When faced with difficulties, many will say that there is nothing they can do. In this world, there is always a solution. It is just that you wish to reap without sowing and you don’t want to work for it. Buddhist practitioners must have a clear conscience, only then will you live up to your […]
In cherishing, we possess. It’s because we fail to cherish something that we lose it. Everyone must know that, in this world, we must learn to transcend the ‘self’. 珍惜才会拥有，失去是因为你没有珍惜，每个人要懂得在这个世界上都要学会跨越自我。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
One must be able to see the light and future and break free from their afflictive obstructions or else they will be unable to find the path back to heaven. 一个人要看到光明和前途，要破除烦恼障。否则会找不到回天的路。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
People who have accrued merits and virtues have Buddha nature. When they apply their Buddha nature to perform good deeds, they accrue merits and virtues. 有功德的人，有佛性； 用佛性做善事，就是功德。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Thoughts arise unceasingly as long as we live. Failing to control our thoughts will land us in the cycle of birth and death. 人活着就是意念，如果没控制好意念就在生 死轮回中。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Those who constantly think of themselves are petty. Those who are devoted to serving others have a noble character. 经常记挂自己的人是小人， 为大家付出的才是君子。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Refusing to budge from delusion will only land you in the sea of suffering. Cultivate diligently and the shore of Enlightenment will be in sight. 执迷不悟就是苦海无边； 精进修行才是回头是岸。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Life is impermanent and everything is subject to formation, existence, decay and emptiness. 人在生住异灭无常中， 一切都是成住坏空。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Everything in life is due to self-awareness；it all depends on our choices. 人生一切都在自觉中， 一切都在于自己的选择。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Do all kinds of good and you will attain all-embracing wisdom. Eliminate all evil thoughts and you will reap good karma. 起一切善行，得一切智慧。 灭一切恶念，得一切善果。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Our thoughts can shape our lives. Good thoughts will make us cheerful and bring us happiness. Erroneous thoughts will lead us astray and even cost us our lives! 意念就是生命，好意念会让自己幸福，拥有幸福，错误的意念会让自己走错路，甚至送命！ – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
A petty person will look upon a Bodhisattva as yet another petty person, whereas a Bodhisattva will look upon another Bodhisattva always as a Bodhisattva. 小人看菩萨还是小人， 菩萨看菩萨永远是菩萨。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Great acts of kindness may seem to be merciless whereas minor acts of kindness may seem to be great evil. When doing good, one needs to take the effect into consideration. 大善似无情，小善如大恶。行善要看果的。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Use collective wisdom to conquer your own thoughts. 以集体的智慧，战胜自己的意念。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Universal love can sometimes appear selfish because those who pursue it leave their families. But this love is, in fact, truly universal because it achieves a greater good. 有时大爱看似比较 “自私” 放下了小家，实际上才是真正的大爱，成全了大家。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Being aware of the suffering experienced by sentient beings enables us to rouse their inherent nature. 知道众生吃过的苦，才能唤起众生的本性。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
People who keep a low profile are attached to nothing. Those who learn to lower their heads possess wisdom and courage. 低调的人拥有不执着。 学会低头的人就拥有智慧与勇气。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Being greatly merciful and greatly compassionate means loving other people more than yourself. 大慈大悲，就是对别人的爱超过对自己的爱。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Through propagating the Dharma, we not only achieve our goal but also illuminate the path for others. 弘法就是成全了自己，照亮了别人的路。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Being able to make others think straight is wisdom. 让别人想得通，就是智慧。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Dignity is not found in one’s external appearance, but rather in one’s inner cultivation. 庄严不在于外表形状， 而在于一个人的内涵。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
One who can still have a hearty laugh while recalling the past is one who has let go of things. 回忆过去，能笑得出来的人，就是放下。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
One who is happy is in heaven; one who worries is heading downwards. 开心是上天，烦恼是入地。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
The Bodhisattva’s wisdom embraces the human realm, bringing infinite compassion to humanity. 菩萨的智慧在人间，给世间带来了无限的慈悲。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Compassion is an ideal, a state of mind; it is light that radiates from one’s innate nature. 慈悲是一种理念，是一种心态，是本性散发出来的光芒。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Life is like playing a game of football; a brief lapse of mindfulness will cause you to be sent off the field. 人生像玩足球，稍不留神就被罚下场了。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
If you cause others to conceive of evil or wrongful thoughts, you will beget karmic obstacles. If you cause others to conceive thoughts about you, you have to bear the burden of their negative karma. 因自己的缘故，让别人有邪思邪见，自己就会有业障；让别人对你有想法，你自己就会替人背业。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
Walk the path of the Bodhisattva; Think the thoughts of the Bodhisattva; Speak the words of the Bodhisattva, you will then become a Bodhisattva in the human realm. 行菩萨之道，思菩萨之念，言菩萨之语，你就是人间菩萨。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
A day without Zen (meditative concentration) is a day without wisdom. 一日无禅，一日无智。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5
As you attain a higher level in your spiritual cultivation, the Dharma Protectors will be stricter with you. 随着修学境界的提高， 护法神会对你越来越严格。 – Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 5