Master Cheng Yen’s Jing Si Sayings

The sun is bright, the parents are kind, the gentleman is big, and the little man is popular.

Speak good words, think good thoughts, and do good deeds.

To forgive others is to be kind to yourself.

Success is the play of strengths, failure is the accumulation of shortcomings.

Don’t underestimate yourself, because people have unlimited possibilities.

Putting the palm down means helping others, and pointing the palm up means asking for help. Helping others is pleasurable, but asking for help is painful.

The more you do, the more you gain. Do less and lose more.

Be willing to do it and receive it happily.

Always have kindness, tolerance, appreciation, contentment, and cherish blessings in your heart.

Doing what you should do is wisdom, doing what you shouldn’t do is ignorance.

A person with a bad temper and bad mouth cannot be considered a good person no matter how good his heart is.

Knowledge must be experienced with your heart in order to become your own wisdom.

Love does not require the other person, but requires one's own contribution.

Our biggest enemy is no one else. Probably myself.

Compared with who is more popular with whom. Don't be more afraid of anyone than anyone else.

Doing nothing every day is the consumer of life, while being active and useful is the creator of life.

Be attentive and don’t worry or worry.

People who make excuses for themselves will never make progress.

If you don’t like others, it’s because you don’t have enough self-cultivation.

If vegetables are planted on the ground, it will be difficult for grass to grow; if there is kindness in the heart, it will be difficult for evil to arise.

The more you perform your duty, the more you have the ability.

The width of the house is not as wide as the width of the heart.

Being angry means punishing yourself for the faults of others.

A person’s happiness. Not because he has more, but because he cares less.

After twenty years of suffering, the suffering will be over, and after enjoying the blessings, the sorrow will be over.

Sitting in meditation is always kind to one's own faults, and in small talk, do not criticize others' faults.

Having money does not mean happiness, but having a clear conscience is the most peaceful thing.

When you want to criticize others, first think about whether you are perfect.

If you don’t do small things, big things will be difficult to accomplish.

The greatest achievement in life is to stand up from failure.

Speaking a good word is like a lotus sprouting from the mouth; speaking a bad word is like a poisonous snake spitting out from the mouth.

There are two things in the world that cannot wait: first, filial piety; second, doing good deeds.

Morality is a beacon for self-improvement, not a whip for scolding others.

Appreciating others is to dignify oneself.

Always have good intentions and always have good days.

To be reasonable, you must be forgiving, and to be upright, you must be gentle.

If you receive a favor from someone, you should repay it with a spring of water.

Be kind to your parents, be grateful, and repay your kindness.

A warm word is like sprinkling perfume on someone else. You will get two or three drops yourself.

We must do a good job in environmental protection in society, and we must also do a good job in environmental protection in our hearts.

A drop of water becomes a river. A grain of rice turns into a radish, don't underestimate your own spirit, don't ignore the good deeds because they are small.

It is better to talk less than to talk more, and to talk better than to talk less.

If a person is not afraid of making mistakes, he is afraid of not correcting them. It is not difficult to correct them.

The human heart is like a field. If the land has not sown good seeds, it will not grow good fruits. -

Only with wisdom can we distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can we build a happy life.

The gentleman is the goal, and the villain is the goal.

In life, the ball may not necessarily be a good ball, but a experienced slugger can swing the bat at any time.

The difficulties and pondering in personnel matters are a kind of test.

You can’t do good deeds without me, and you can’t do bad things without me.

True love is to take care of yourself.

If you take a step back from others and love them a little wider, you will live a happy life.

Being able to give love is blessing, being able to eliminate worries is wisdom.

Education on right and wrong, and warning on praise.

Idle people have no fun, and busy people have no right and wrong.

People’s eyes are in the front, and they only see the shortcomings of others and cannot see their own shortcomings at all.

With confidence, perseverance, and courage, nothing is impossible.

Changing yourself is saving yourself, influencing others is saving others.

Tantrums are temporary periods of madness.

Forget your merits but never your faults, never forget your grudges but never your gratitude.

If you have a heart, you will be blessed; if you have a will, you will be powerful. You will create your own field of blessings and gain your own blessings.

The only way to harm yourself is to lose your temper.

Those who can make good use of their time will be able to control the direction of their efforts.

Only by repenting for your mistakes can you be pure and free from worries.

Do as many things as you have the strength to do. Don’t wait, otherwise your wait will be in vain.

The most beautiful things in the sky are the stars, and the most beautiful thing in life is warmth.

A gentleman is like water, he follows the square to the round, and is at ease everywhere.

The fuller the ears of rice are, the more they will droop. The more accomplished a person is, the more modest he must be.

Standing halfway is more difficult than walking to the goal.

Practice should cultivate the mind based on circumstances, use things to train the mind, and cultivate the mind everywhere.

Don’t do whatever you want, educate yourself as you please.

Sometimes it is hard to think of no time, and rain will accumulate on a good day to bring food.

The void has its end. My wishes are endless. It is easy to make a wish but difficult to fulfill it.