靜思語精華

一. 感恩(gratefulness)

1. 感恩父母天地,每天平安歡喜.
Being grateful toward our parents and the world we live in gives us peace and happiness everyday.

2. 講好話,存好心,常懷感恩心.
Speak kind words, think good thoughts and always be grateful.

3.要感恩幫助我們的人,也要感恩接受我們幫助的人.
We should be grateful to all the people who help us and who is willing to be helped by us.

二. 禮節 (etiquette/ manners)

4. 時時面帶笑容,要別人笑,自己先要笑.
We should always wear a smile. IF we want others to smile , we should smile first.

5. 話多不如話少,話少不如話好,好話要多話,是非不要提.
Fewer words are better than more words. Kindrs words are better than fewer words. Kind words should  be spoken more while harmful words should not be spoken at all.

6.對人要寬心,說話要細心,不要把能說話的嘴巴,用在搬弄是非上.
Always remember to treat with magnanimity and speak to others carefully. Do not use your mouth to make trouble between people.

三. 善解 (understanding)

7. 要人人愛我,就得先愛人人.
If we want everybody to love us, we need to love everybody first.

8. 地上種了菜就不易長草,心中有了善就不易生惡.
Weeds cannot easily grow in soil that has been planted with vegetables. Evil thoughts cannot eaily arise in a mind cultivated with kindness.

四. 精勤/檢樸-環保

9.我們要做好社會的環保，也要做好內心的環保.

10.綠化的手，慈悲的心，共同做大地的園丁.

11.慾望少一點，愛地球多一點.

12. 人要知福，惜福，再造福