Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

Be busy but happy, and tired but joyful. *** It's fine to be busy: just don't let it get on your nerves. *** To take on toug...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Remain soft-spoken and forgiving, even when reason is on your side. *** Enduring verbal abuse is also a kind of spiritual practice. *...

Kisa Gotami - The Mustard Seed

There was a rich man who found his gold suddenly transformed into ashes; and he took to his bed and refused all food. A friend, hearing of h...

How to Stay Young and Happy Always :-)

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctors worry about them.. That is why you pay them. 2...

Four Things You Can't Recover in Life

The stone.....after the throw! The word.....after it's said! The ocassion.....after the loss! The time.....after it's gone! Did an...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

A solid step forward speaks louder than a hundred empty, fair words. *** The more weaknesses you discover in yourself, the faster you wi...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

True meditation is to calm the restless mind in everyday living. *** With an equanimous mind, reflect on the appearances and voice of...

New Interpretation of Chinese Legend "Turning An Iron Rod To A Needle"

One day there was a mother who taught her son. "Perseverance is the foundation of success. Whatever may be accomplished as long as yo...

Inspirational Song: One Moment In Time

Each day I live I want to be A day to give The best of me I'm only one But not alone My finest day Is yet unknown I broke my he...

Children Learn What They Live

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with fear...

Non-Attachment

Two Zen monks, Tanzan and Ekido, traveling on pilgrimage, came to a muddy river crossing. There they saw a lovely young woman dressed in her...

Return The Basket

One day there was a couple who lived in the same house with husband's father. His father is very fussy, sensitive, and never stopped co...

Adages of Wisdom by Master Sheng Yen

Pursue only what you can and should acquire. Never pursue what you can't and shouldn't acquire. *** Gratitude can make us grow,...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

If we are not attached to outcomes then we will not suffer from the pain of fallen expectations. *** Only by undergoing the trials ...

Live In The Moment - That Is Why It's Called "The Present" !

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening delet...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Learn to be agreeable, learn to be humble, but don’t learn to resolve matters with your fists. In showing gratitude, we become a more...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

Try to cultivate this attitude in life: if I can have what I want, that's good; if I can't, that's fine too. This will help us t...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Let our state of mind always remain positive no matter what we hear. *** Nothing is impossible if you believe it is achievable. ***...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

For those who can take things on and let them go in peace, every year is an auspicious year. For those who can sow with wisdom the seeds o...

Grand Master Hsing Yun

Hsing Yun (Traditional Chinese : 星雲大師; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīngyún Dàshī) (born July 22, 1927) is a well-known Buddhist monk, as well as an import...

Master Sheng Yen

Sheng-yen (聖嚴; Pinyin: Shèngyán, birth name Zhang Baokang, 張寳康) (January 3, 1930 – February 3, 2009) was a Buddhist monk, a religious schola...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

Our needs are few; our wants are many. *** To be grateful and repay kindness - this is first; to benefit others is to benefit ourselve...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Those who make good use of time will be able to steer themselves in the direction they should go. *** Be grateful when people try...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Getting angry is actually to punish yourself With other people’s mistakes. *** Giving will reap the greatest harvest. *** Do not un...

Inspiring People - Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American television host, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, mul...

Inspiring People - Ajahn Brahm

Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm) was born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom on 7 August 1951. Currently Brahm ...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Because seeing virtue in others is in itself a virtue, In appreciating others, we in fact dignify ourselves. *** Every single day is li...

Don't Be Angry - Inspirational Wisdom Words From Classical Chinese Poem

Life is actually quite like a drama; Destiny wills that a couple shall meet. Taxingly support each other till they are old; Treasure the...

Hachiko's Movie Reviews - An Inspirational Story About Loyalty and Unconditional Love

The movie "Hachiko : A Dog's Story" is based on a 1987 Japanese movie, which in turn is based on a true story that took place ...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

The hardest thing for people to see is themselves. *** Tranquility is beauty. Equanimity is joy. *** When we are irritated by oth...

Daddy, May I Please Borrow $10 ?

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. Son : "Daddy, may I ask ...

When I Turn Old

◆When I turn old, I am not the original me: Please understand me and have patience with me. ◆When I drip gravy all over my clothes, when I...

A Man With Four Wives

A successful man in his life, had four wives. When he was dying, he called his fourth wife, the most recent and the most young to his bedsid...

Living In A Grateful World

Be grateful to those who have hurted or harmed you, For they have reinforced your determination. Be grateful to those who have deceived yo...