先天知命六壬仙道壇

雜亂的土地，長不出優良的作物；

紛亂的心田，開不出智慧的花朵。

Just like fine crops cannot grow in a piece of cluttered land, wisdom cannot blossom in a scattered mind.

攝於寶興永福寺

人之謗我也，與其能辯，不如能容；

人之侮我也，與其能防，不如能化。

When faced with a slander, we should tolerate it rather than try to argue it away. When faced with an insult, we should try to resolve it rather than defend against it.

攝於色達

切勿說人家的短處來突顯自己的長處，也不要驕矜自滿，認為自己擁有的多，而瞧不起那些比我差的人。

Never criticize other people’s weaknesses in order to show off your strengths, nor be snobbish about your assets while belittling others.

人生貪婪，不知道感恩，常生嫉妒、欲望之心，而且喜歡與人比較，又往往「比上不比下」，所以煩惱無盡。這就是「禍」的開始。所謂：「人在福中不知福」。

A greedy ungrateful mind generates jealousies and unruly desires, and keeps comparing oneself with other people, especially those better off. This starts troubles and disasters, which is typical of someone unaware of his blessings.

俗語說：「自欺欺人」。自欺尚且不能，何況欺人？做人要誠實，待人要誠信，才能獲得他人的尊重與信賴。所謂：「人無信不立」。

We should not deceive ourselves, and definitely not deceive other people. We have to be honest and trustworthy in order to earn respect and trust from others. We are nobody if we are not trustworthy.

2018福岡

人生有兩件事不能等待：孝順父母與行善。

There are two things in life that cannot wait: filial duties and good deeds.

恭錄自靜思語

如果想要時時保持快樂，就不要在人我之間製造是非。有些人的煩惱是來自於別人一句無心的話，而他卻有意地接受。這就是無事生非，自尋煩惱。

In order to maintain a peaceful co-existence, it is compulsory not to sow discord among people. A casual remark often disturbs those who would take it too seriously. This is making trouble out of nothing.

《人生雋語集》

看淡自己是般若，看重自己是執著。

恭錄自靜思語

To be humble is to have wisdom. To regard yourself highly is to have attachments.

By Master Cheng Yen

懺悔如流水，能洗滌我們的心田，又如晨曦的陽光褪去了濃霧，漸見光明。

Just as water washes away dust, so repentance purifies the mind. Just as sunshine clears away the fog, so repentance brightens the mind.