證嚴法師靜思語 Jing-Si Aphorism by Master Cheng-Yen
證嚴法師靜思語
Jing-Si Aphorism by Master Cheng-Yen
以感恩心待人處世， 持之以恆， 必能日日歡喜自在。
If we always face all people and situations with a grateful heart, we will be happy and at peace every day.
要批評別人時， 先想想自己是否完美無缺。
Before we criticize others, let us consider whether we ourselves are perfect and without flaws.
感恩，是世間最美的語言， 也是人與人之間最真誠的對待。
Gratitude is the world』s most beautiful language and the most genuine way for people to interact.
教之以禮，育之以德；傳之以道，導之以正。
Teach with propriety, educate with virtue, instruct with the truth, and guide with principles.
對人和睦才能歡喜、自在地過日子。
Only by treating others with kindness can one lead a happy and peaceful life.
布施不是有錢人的專利， 而是一分虔誠的愛心。
Giving is not the privilege of the rich, it is the privilege of the sincere.
為善要有自信，才能發揮不畏懼的堅定力量。
Doing good deeds requires self-confidence, to dispel all doubts and fear.
一念錯，則步步皆錯；一念善，則事事造福。
With an erroneous thought, every step is wrong. With a good thought, each action creates blessings.
想快樂生活，需先學做人； 學做人，應先懂得如何愛人。
To live a happy life, first learn how to conduct ourselves. To learn how to conduct ourselves, first learn how to love others.
「有」則惜福，「無」則知足。
When we have something, let us cherish it. When we do not, let us be content.
心誠、行正，就能受人肯定信任。
One who acts with integrity and a sincere heart will win the trust of others.
有苦的人走不過來，有福的人就要走過去。
When the unfortunate cannot find help, those who are blessed must go to them.
如果人心能守住平凡、安然自在，就是福。
Blessed are those who can be at peace, and content with being an ordinary person.
凡事不知足，就會不滿意； 不滿意，就會有遺憾。
A discontented person will never be satisfied; a dissatisfied person will always have regrets.
真正的環保，是愛山、愛海，愛惜一切萬物。
True environmental protection lies in loving the mountains and the oceans and in cherishing everything in this world.
一念之非即種惡因，一念之是即得善果 。
One evil thought plants an evil karmic seed; One good thought will result in good karmic fruit.
生死大事，能看得開、想得通， 就能安然自在。
If one can see life and death as natural phenomena, one can be at peace.
世間的物質本來是為人所用， 但不知足者因欠缺智慧，竟淪為「被物所用」。
Material objects are meant to be used. Yet people who lack wisdom become discontent and enslaved by material objects.
解除人間的災難，一定要從改善人心做起。
To end the disasters of the world, we must improve the human mind.
用菩薩的智慧，看待家人； 用父母的包容，關懷天下人。
Interact with our family members with the wisdom of a Bodhisattva; care for the world with the tolerance of a parent.
有力量幫助他人，是自己的福。
Having the strength to help others is a blessing.
天下一家親， 平安時要互愛， 災難來臨時要互助。
We are connected like one big family. Therefore, love each other during peaceful times and help each other when calamities strike.
「貪」不但帶來痛苦，也使人墮落。
Craving not only brings misery but also leads the way to moral ruin.
你丟我撿──丟者消福；撿者拾福。
A person who litters discards a blessing; a person who picks up litter gains a blessing.
見人有錯，要「尊重的提醒」； 受人指正，應「感恩的接受」。
Respectfully point out others』 mistakes, and gratefully accept others』 critiques.
保護大地，需從建設人心開始。
Protecting the environment begins with cultivating the human mind.
人應該相信自己，但是不可執著。
Believe in yourself, but do not be attached to your own point of view.
真誠的微笑與祝福， 是安定人心的大力量。
A sincere smile and a blessing are the greatest forces in soothing the human mind.
驚世的災難，要有警世的覺悟。
Disasters serve to awaken people』s awareness.
人人心中湧現淨水， 才能拯救發燒的地球。
「Pure water」 needs to surge from everyone』s heart to cool the overheating Earth.
人依止在大地之上， 為地球盡一分心，是本分事也是使命。
As inhabitants of the Earth, it is our duty and mission to take care of our planet.
