Constantly perform meritorious and virtuous deeds, like a stream trickling endlessly. This helps us to remain steadfast in our faith in spiritual practice. 功德要常做，细水长流，有助于坚持道心。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Think twice before speaking. 每句话出来都要三思而后行。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Talking too much will become an obstacle in your path of advancement. 话说多了， 会成为自己以后前进道路上的障碍。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Buddhist practitioners must be adaptable, whether advancing or retreating, and not be overwhelmed by unexpected favour or humiliation. 学佛人做人进退有度，宠辱不惊。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

The more magnanimous you are, the stronger your intuition becomes. Intuition will be transformed into your potential for awakening, which will be transformed into Bodhi. 心量越大的人，灵感越强， 灵感转化为悟性，悟性成就菩提。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Being a civilized person is the result of having a habit of being gentle. 修养来自于你温和的习惯。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

There must be a reason for someone to be successful. Thus, it is foolish to be jealous of their success. 任何一个人的成功都是有道理的， 去嫉妒别人的人是最傻的。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Those who endure ten years of suffering in the human realm to eliminate their negative karma are only ten feet away from heaven. Those who indulge themselves in sensual pleasures for ten years are only ten feet away from hell. 在人间吃苦消业十年， 离天上就只有十尺之遥;  在人间享乐挥霍十年， 离地狱就只有十尺之遥。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

At times, the more you crave something, the more distant it is. 有时候，人间你越要的东西就会离你越远。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

We Buddhist practitioners must correct our mistakes, then try our best to make fewer mistakes, and finally make no mistakes at all. 学佛人要改过、寡过、无过。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

To be tolerant of others is to be civilized; to be able to understand others is to be virtuous. 宽容别人是修养，理解别人是美德。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Only when you purify and empty the body and the mind, and combine the two as one, will the Bodhisattva be able to enter your heart. 身心净空，身心合一， 才能让菩萨进入心田。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

You need to accord with karmic conditions when you are happy; more so if you are unhappy. 开心要随缘，不开心也要随缘。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

We must make full use of every minute and every day to nurture our innate nature to perfection. 每天每分钟都要用来圆融自己的本性。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

When you are unhappy, you are in a state of illusion. 人不开心就进入了虚幻的状态。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4 i

Dharma joy lies in knowing that we are doing good! Remorse lies in knowing that we are doing evil! 知吾人尽善也，法喜! 知吾人作孽也，心痛!   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Come and go at ease. Empty the mind to see the Buddha nature. 自如来，自如去，心中空，见佛性。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4  

Do not look back on the past, no matter good or bad, just look at what you are at present. This is living in the present moment. 不看过去好坏，只看现在如何。就是活在当下。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

No matter how much merits and virtues you have accumulated, you still need to continue performing virtuous deeds. It is like washing your face; you still have to wash it every day despite the fact that you washed it in the past. 过去做过再多的功德， 现在要继续做， 如同洗脸， 过去洗得再多， 现在还是要天天洗脸。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

How do we prevent our merits and virtues from dissipating? By planting rich fields of merit. 如何才能使功德不漏? 善多不漏。 Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Those who want to get over their ego must let go of their past. 要想走出自我，就必须要放下过去。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Today’s effort will lead us to the other shore of enlightenment in times to come. 今天努力了，才有未来的到达彼岸。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Those who cannot see into their future will not be able to make the most of today. Whether you will succeed in the future depends on today. 看不到将来就把握不好今天， 验证未来的成功要靠今天。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Let spiritual life begin from today and kindness begin from this very moment. 慧命从今天开始，善良从现在开始。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Wisdom holds us back from acting recklessly and makes us revere precepts and discipline. 智慧就是不敢乱来，要敬畏戒律。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

The body, speech and mind are the three steps along the path of cultivation. The first step is to abstain from unwholesome bodily actions. The second is to refrain from creating karma of speech, and the third is to refrain from creating karma of the mind. 身口意是三个步骤。身体不造业是第一步， 口中不造业是第二步， 意念不造业是第三步。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words […]

A person who has gained a certain level of spiritual attainment will not tell everybody they have done so; a person who claims to have gained a certain level of spiritual attainment actually has not done so. 真正得道的人，是不会说自己得道的； 自称已经得道了，就不是得道之人。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

Those who know are awakened. When someone is fully aware of how causes and conditions work, as well as knowing the law of karma, they are spiritually awakened. 知事者即悟也。一个人知道这个世界上的因缘果报， 就是开悟之人。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

When we regard our own life as more and more unimportant, and regard compassion as more and more important, we become closer to Prajna wisdom. 把自己的人生看得越来越小， 把慈悲看得越来越大， 就接近了般若智慧。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4

We should perform meritorious and virtuous deeds as much as we can in our prime. Do not wait to make a last-minute frantic effort when disasters befall you. 人在顺的时候要多做功德， 不要等到出事了再临时抱佛脚。   Master Jun Hong Lu, Words of Wisdom Volume 4