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1.謙下尊上，是菩薩行者的重要功課。
Be humble to those below and show respect to those above.These are important lessons for a
bodhisattva practitioner.
2.用奉獻代替爭取，以惜福代替享福。
Dedication rather than competition.Cherish blessings rather than indulgence.
3.自愛愛人，愛一切眾生；自救救人，救一切眾生。
Love yourself, others,and all sentient beings; rescue yourself,others, and all sentient beings.
4.利他，是不求果報及回饋的清淨心。
An altruistic mind is a pure mind that does not ask for any result or reward.
5.佔有、奉獻都是愛，但有自利和利人的差別；佔有是自我貪取的私愛，奉獻是無私喜捨的大愛。
The essence of possession and giving is love, but, one benefits the self, the second benefits others. Possession is self craving; giving stems from a great love that is selfless, joyful, and equanimous.
6.道理是拿來要求自己，不是用來苛求他人。
Self-disciplined by principle the bodhisattva does not demand of others what is inappropriate or impossible.
7.要有當別人墊腳石的心量，要有成就他人的胸襟。
A bodhisattva is broad-minded and big-hearted. He is the steppingstone and path to accomplishment for others.
8.讓人產生誤解，就是自己的不是。
When others misunderstand you,first realize that the fault lies with you.
9.做事時多為別人想一想，犯錯時多對自己看一看。
At a task think of others;in a mistake, look to yourself.
10.以禮讓對方來成就自我，以尊重對方來化解敵意，以稱讚對方來增進和諧。
Accomplish your own ends by honoring others; reconcile hostility with respect to others; increase
harmony with praise of others.
11.放不下自己是沒有智慧，放不下他人是沒有慈悲。
One who cannot let go of himself lacks wisdom; one who cannot let go of others lacks compassion.
12.與人相遇，一聲「我為你祝福！」就能贏得友誼，獲得平安。
Greet others with a blessing, gain friendship and peace at the same time.
13.對人付出友誼，伸出援手，就是在散發和樂平安的光芒。
Show friendship and extend a helping hand and you will emit the radiance of harmony, happiness, and peace.
14.少點口舌少是非，多點真誠多平安。
Less quarreling leads to less controversy; more sincerity leads to more peace.
15.肯定自己的優點是自信，瞭解自己的缺點是成長，善解他人的立場是尊重。
To affirm your strengths is selfconfidence;to know your defects is growth; to understand others is respect.
16.要把眾生的幸福提起，要把自我的成就放下。
Care for sentient beings and let go of your achievement.
17.與下屬共事，當以關懷代替責備，以勉勵代替輔導，以商量代替命令。
When working together with a subordinate, show concern not blame,encouragement not arrogance,
consultation not authority.
18.剛強者傷人不利己，柔忍者和眾必自安。
A forceful and stubborn person only hurts others without helping himself;a mild and patient person is at peace with himself and others.
19.安人者必然是和眾者，服人者必然是柔忍者，因為和能合眾，柔能克剛。
To calm people you must harmonize with them. To gain respect, be a person who is mild and patient, for harmony unites people and mildness diffuses severity.
20.生命的意義在不斷的學習與奉獻之中，成就了他人，也成長了自己。
The meaning of life lies in constant learning and dedication;helping others leads to self-growth.
21.有智慧作分寸的人，一定不會跟人家喋喋不休。
If wisdom is your measure,you will refrain from idle chatter.
22.和和氣氣與人相處，平平安安日子好過。
Friendliness towards others brings a life of peace.
23.聰明的人，不一定有智慧，愚魯的人，不一定沒有智慧；智慧不等於知識，而是對人處事的態度。
A bright person is not necessarily wise;a dull person not necessarily foolish.Wisdom is not the same as knowledge;it lies in how you treat others and handle yourself.
24.為他人減少煩惱是慈悲，為自己減少煩惱是智慧。
Compassion is to reduce others’ vexations;wisdom is to reduce your own.
25.不要拿自己的鞋子叫別人穿，也不要把別人的問題變成自己的問題。
Do not force others to wear your shoes;do not confuse others’ problems with your own.
26.勤於照顧眾人的苦難是大福報，樂於處理大家的問題是大智慧。
Great merit lies in attending to others’ suffering; Great wisdom lies in helping them solve their problems.