家庭是永久的學校， 父母是終生的老師。
The family is an everlasting school; parents are lifetime teachers.
人生無常，人命只在呼吸間， 一秒間過不了關，生命就結束了。 所以，要好好把握每一分、每一秒。
Life is impermanent. It exists in the space of a breath. Life ends when the breathing stops We must cherish every moment.
生活若簡樸，人生就幸福。
A simple life leads to happiness.
人生幾十年的成就， 都是由每一天的言行累積而成。 所以，要照顧好每一天的言行。
Our accomplishments in life are built on the words and actionswe make every day; We must be discreet in our daily speech and behavior.
人間路坎坷難行， 只要甘願付出，心常歡喜， 則不以為苦。
The path of life is difficult and rough, but as long as one is willing to give with joy, the path will not be arduous.
用智慧探討人生真義， 用毅力安排人生時間。
Use wisdom to contemplate the meaning of life. Use resolve to organize the time you are given.
唯其尊重自己的人， 才更勇于縮小自己。
Only those who respect themselves have the courage to be humble.
縮小自己，要能縮到對方的眼睛里， 還要能嵌在對方的心頭上。
To be humble is to shrink our ego until we are small enough to enter other people』s eyes and reside in their hearts and minds.
忍讓可避免爭執，柔和大愛可轉禍為福。
Tolerance and accommodation can prevent disputes; gentleness and great love can transform disasters into blessings.
心和萬事興。
Unity of hearts enables limitless accomplishments.
時時好心，時時平安； 日日造福，日日有福。
If we have a good heart, we will always be at peace; if we do good, every day we will enjoy many blessings.
福從做中得歡喜， 慧從善解得自在。
Blessing is experiencing joy through action. Wisdom is gaining spiritual freedom through understanding.
有愛則人和；人和就平安。
With love, one will enjoy harmonious relations; with harmonious relations, there will be peace.
心善造福是福氣。
Good fortune is to have a kind heart and create blessings.
凡夫難免有缺點， 若能勇于改過，必得完美的人生。 Every person has shortcomings; if the shortcomings can be overcome, we will live a wholesome life.
多一個好習慣，就少一個壞習慣。 One more good habit means one less bad habit.
行正道，走正門，以外在行動表現內心正念。 Walk on the right path, open the right door, express the right thoughts through action.
心寬，不傷人；念純，不傷己。 With a broad and open heart, we will not hurt others. With a simple and pure mind, we will not be hurt by others.
苦干象徵毅力和耐力， 要成就大業，必須擁有苦干的精神。 Hardworking signifies persistence and patience. To achieve great accomplishments, we must have a hardworking spirit.
教而學，學而做，做才說。 Learn from others, take actions after learning, talk after taking actions.
境轉，心不轉。 As external conditions change, let the mind remain unperturbed, unswayable.
人應時時「居安思危」，莫等「危時方思安」。 Be prepared for crisis even when all is well, so that we won』t end up wishing in vain for safety when danger befalls.
充滿愛心的人最幸福。 Happiest is the person whose heart is filled with love.
心靜自然人安分，人安分就能過著和樂的日子。 When our minds are calm and not restless, we will know our role in life and be able to play it well. This allows us to have a happy and peaceful life.
充滿愛的付出而沒煩惱、很灑脫，是修行的目標。 Joyous giving without afflictions of the mind is the ultimate stage of spiritual cultivation.
心念無私天地寬，與人相處互為信。 With selfless thoughts, the universe is vast and people trust each other.
自求多福，就是身體力行多造福，才能多福氣。 To gain more blessings, actively engage in more virtuous activities, and thereby cultivate more blessings in return.
人人起一念善，造一分福， 可以匯聚為福氣，消弭災殃。 Collectively, kind thoughts and good deeds from everyone will generate enough merit to triumph over calamities.
智慧是從生活、人事的磨練而得來。 It is through learning from the trials of everyday life and human affairs, that wisdom is attained.
要救世，就要做環保──心靈環保、社會環保、地球環保。 To save the world, one must engage in environmental protection of the spirit, society and our planet.
發心立願，是制造人生幸福的原動力。 Determination and great vows are the forces which create happiness in life.
知足、感恩，植福因； 善解、包容，消舊業。 Contentment and gratitude cultivate blessing; understanding and forgiveness mitigate bad karma.
