Dharma Verses 121-135




121. 心是我們唯一解脫道的伴侶。
“Our mind is the only companion
we have along the path of liberation.”

122. ,提醒我們回頭是岸。
"Precepts remind us to get back ashore."

123. 三界的無常都是如同秋雲.
"The three worlds are as impermanent 
as the autumn clouds."

124. 為什麼你不吃肉?
動物是我的朋友我不吃我的朋友.
Why don't you eat meat? "Animals
are my friends and I don't eat my friends."

125. 做惡很簡單,行善極困難.
"Negative acts are easy to commit,but it is
 difficult to cultivate wholesome deeds."

126. 剛剛好是很大的智慧。
"Just good enough is very high wisdom."

127. 想要消除煩惱的人們,
必須要遠離痛苦的因。
"Beings who seek to get rid of suffering
must first eliminate the root cause of suffering."



128. 不管你有怎麼樣的心,
它就是您唯一的如意寶。
“The type of mind you possess is irrelevant
since that is your only wish-fulfilled treasure.”

129. 嫉妒心常會打自己。
"Jealousy is generally self destructive."

130. 當您的心平靜時,
百千的困難將被驅散。
“A calm mind is able to 
dispel hundreds of obstacles.”

131. 念佛是容易的,但困難的是專心。
"Reciting the Buddha’s name is easy,
but the real difficulty lies in its focused reflection."

132. 一句法語,可能會改變一個人的生命。
"A single word of Dharma has the ability to alter one's life."



133. 隨時正念是最殊勝的持戒。
"Constant mindfulness is an essential 
aspect to abiding by the precepts."

134. 吃素是最好的放生。
"Being a vegetarian is 
best the way to save lives."

135. 不起分別心 , 是名修止。
"Not giving rise to a discriminating mind is 
the essence of the practice of Samatha."


Dharma Verses 106-120

106.自心的仇人不可逃避的 
所以要依法修心。
"We cannot escape our own 
internal adversaries and hence we
must cultivate and practice 
diligently according to the Dharma."

107. 心中有佛佛無所不在。
"The Buddha is pervasive for those
who embrace the Buddha in their heart."

108. 有所得的愛是執著。
"Conditional love is considered 
one form of attachment."

109"除了聖人之外一般凡夫無法了解別人的修持。"
"Besides the noble one, sentient beings are
incapable of comprehending others inner cultivation."

110. 修行要有恆心才會有成就。
"Having perseverance will enhance one's
chances of success during cultivation."

111.頂禮仇人成就忍辱。
"Our enemies enable us to challenge
 ourselves and test our patience."

112.智者建橋 愚者建牆。
"Wise ones establish connections
whereas foolish ones sever them."

113. 菩薩不一定有笑容的
慈悲不一定是柔軟的。
"A Bodhisattva may not always have a smile
 just as compassion may not necessarily be delicate."

114. 修行是為了超越自己而不是放大我執。
“Cultivation enables one to overcome the 
self as opposed to magnifying self-attachment.”

115. 我們成佛之前都是佛教徒。
"We are Buddhist until we are Buddha."

116. 禪定是開智慧的鑰匙。
“Meditation is the key to opening the treasure of wisdom.”

117. 起來簡單『願一切生快樂』。
作起來困難 『能令一個人快樂』。
"'May all sentient beings be joyful' is a simple phrase. 
However, making a single person happy is not at all easy."

118. 世界美不美是自己造成的。
"You made the world whether it is beautiful or not."
or
"The beauty in your world depends on you."

119. 真實微妙清淨之中。
"The real miracle resides in the purity."

120. 犯過的錯不再犯的人是有自我覺醒的心。
"Having self awareness enables one to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again."

Dharma Verses 90-105

91.如果幫不上別人的忙,至少不要傷害他。
"If you are unable to help others, at the very least do no harm."
92. 每夜我們進入未知的世界。
每天我們遭遇不意之變化。
聖者照見二者皆猶如夢幻。
Every night we enter an unknown world.
Every day we encounter unexpected changes.
Both are dreams from the perspective of noble beings.


93.生活之外沒有特別的修行地方
"The ideal place and condition to practice resides nowhere else but in our everyday lives."
94.世間也有樂,不過不究竟,
修道難常辦,結果會常樂。
"The transitory nature of happiness in
this mundane world will never be everlasting.
In contrast, though the path to liberation requires
diligent perseverance and hard work, one will
eventually attain eternal happiness as a result."

95.等待因緣是希望,等待因緣是忍耐,
等待因緣是信心,等待因緣是修行。
Waiting for condition is hope,
Waiting for condition is patience,
Waiting for condition is confidence,
Waiting for condition is practice.

96.人間寶,心是生命寶;
放下人間寶,修正生命寶。

Diamond is the jewel of the mundane world.
Buddha nature is the jewel of the living.
Let go of the jewel of the mundane world.
Perfect the jewel of the living.
97.一個真實修行者福德與智慧都要雙修。
"A practitioner must embrace cultivation of both merits and wisdom."
98.山雪熔化就是水 , 人心淨化就是佛 ."Melted snow becomes water just as
Buddha nature is derived from a purified mind."

99.平時向善用功者,對生命相當了解。
"Diligent cultivation of good deeds will lead one to attain right understanding of life."

100.懂得善思惟也是一種智慧。
當沒有信心時,要跟我們差的人比。
當驕傲時,要跟我們優秀的人比。
"Adopting an optimistic outlook is considered one type of wisdom.
Contemplation of those that are inferior is a remedy to having a lack of confidence.
Contemplation of those that are superior is a remedy to exhibiting excessive pride."
101. 行善不難,難於發心。
"Practicing wholesome deeds is not difficult.
Rather, the difficulty lies in the cultivation of
a mindset to generate and uphold solemn vows."

102.記得要回歸自心用功。
"Remember to return to one's own mind during cultivation."
103. 幫助別人是快樂,無所得的幫助真快樂。
"Joy is bestowed upon those who help others.
Helping others unconditionally brings forth genuine happiness."

104.點心靈的燈,行正道的路。
"Illuminate the mind and walk on the path of salvation."

105.佛法好;涅槃妙,般若、佛性如意寶!
"The Dharma is virtuous and nirvana is inexplicable.
Wisdom and the Buddha-nature are wish-fulfilling treasures."