27.認清世間一切現象都是無常的事實，就能完成內心世界的真正平安。
Once you realize that all phenomena in this world are impermanent, you will attain true inner peace.
28.逢人結恩不結怨，必能和諧相處、生活愉快。
Reap gratitude not hatred—you will live in harmony and joy.
29.一個笑容，一句好話，都是廣結善緣的大布施。
A smile and a kind word are great giving that sow favorable conditions.
30.只要少鬧一些無意義的情緒，便能少製造一些不必要的煩惱。
If you can reduce meaningless emotions,you will avoid unnecessary trouble.
31.奉獻是為了報恩，懺悔是為了律己。
Dedication repays gratitude;repentance disciplines the self.
32.凡是盡心盡力以利益他人來成長自己的人，便是一位成功者。
Do your best to benefit others and in the process improve yourself.This is the measure of success.
33.做人處事要「內方」而「外圓」，「內方」就是原則，「外圓」就是通達。
How should you conduct yourself and deal with others? Be “square inside”—live by principle; and “round outside”—exercise expedience.
34.當我們無力幫助他人，至少可以停止傷害別人。
If you cannot help others,then at l east refrain from hurting them.
35.多積一點口德，少造一點口過，就是培福求福的大功德。
Increase virtue in your speech;decrease ill will in speaking.These great merits will nurture blessings.
◎聖嚴法師108自在語(第二集) 簡單生活
36.人生要在和諧中求發展，又在努力中見其希望。
Pursue what you will in harmony;keep hope in exertion.
37.少點成敗得失心，多點及時努力的精進心，成功機率自然會增加。
Reduce the mind of gain and loss;and direct your effort to timely endeavor,and successful is likely.
38.家庭的溫暖在於互敬互愛，家庭的可貴在於互助互諒。
The warmth of a family lies in mutual respect and love; the value of a family lies in mutual help and understanding.
39.做老闆，得失心要少一些，把誠心、信譽放在心上，便會有勝算。
As a boss, reduce the mind of gain and loss. Always keep honor and integrity in mind, so success will not pass you by.
40.聽到流言，先要靜下心來反省自己，有則改之，無則勉之。如果心浮氣躁，流言的殺傷力會更大。
When you hear gossip, calm down and examine yourself—correct mistakes and guard against new ones. Instability and impatience make gossip worse.
41.內心的苦難，增長我們的智慧；生活的苦難，增進我們的福報。
Suffering in our hearts increases our wisdom; hardship in our lives engenders appreciation of merit.
42.對於「生命」，要充滿無限的希望；對於「死亡」，要隨時做好往生的準備。
Life, always hopeful;death, always imminent.
43.清楚知道自己的「需要」，化解個人欲望的「想要」。
Know clearly what you “need”;get rid of what you “want”.
44.凡事要正面解讀，逆向思考。
Treat the positive and the negative with a positive attitude.
45.失敗了再努力，成功了要更努力，便是安業樂業的準則。
With failure, strive again; with success,redouble your effort. This is the principle for peace and happiness in business.
46.環保最重要的觀念就是「簡樸」，簡樸一點過生活，就是生活環保。
Simplicity itself improves and protects the environment.
47.成熟的人不在乎過去，聰明的人不懷疑現在，豁達的人不擔心未來。
Maturity cares not about the past; wisdom does not doubt the present; an open-mind does not worry about the future.
48.順逆兩種境遇都是增上因緣，要以平常心與感恩心相待。
Both favorable and unfavorable conditions strengthen us; treat them with equanimity and gratitude.
49.過去、未來、名位、職稱，都要看成與自己無關，但求過得積極、活得快樂，便是幸福自在的人生。
Treat past, future, fame,and position as not yours;try to live a happy and positive life;that itself is a life of bliss and freedom.
50.學歷不代表身分，能力不代表人格，名位不代表品德，工作沒有貴賤，觀念及行為卻能決定一切。
A diploma does not represent social standing; capability does not determine personality; fame does not bespeak virtue. No job is really high or low, only convention makes these distinctions.
51.化解不愉快的方法，是要誠懇、主動、明快，不要猶豫、被動、等待。
Reconcile unhappiness with sincerity,affirmation, and decisiveness,rather than hesitation, passivity,
and vacillation.
52.做世間事，沒有一樣沒有困難，只要抱著信心和耐心去做，至少可以做出一些成績。
Worldly matters are never easy; but approach them with confidence and patience,and achievement will surely follow.