人只有感恩的本分，沒有埋怨的權利。 We only have room for gratitude in our heart, not grievances.
與時競爭，接受考驗，才會成功。 Success is achieved by seizing the moment and accepting its challenges.
資源回收的目的， 在于提倡與教育人人懂得惜福。 The goal of recycling waste is to encourage and teach everyone how to cherish blessings.
知足的人，不會貧乏。 Those who are content are never lacking.
人的心地就像一畝田， 若沒有播下好的種子， 也長不出好的果實來。 Our mind is like a garden; if no good seeds are sown, nothing good will grow from it.
舍得、舍得，能舍才能得。 Let go of all attachment, only then will you receive.
如果人人能節省、惜福，貧窮就不存在。 If everyone can be frugal and cherish blessings, poverty will not exist.
外在的形象，可顯現內在的品行。 What is manifest on the outside can reveal one』s inner character.
真正的禪，是在日常生活中不起煩惱妄想。 True meditation is to calm the restless mind in everyday living.
轉一個角度來看世界，世界無限寬大； 換一種立場待人處事，人事無不輕安。 When you view the world from a different perspective, the world becomes vast and wide. Try shifting your perspective in everything you do, and all will be light and easy.
放下執著，則和氣無處不在。 When one』s mind is free of attachments, one will feel a great sense of harmony.
心無邪思，意無邪念，即常自在；心正則邪不侵。 If our thoughts are upright and wholesome, we can always be at ease and evil cannot come near.
發心要發在腳底上，不是發在口中，只說不行。 A resolution must be expressed with actions, not just words.
凡夫是「命運」隨業轉，覺悟的人則能「運命」。 Ordinary people are governed by their karma, while the enlightened ones dictate their own life.
超越迷情小愛，才能愛得一方心無掛礙，一方解脫自在。 Only by transcending individual love can one』s ability to love and be loved be free of stress and anxiety.
無論處于任何領域，堅守崗位、向前精進，才能成功。 Dedication and perseverance are the keys to success in any field.
心正，路正，走下去就不會偏差。 With right-mindedness, we would not deviate to walk on the proper path.
凡事要腳踏實地，用生命落實慧命。 Complete all tasks with total dedication; cultivate wisdom through daily life experience.
用心凝聚愛的力量，創造愛的循環。 Wholeheartedly gather the power of love and create a circle of love.
人生有愛，同心同力就不孤單。 One who has love and works together with others with one heart and one mind never walks alone.
不要小看自己，因為人有無限的可能。 Don』t underestimate yourself, for human beings have unlimited potential.
人人有事做，事事有人做，則愈做愈歡喜。 There is great satisfaction in work when no task is left undone and no one is left idle.
心平，路就平；心寬，路就寬。 With a tranquil and peaceful heart, the road is smooth. With a broad and open heart, the road is wide.
吃苦了苦，苦盡甘來；享福了福，福盡悲來。 When your suffering is finished, fortune will come ; when your blessings are used up, misfortune will come.
人都是在原諒自己的那一分鍾開始懈怠。 We start to slacken the minute we find excuses for ourself.
舍去眼前的煩惱， 才能當下擁有慈悲的法喜。 Let go of all worries, only then will you appreciate the happiness of a compassionate heart.
即使自己只是一根小螺絲釘， 也要注意有沒有鎖上、鎖緊， 以便充分發揮功能。 Even the tiniest bolt must be screwed on tightly in order to perform its best.
慈悲心即是清涼地。 A compassionate heart is a clear and cool place.
少欲知足，是最富有的人生。 One who leads a content life with the least desire is the wealthiest.
有愛心，就能成為他人生命中的貴人。 With love in our heart, we can act as a positive influence on others.
有些人常常起煩惱––因為別人一句無心的話，他卻有意的接受。 People often feel upset because they take careless remarks too seriously.
恆心、毅力能如「滴水穿石」， 再大的困難與阻礙都能突破。 Just like dripping water that can penetrate stone, patience and persistence can break through anything, no matter how great the difficulty.
苦難是一堂寶貴的人生課程。 Suffering can provide a priceless lesson.
把貪念轉為滿足, 把滿足化作慈悲。 Transform greed into contentment, and contentment into compassion.
