
137.
師父講你們幫你們指出毛病,你們不改就是浪費福報。
The Master takes pains to point out your mistakes and admonish you.
You are wasting your blessing if you refuse to mend your ways。

138.
修心就是修心智,修行就是修心性。
Cultivating the mind is about cultivating our spirituality.
Changing our behaviour is about cultivating our temperament。

139.
眾生的事立即做,個人的事慢慢做。
Matters related to sentient beings must be done
promptly, whereas personal matters can be done slowly。

140.
修行人要善護口業,不譏他過;
善護身業,不失律儀;善護意業,清淨無染。
Buddhist practitioners must guard against committing
karma of speechand refrain from ridiculing others for their
wrongdoings.They must guard against committing karma of the
body and refrain from contravening laws and proprieties.They must guard
against committing karma of thought and remain clean and untarnished by defilements。

141.
苦是比出來的,不比較哪來的苦。
You feel bitter when you compare yourself to others.Once you
stop comparing yourself to others, the feeling of bitterness will end。

142.
人動低級意念,就是低級動物;人動高級意念,
就是高級動物;人擁有菩薩意念,就是境界超脫的聖人,就是菩薩。
Those who conceive of impure thoughts are considered to be lower animals.
Those who conceive of noble thoughts are considered to be higher animals.
Those who have a Bodhisattva’s state of mind have transcended to
the level of sages, and they are Bodhisattvas。

143.
人要經歷一些風雨,方能見到自己的彩虹。
You must brave the storm before you are able to see the rainbow。

144.
做人要開心,做菩薩不能亂講話。
Stay happy, but do not talk nonsense
if you want to become a Bodhisattva。