53.活在當下，不悔惱過去，不擔心未來。
Live the present with no regret about the past and no regard for the future.
54.減輕壓力的好辦法，就是少存一些得失心，多用一點欣賞心。
Reduce stress by diminishing the mind of gain and loss and increasing the mind of appreciation.
55.對於過去，無怨無悔；對於未來，積極準備；對於現在，步步踏實。
No resentment or regret about the past;active, positive preparation for the future with stability in every step.
56.不要光是口說感恩，必須化為報恩的行動。
Don’t talk gratitude; act it.
57.凡事先不要著急，找對人，用對方法，在適當的時機，即可安然過關。
Have no worry as you pass through the day. Find the right person; use the right method; the right moment will arise.
58.把自我的利害得失放下，才能有通達天地萬物的智慧。
Abandon concern for gain and loss;an all-embracing wisdom appears before you.
59.把病交給醫生，把命交給菩薩，如此一來，自己就是沒有事的健康人。
Give your disease to the doctor and your life to the bodhisattva, then you’ll be a healthy person with nothing to worry about.
60.人往往因為沒有認清自己，而給自己帶來不必要的困擾。
A lack of self-understanding increases vexation.
61.人生第一要務是學做人，那就是盡心、盡力、盡責、盡份。
Conduct yourself in this way:act with devotion, be at your best,always responsible and dutiful.
62.處理私人的事可以用「情」，處理公共事務，就必須用「理」。
Employ “feelings” in personal concerns;“principle” in public matters.
63.與其爭取不可能得到的東西，不如善自珍惜運用所擁有的。
Rather than attempt the impossible,cherish what you have.
64.不要管過去、未來，以及所有一切的好壞，最好只管你自己的現在。
Forget past, future, good and bad;stay only in the present.
65.若能真正放下一切，就能包容一切，擁有一切。
If you really let go of everything,everything is tolerable; everything is yours.
66.提得起是方法、是著力的開始，放得下是為了再提起；進步便在提起與放下之間，級級上升。
Take up a method and you put forth effort;let go and you take it up again. Progress appears between taking up and letting go.
67.不要跟他人比高比低，只要自己盡心盡力。
Do not compare with others;simply do your best.
68.我們的環境從來沒有好過，也沒有那麼壞過，就看自己怎麼看待。
Good and bad situations appear only through our eyes.
69.災難之後，是往正面思考的契機，人可以由災難中得到很多教訓。
The end of a disaster is the time for the positive. Disaster has much to teach.
70.只要無所貪求，無所執著，即能保有尊嚴，他人是奈何不得的。
No greed or attachment—dignity is intact.
71.若能珍惜當下每一個因緣，每一個當下，都是獨一無二的。
Cherish the present moment and each moment is unique.
72.任何事如果把自己放進去，就有問題、有麻煩。除掉主觀的自我得失，就得解脫了。
Meddle in everything, problems and trouble multiply. Cast off gain and loss,you will experience liberation.
73.快樂，並不是來自名利的大小多少，而是來自內心的知足少欲。
Happiness does not lie in fame or fortune, but in contentment and inner peace.
74.說話算話，用真心講實話，用好心講好話，就是立言。
Keep your word; tell the truth with sincerity, use good words with goodwill— these are the merits of speech.
75.雖然身為平常人，責任心要擔起來，執著心應放下些。
Ordinary people such as we should bear a sense of responsibility and let go of the mind of attachment.
76.忙時不要覺得無奈，閒時不要覺得無聊，才不致隨波逐流，茫茫然不知所以。
Do not lose control in busyness, do not fall into boredom at leisure, the tide of life will not sway you this way and that.
77.一帆風順時，不要得意忘形；一波三折時，不必灰心喪志。
When things go smoothly,do not let success go to your head ;when encountering difficulties,do not lose heart.
78.如果心量狹小又貪得無厭，縱然生活富裕，仍然不會快樂幸福。
Narrow-minded with no end to desire,then happiness will evade even the wealthy.
◎聖嚴法師108自在語(第二集) 心靈成長
79.人生要在平淡中求進步，又在艱苦中見其光輝。
Progress in simplicity,let glory shine in difficulty.
80.人生要在安定中求富足，又在鍛鍊中見其莊嚴。
Strive for prosperity and show grace in adversity.