要原諒一個無心傷害人的人， 不能做一個輕易被別人傷害的人。 Forgive those who unintentionally hurt us. Do not be someone who is easily hurt by others.
生命無價，會用才有價值，不會用則是白白浪費。 Life is valuable only to the extent that it is used.
千里之路，必須從第一步開始； 聖人的境域，也是自凡夫起步。 The journey of a thousand miles begins with one first step. Even the saint was once an ordinary human being.
為人處世要小心、細心，但不要「小心眼」！ Be careful and mindful when dealing with others, but do not be narrow-minded.
所謂看開人生，不是悲觀，而是積極樂觀； 不是看破，而是看透。 To take life easy is not a negative attitude; it is a happy and positive way of life. It does not mean giving up too; it is a true understanding of the real purpose of life.
無欲無求、少煩少惱， 就容易開啟心門擁有智慧。 By reducing our wants and worries, we make space in our heart for wisdom.
智慧，是心寬念純、海闊天空，用愛擁抱大地蒼生。 Wisdom is embracing the world and all living beings with a loving heart, a broad mind, and a perspective as boundless as the sky and ocean.
單純就是愛的力量。 Love』s true power comes from its purity.
預防心靈災難，需要教育， 培養出耐磨、抗壓的健康心靈。 To prevent spiritual calamities, one needs to learn how to nurture a resilient and healthy spirit.
心靜自然人安分，人安分就能過著和樂的日子。 When our minds are calm and not restless, we will know our role in life and be able to play it well. This allows us to have a happy and peaceful life.
放下身段、縮小自己，讓生命和慧命相結合。 Put down our status, shrink our ego, merge our physical life and wisdom life together.
學佛，就是要學會及時改正錯誤的觀念。 Practicing Buddhism is about learning to promptly correct our wrong views.
只要自心有力量，就可以挑起使命，不怕外來的壓力。 A strong mind can carry out missions without fear of external pressure.
沒做壞事是人的本分， 心好卻不付諸行動，等于沒做一樣。 Not harming others is but our duty. Having a good heart without doing good things is still equal to doing nothing at all.
境界來時要惜緣，去時要自在，讓心不受煩惱所困。 We need to cherish current circumstances and be at ease with their passing to avoid disturbing our mind with worries.
布施就好比汲取井水， 唯有不斷地布施，才能造福、增福。 Giving is like drawing water from a well; as water is drawn more flows in. It is by giving that blessings continue to flow in.
找路不如找心，問路不如問心。 Rather than searching for a path, search within our own mind; instead of asking for directions, ask our heart.
過去的留不住，未來的難預測。 守住現在，當下即是。 The past is gone, the future is unknown. Seize the present. Now is the time .
退讓一步以成全別人，即是修養，即是修行。 Taking a step back to accommodate others refines our character and nurtures spiritual growth.
有正念而無欲念，是最好的養生之道。 The best way to live a long life is to uphold the right views and avoid covetous thoughts.
最平淡的日子，心里最安定。 The most simple and ordinary life brings the most inner peace.
疼愛大地，就是疼愛眾生。 To love our planet is to love all living beings.
懂得惜福，就會造福；真正造福的人，才是真富有。 Those who cherish blessings will create blessings. Those who create blessings are truly spiritually wealthy.
有福，應知福、知足。 If blessed with good fortune, be grateful and contented.
時時感恩，處處感恩，人人感恩，事事感恩。 Be grateful always, for everything and everyone, at every moment.
能指引正路，是良師； 能同行正道，是益友。 One who can show us the right path is a good teacher. One who can walk the right path with us is a good friend.
每個人都有一念善心， 只要被啟發，愛心就能被點燃。 There is a kind heart in each of us. If inspired, the love in us will be kindled.
做對人生有意義的事，才是生命真正的價值。 The true value of life is in accomplishing meaningful deeds.
尋找生命的答案，在于身體力行的體悟。 Answers in life are found in the realizations acquired from taking actions.
祝福別人，就是造福自己。 Giving others blessings is creating blessings for oneself.
難行能行，難舍能舍，難為能為，才能升華自我的人格。 Continue even when it is hard to go on, release even when it is hard to let go, endure even when it is hard to bear; this is how we build our character.
