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By Master Sheng-Yen
1931~2009
Master Sheng-Yen has devoted much of his life to spreading the teachings of the Chinese Buddhism — a practice that antedates the more familiar Japanese and Tibetan traditions — throughout the world. He became known in the United States after he began founding meditation centers here in 1980.
Be humble to those below and respectful to those above. Bodhisattva practitioners, study this well!
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Love yourself, love others, love all sentient beings; liberate yourself, liberate others, liberate all sentient beings.
Benefiting others takes a pure mind that seeks neither reward nor return.
Love is involved in what you own and what you give to others, but the difference between helping yourself and helping others is that one is a self-directed, possessive love; the other is a selfless, joyous, generous love.
Demand right-minded conduct of yourself, do not use it as an excuse to harshly criticize others.
Have the breadth of mind to serve as the stepping stone for another; be the kind of person that truly helps others to be successful.
If you let other people misunderstand you, it's nobody's fault but your own.
When you work with others, consider their needs. When you make a mistake, reflect upon your own conduct.
Set others before you to complete yourself, respect others to put an end to enmity, praise others to encourage harmony.
When you work with others, consider their needs. When you make a mistake, reflect upon your own conduct.
Unable to let go of attachment to self? No wisdom. Unable to let go of attachment to others? No compassion.
Say "Blessings to you" when you meet another. This spreads good will and brings peace and calm.
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