81.擁有穩定的情緒，才是立於不敗之地的基礎。
Possess a stable temperament and succeed.
82.心不隨境，是禪定的工夫；心不離境，是智慧的作用。
A mind undistracted by circumstance is the result of meditation; a mind at one with circumstance is result of wisdom.
83.以退為進、以默為辯、以奉獻他人為成就自己的最佳方法。
Take retreat as progress; silence as defense; devotion to others as the best way to self-growth.
84.佛在心中，佛在口中，佛在我們的日常生活中。
The Buddha resides in our mind,speech, and daily life.
85.慈悲是具有理智的感情，智慧是富有彈性的理智。
Compassion is feeling with intelligence;wisdom is intelligence with flexibility.
86.南北東西都很好，行住坐臥無非道；心中常抱真慚愧，懺悔報恩品最高。
South, north, east , west are all fair direction; walking, standing, sitting,and lying are no other than the
Path; bear contrition in mind often;repentance and repayment of gratitude yield the highest virtue.
87.修行人要開誠佈公、真誠相待，不存邪念惡念，就是所謂的「直心是道場」。
A practitioner should be frank and sincere and harbor no evil thoughts;this is the meaning of “a straightforward mind is the path” (Vimalakirti Sutra).
88.當煩惱現前，不要對抗，要用慚愧心、懺悔心、感恩心來消融。
When vexations occur,do not confront them head -on,but resolve them with a mind of shame,
repentance, and gratitude.
89.踏實的體驗生命，就是禪修。
To experience life wholeheartedly is Chan practice.
90.擁有身心的健康，才是生命中最大的財富。
To possess health in body and mind is the greatest wealth.
91.呼吸即是財富，活著就有希望。
Breathing is wealth and being alive is hope.
92.心裡如果「打結」了，最好能向內觀看自己的起心動念處。
When the mind is knotted,best look inward where thoughts arise.
93.被煩惱撞著了，此時最好享受自己呼吸的感覺。
When vexed and troubled,enjoy the feeling of your own breathing.
94.心中有阻礙時，眼中的世界皆不平；心中無困擾時，眼前的世界都美好。
When there is hindrance in the mind,the world is jarring;when there is no trouble in the mind,
the world is in bright harmony.
95.心不開朗就是苦，心境豁達就能轉苦為樂。
When the mind is not open and clear,suffering occurs;when the mind is open and clear,suffering turns to happiness.
96.生滅現象是世間常態，若能洞察生滅現象，便是智者。
Rising and falling are normal conditions of the world.It takes a wise person to penetrate into the phenomena of rising and falling.
97.把心念轉過來，命運也就好轉過來。
Turn your mind and turn your fate.
98.智慧並不只是通曉經典，而是要有轉化煩惱的巧妙方便。
Wisdom is more than knowing the sutras; it means possessing the skill to transform vexations.
99.煩惱即菩提，並不是說沒有煩惱，而是雖然有煩惱，但是你不以它為煩惱。
“Defilement is identical to enlightenment”does not mean that you do not have defilement, but that you do not treat defilement as defilement.
100.只要心平氣和，生活便能快樂。
With even-mindedness and a peaceful disposition, life will be happy.
101.面對生氣，要學會「反觀自照」，照一照自己的心念，問一問為什麼要生氣？
In facing anger, look within and examine the source of your anger.
102.操心就有事，放心便無事。
When you are worried,you are occupied;when you let go, you are free.
103.從自我肯定、自我提昇，到自我消融，是從「自我」到「無我」的三個修行階段。
Self-affirmation, self-improvement, and self-dissolution are three stages in the path from “self ” to “no-self ”.
104.要重視善因的培育，不要只期待美果的享受。
It is better to place emphasis on cultivating good causes rather than expecting pleasant results.
105.當你體認到自己的智慧不足時，智慧已經在無形中增長了。
When you realize that you lack wisdom,your wisdom increases imperceptibly.
106.心要如牆壁，雖然不動，確有作用。
The mind should be like a wall—still and unwavering, yet always functioning.
107.要做無塵的反射鏡，明鑑一切物，不沾一切物。
Be like a dustless mirror that clearly reflects everything,but on which nothing adheres.
108.當大家都在盲目地爭奪之時，你最好選擇另外一條路走。
When people compete blindly,it is better to choose another path.
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