人事逢逆境，當歡喜順受，自有好因緣、好果報。 Accepting adversities in human relationships with a joyous heart creates positive affinities and generates good karma.
啟發良知，才能發揮良能。 Only when we have discovered our basic goodness can we hope to harness its latent power.
人間何處非家人，天下無處不道場。 In this world, everyone is family and everywhere the place for spiritual growth.
人的觀念不正，就不能正業；觀念如果偏差，所做的事也會錯誤。 If our views and thinking are misguided, what we do will be mistaken.
一個真正成功的人，必須人人都能容得下你，你也能容納每一個人。 A truly successful person is accepted by everyone and accepts everyone.
要培養一分清淨無染的愛。 在感情上不要有得失心，不要想回收，就不會有煩惱。 Learn to develop pure and unconditional love; a love that has no sense of gain or loss, that asks for nothing in return. In this way we can be free of worries.
有感恩就有感動，有感動就有一股推動的力量。 Grateful, our hearts would be touched and moved. Moved, we would be inspired to take action.
勇于承擔的人，會將壓力轉為使命，則力量源源不竭，能做得歡喜。 A committed person will transform pressure into a mission and thus tap into an inexhaustible well of joy and energy.
法不在深，而在能行。 What matters more is not the profundity of the teachings, but whether they are practiced in daily life.
世間的海可以填平，但是小小一個嘴巴，卻永遠填不滿。 The ocean can be filled, yet the tiny mouth of a human being can never be filled.
雙足能行萬里路，雙手能做天下事。 Travel the world on foot; make a difference in the world by hand.
感恩過去，展望未來，把握現在。 Be grateful for the past, look forward to the future, take advantage of the present.
合心為善，和氣付出，互愛讚嘆，伸手協力。 Let us work together for the common good in harmony and with mutual love for one another.
天堂和地獄，都是由心和行為所造作。 Our thoughts and actions create our destiny of heaven or hell.
停在半路，比走到目標更辛苦。 Stopping halfway is, in truth, more difficult and tiring than persevering on the path toward the final goal.
真誠的愛，是天下和平、亮麗的力量。 Pure and sincere love is the force behind world harmony and humanity』s hope.
世間沒有一樣東西是永久不壞的。 In this world nothing remains forever.
人生長短不能自主，卻能開拓生命的廣度與深度。 We cannot control the length of life, but we can always expand the breadth and depth of life.
大地之病來自人心之病，要以「懺悔之法」度人心，救大地。 The illness of great nature originates from the illness of human mind; transform the human mind and save great earth with 「repentance」
心門不開，習氣難斷；法不入心，觀念難轉。 without opening up the heart, it would be difficult to curb our ill habits; without keeping dharma in the mind, it would be difficult to change our concept.
「懺悔」滌心垢，還要「發願」不二過，人生才能向前進步。 「Repentance」 is to cleanse off impurities in the mind, furthermore to 「make vow」 never to do it again, then only life will improve.
貪、嗔、痴，是心靈三種障礙，會蒙蔽智慧，造作惡業。 Greed, hatred and delusion are the three hindrances of the mind, that would cover up our wisdom and create evil karma.
及時反省、懺悔過錯、防止再犯，才能真正消災。 Be prompt to make self reflection, and repent our wrongdoings, avoid repeating the offences, that should be the way to erase calamity.
懺悔是「自我要求」 - 消除過去的惡因緣，且將惡緣轉為好緣。 Repentance comes from 「Self determination」 – to eliminate past evil karmic condition, and also to turn evil into good affinity.
善惡拔河，廣招菩薩增善力；天地告急，懺悔齋戒弭災難。 There is a tug of war between good and evil, recruit more bodhisattvas to heighten the strength of goodness; the great earth is facing emergency call for help, repent with abstinence rules to suppress calamities.
肯承認自己錯誤並虛心改進的人，就能增長智慧。 People who are willing to admit their mistakes and humbly improve themselves would enhance their wisdom.
人心能去污、還淨、歸源，天地才能調和平安。 If the human mind can be rid off filth, revert to purity, restore the innate nature, then only the great earth will be in harmony and at peace.
懺悔改過，止惡業；覺醒精進，造福緣。 Repent and reform to stop all evil doings; Be awakened and diligent to cultivate good karma.