸福
感恩如仙女棒，可使所處的境界變境土—快樂
Happiness is the philosopher”s stone that turns everything into gold.
Gratitude is the magic wand that turns every place into a pureland.
蒸氣是雨水之因，有蒸氣之因，才有雨水之果
理想是現實之因，有理想之因，才有現實之果
Evaporation is the cause,and rain the effect;rain is the fruit of evapo-ration.
The ideal is the cause,and its realization the effect;realization is the fruit of an ideal.
種善因得善果，種惡因得惡果，人是自己的圓丁
存好心得好報，存歹心得歹報，心是自己的主人
Good or bad fruit comes from good or bad causes and conditions;you are your own gardener.
Good or bad karmic justice comes from good or ill will;you are the master of your will.
月亮不一定要圓滿，殘缺也是一種美
人生不一定要擁有，享有也是一份福
Don”t wish for a full round moon;deficiency also has beauty.
Don”t seek possessions;pleasure without property is wealth.
小覺小悟，久而久之，自能大徹大悟
小因小緣，日積月累，自成大因大緣
Small steps to enlightenment reach enlightenment at the end.
Accumulated small causes and conditions find great causes and con-ditions in the end.
水，不爲外境所動，即能波瀾不生
心，不爲外境所動，即能堅忍其性
Water is quiet if not stirred by wind.
Mind perseveres if not stirred by distractions.
造惡如欠債，欠債當受報
受報如還債，還債即解脫
Doing evil leads to karmic retri-bution.
Karmic retribution pays your debt and leads to liberation.
幽默是睿智的禅心，它是自我解嘲，而非取笑別人
诙諧是智慧的言談，它是自我調侃，而非諷刺別人
Humor is the Ch”an mind of wis-dom that laughs at self,not others.
Humor is the speech of wisdom that mocks self,not others.
因果並非命定，認命的人不會進步
業報由于自造，玩命的人不能善終
The law of causality is not destiny;those who yield to destiny cannot progress.
Karmic justice is determined by actions;those who act thoughtlessly cannot earn karmic merit.
父母是幼年的偶像
老師是學生的偶像
聖賢是成人的偶像
佛陀是衆生的偶像
Parents are models for children.
Teachers are models for students.
Sages are models for grown-ups.
The Buddha is the model for all.
只要有根，當春雷驚蟄，就能頂天立地，枝繁茂盛
只要有翼，當秋風吹起，就能展翅上揚，探索碧空
With roots,a tree thrives after a spring rain.
With wings,a bird soars in the autumn wind.
只要有德，當時機成熟，就能樹立形象，贏得人敬
只要有道，當因緣聚會，就能照破無明，見自本性
With virtue,respect is granted in the ripeness of time.
With t”ao(way)，causes and condi-tions help you overcome ignorance to realize your Buddha nature.
施舍者，內入見己，外不見人，中不見物，雖粒米之施，當如萬種之粟
利人者，望人回報，計己之能，美施之物，雖百億金銀，難比一文之值
There is no merit in giving millions when you wish for a reward.
A grain of rice given without attachment is the same as a thousand bushels.
信心如璎珞，可以令人身心莊嚴
信心如手杖，可以令人行進無憂
信心如寶藏，可以令人獲得財富
信心如城池，可以令人安全無慮
Faith is your jewel of body and mind.
Faith is your walking stick.
Faith is your fortune;faith is your treasure.
Faith is your mortar and brick.
學道容易入道難
入道容易守道難
守道容易悟道難
悟道容易行道難
Easy to learn the path,harder to find it.
Easy to walk the path,harder to stay on it.
Hard is enlightenment,easy to look for it.
Hard to practice it,harder than finding it.
能忍者必有力
能忍者必有勇
能忍者必有智
能忍者必有仁
Those who endure are powerful,brave,wise,and benevolent.
善的一半，眼前雖然看似吃虧，最後必然會勝利
惡的一半，本來雖會占些便宜，最後注定要失敗
The world is half good and half bad.
Though the good half seems to be losing,it will win in the long run.
Thouht evil seizes the initial advantage,it will fail in the end.
歲寒叁友：松、竹、梅
宇宙叁要：天、地、人
人生叁德：智、仁、勇
心中叁毒：貪、瞋、癡
Three friends of the cold winter are pine,bamboo,and plum.
Three elements of the universe are heaven,earth,and humanity.
Three virtues of living are wis-dom,benevolence,and courage.
Three poisons of mind are greed,hatred,and ignorance.
心中有人，是立德、立言、立功之本
心中有佛，是修真、修善、修美之道
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