中国文化集锦
A Collection of Choice Specimens from Chinese Culture

英语逾甲子情缘
Over Sixty Years’ Love of Knowledge about the English Language

生命的意义是为了服务，生命的价值是为了奉献。
The meaning of life lies in service; the value of life in giving.

人生奋斗的意义，不在于一定会让你取得多大的成而是让你在平凡的日子里活得比原来的那个自己更好一点。
The meaning of man's struggle lies not necessarily in achieving great accomplishments, but in making you live a little better than your former self in ordinary days.

🌹格言/警句 Aphorisms
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心不平安是真正的苦，身体的病痛不一定是苦。Bodily ailments do not necessarily constitute suffering. An unsettled mind does.

明知心不平安吕苦事，就赶快以持念“南无观世音菩萨”来安心吧！To eliminate the suffering induced by an unsettled mind, just start reciting Guanyin's name to restore your inner peace.

现在拥有的，就是最好的。拥有最多也无法满足，就等于是穷人。What you have now is the best. He who can never be satisfied is a poor man, no matter how much he owns.

不要用压抑来控制情绪，最好是用观想、用佛号、用祈祷，来化解情绪。Don't try to control your negative emotions by suppressing them. Rather, dissolve them through contemplation, reciting the Buddha's name, or praying.

好话大家说，好事大家做，好运大家转。 May good words be spoken by all; may good deeds be done by all; then may the fortunes of all be transformed.

每人每天多说一句好话，多做一件好事，所有小小的好，就会成为一个大大的好。If everyone can just say one more good word or do one more good deed every day, all the small good will add up to a great good for society.

急须要做，正要人做的事，我来吧！
If an urgent task is waiting to be done, come forward and say, "I'll do it!"

我和人和，心和口和，欢欢喜喜有幸福。In harmony with self and so with others, both in mind and speech, one is full of joy and happiness.

内和外和，因和缘和，平平安安真自在。In harmony with the inner and so with the outer, with causes in harmony with conditions, in peace and wellbeing one is truly free.

自求心安就有平安，关怀他人就是幸福。To seek inner peace is to enjoy peace in life; to care for others is to attain happiness.

人品等于财富，奉献等于积蓄。
Virtues are equal to fortunes, and giving is equal to saving.：

奉献即是修行，安心即是成就。
To give of yourself is to cultivate the path; to achieve inner peace is to succeed on the path.

拥有的多，不一定让人满足；拥有的少，不一定让人贫乏。Possessing much won't necessarily make one satisfied; possessing little won't necessarily make one wants.

现在所得的是过去所造的；未来所得的，是现在所做的。What you have results from karmic causes that you created, and what you'love gain hinges on karmic causes that you're creating.

好人不寂寞，善人最快乐，时时处处助人利已，时时处处你最幸福。
The good are never alone, and the kind-hearted are the merriest. Those who help others and so benefit themselves are the happiest.

若希望人际关系相处得好，就要把心量放大，多接纳人，多包容人。
To develop good inter-personal relationships, one needs to broaden the mind, and be more affable and tolerant.

只要自己的心态改变，环境也会跟著改变，世界上没有绝对的好与坏。
Change your mindset, and you will see the world differently; there is no absolute good or bad in the world.

人与人的相处之道，需要沟通，沟通不成则妥协，妥协不成时，你就原谅和容忍他吧！Building interpersonal relationships requires communication. When communication fails, try compromise. And if attempts at compromise also fail, then forgive and tolerate.

大的要包容小的，小的要包容谅解大的。The larger should tolerant the lesser； the lesser should understand the larger.

要全心全力关心家庭，用整体生命投入事业。Put your heart and soul into the family, and your whole life into your career.

戒贪最好的方法，就是多布施、多奉献、多人分享。The best way to abstain from greedy is to give more, contribute more, and share more with others

包容别人时，双方的问题就解决了。Tolerance is the best solution to differences.

学佛的人，有两大任务：庄严国土，成熟众生。Buddhists have two great missions: one is to glorify the Buddha land, and the other is to bring sentient beings to spiritual maturity.

要做无底的垃圾桶，要学无尘的反射镜。Be a bottomless trash can that can never be choked by others' mental junk; be a dustless mirror that reflects the world as it is with no distortion.

烦恼消归自己就有智慧，利益分享他人便是慈悲。To dissolve vexations within the heart is wisdom; to share interests with others is compassion.

用惭愧心看自己，用惑恩心看世界。Scrutinize ourselves with a sense of shame, but view the world with a sense of gratitude.

净化人心，少欲知足，净化社会，关怀他人。To purifying the mind, start by reducing desires and knowing contentment; to purify society, start by extending loving care to others.