那些充满智慧的话语：静思语中英对照

1.閒人无乐趣，忙人无是非。
an idle man has no pleasure; a busy man has
no time for dispute.

2.一个人的快乐，不是因为他拥有的多，而是因为他计较得少。
a person's happiness stem not from how much he owns
but from how little he complains.

3.君子如水，随方就圆，无处不自在.
a gentleman is like water,which takes the shape
of the container into which it flows:he is
cmfortable in any situation.

4.皱眉和微笑都是一个动作表情，何不微笑？
a frown and a smile are both possible.

why not smile?

5.心中长存善解、包容、感恩、知足、惜福。
always bear in mind the following virtues:
understanding, forgiveness, gratitude, contentment,
and treasuring your blessings.

6.慈悲心即是清凉地。
a compassionate heart is a clear and cool place.

7.要批评别人时，先想想自己是否完美无缺。
before criticizing other, consider whether we are
perfect and without fault.


8.时时好心就是时时好日；时时保持心中的正念，任何时间、
任何方向与地理都是吉祥的。
by maintaining a good heart at every moment,
every day is a good day. if at every instance therer
is right mindfulness, then any time, any direction,
any location is auspicious.

9.甘愿做，欢喜受。
be willing to do, be happy to bear.

10.人间寿命因为短暂才更显得珍贵。难得来一趟人间，
应问是否有为人生发挥自己的功能，而不要一味求长寿。
because our lifespans are brief,
life is even more valuable.

since it is not easy to be born in the world
as a human being, we should as ourselves whether
we have developed our capabilities to the utmost
during our lifetime rather than.

11.自造福田,自得福缘.
cultivate your own field of blessings and reap
your own good fortune.

12.悲即是同情心。能互相宽谅、容忍，表现一分宽心、爱心，
即是悲心；人生最幸福的就是能宽容与悲悯一切众生的人。
compassion is sympathy. the compassionate heart
is able to forgive, be patient, and express tolerance
and love. the most fortunate thing in life is being

able to forgive and sympathize with all living beings.

13.不要封闭自己.你要先爱别人,别人才会爱你.
don’t close yourself off. you should love others
first, and then others will love you.

14.做人固然不应将自我看得太重，但也不要自轻己灵。
do not think too highly of yourself, and yet, never
underestimate your ability.

15.人都是求[有],什麽叫[有]呢?有就是烦恼.
everyone seeks “to have.”what is “to have”?
it is to have worries.


16.死掉过去的烦恼心,生出今日解脱的境界.
forget the worries of the past and be free today.

17.口说好话如吐莲花，口说坏话如吐毒蛇.
good words are like lotus flowers blooming out
from your mouth；bad words are like poisonous
snakes hissing out from your lips.

18.生气，就是拿别人的过错来惩罚自己。
getting angry is actually punishing ourself for
the mistakes of others.

19.布施如播种，以欢喜心滋润种子才会发芽.
giving alms is just like sowing seeds;the seeds

will bud when nourished with a loving heart.

20.发脾气是短暂的发疯。
giving vent to anger is temporary insanity.

21.做好事不能少我一人，做坏事不能多我一人。
include me when doing good deeds; exclude
me when doing evil deeds.

22.屋宽不如心宽。
it is better to have a generous heart than
a spacious dwelling.

23.小事不做，大事难成。

if we are unwilling to do little chores,
it will be difficult to accomplish great things.

24.没有数字的代价即为「无量」。不辞劳苦的付出便是
「大慈悲」。付出劳力服务，又服务得很欢喜便叫做「喜捨」。
in the same way that a value without a figure is a
“limitless amount”, not counting the effort one puts
out is “great compassion.” to give one’s labour and
service happily is more than “joyous giving.”

25.把心胸放开,自然就可断除烦恼.
if you broaden your mind,
you will naturally stop worrying.
26.脾气嘴巴不好,心地再好, 也不能算是好人.

if you have a bad temper and a foul mouth,
then no matter how good your heart is, you
are not a good person.

27.大错误容易反省,小习气不易除掉.
it is easy to think about one’s big mistakes,
but very hard to get rid of small bad habits.

28.有心就有福，有愿就有力.
intentions beget blessingths,vows beget strengths.

29.要比谁更爱谁，不要比谁更怕谁。
let us compete with who is more loving,
not on who is more feared.


30.要学得[平常心].
learn to have a steady mind.

31.并非有钱就是快乐，问心无愧心最安。
money does not necessarily bring happiness.
a person with a clean conscience is most at peace.

32.慈是「与乐」，就是给与一切众生快乐。
mercy is “giving happiness”,
giving all living beings joy and happiness.

33.一个人不怕错，就怕不改过，改过并不难。
one should be afraid not of committing mistakes,

but of not correcting them.
it is not difficult to correct mistakes.

34.犯错出忏悔心，才能清静无烦恼。
only through repentance of one's sins will one achieve
tranquility and relief from worry and anxiety.

35.我们最大的敌人不是别人，可能是自己。
our greatest enemy is probably not others,
but ourselves.

36.看别人不顺眼，是自己修养不够。
one who constantly looks down on others reveals
his lack of moral cultivation.


37.为其尊重自己的人,才更勇于缩小自己.
only those who respect themselves have the courage
to humble themselves even more.

38.能付出爱心就是福，能消除烦恼就是慧.
one who has a heart of love has blessings;
one who can eliminate worry has wisdom.

39.愿要大，志要坚，气要柔，心要细.
our vows shouid he great,
our resolves shouid he firm,
our temperament shouid he tender,
and our mind shouid he prudent.


40.不论在人间付出多少心血、多少辛苦，
切莫将心念停留于过去的成就。
regardless of how much pain and trouble
we go through accomplishing something.

41.对父母要知恩、感恩、报恩。
recognize, appreciate and repay your parents' love.

42.口说好话，心想好意，身行好事，脚走好路。
speak good words, have good thoughts, do good deeds,
and walk the right path.

43.世上有两件事不能等；一是孝顺，二是行善。

there are things in life that cannot wait;
fulfilling filial piety and doing good deeds.

44.改变自己是自救，影响别人是救人。
to change yourself is to save yourself; to influence
others is to save other people.

45.人性之美，莫过于诚；人性之贵，莫过于信。
the beauty of humanity lies in honesty.
the value of humanity lies in faith.

46.施比受更有福。
to five is better than to receive.


47.做该做的事是智慧，做不该做的事是愚痴。
to do whatever should be done is wisdom;
to do whatever should not be done is ignorance.

48.尽多少本分，就得多少本事。
the more effort you put into your work,
the more ability you gain.

49.心要像明月一样，有水就有月；
心要像天空一样，云开见青天。
the mind should be like a clear moon:
where there is water, there is the moon,
reflected. the mind should be like the sky:
when the clouds part, there is a clear sky.


50.繫丝修心，藉事练心，随处养心.
to cultivae morality,
you must cultivate your mind in all occasions,
train your mmind in all situations，
and elevate your mind in all places.

51.为自己找藉口的人永远不会进步。
we can never improve if we always
make excuses for ourself.

52.手心向下是助人，手心向上是求人；
助人快乐，求人痛苦。
we help others with our palms down;

we ask for help with our palms up;
helping brings happiness,
begging brings pain.

53.人生没有所有权，只有生命的使用权。
we do not have a claim on our life,
but only the right to use it.

54.吃苦了苦,苦尽甘来;享福了福,福尽悲来.
when your suffering is finished,
fortune will come;
when your blessings are used up,
misfortune will come.

55.人能和，则是非不生.
when people can live harmoniously together,
there is no disput