[師父法語] 2019/5/8

◎佛陀要度一切人成佛，度了半天，大多數人還在世間，但要度人的這個人－－佛，自己卻先成了佛。佛的例子，不是給我們一個最大的鼓勵嗎？【日常師父法語】

The Buddha wants to help everyone achieve Buddhahood. After His long-time efforts, most people still remain in the earthly world. Yet the one who is helping others, namely the Buddha Himself, achieves Buddhahood first. Is not the example of the Buddha very encouraging for us? – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/7

◎以佛法看，世間的成敗是顛倒的，但是我並不忽視、也不否定這個成敗。而是我們應該先把成功的本質弄清楚，並將目標放對以後走上去。假定選擇正確後走上去，所得到的結果是「快樂」，這也是我們應該得到的。【日常師父法語】

From a Buddhist viewpoint, the worldly standard for success and failure is infatuated. However, I would rather not ignore nor deny such standard. Yet we should first clarify the essence of success, target at the right direction and go ahead. If we take the right path, the result we obtain will be “happiness”, which is what we deserve. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/6

◎一群理念相同的人結合起來，會形成一股不可思議的新力量，那時要把握住一個原則，不是與別人作對，而是要進一步提升自己，幫助別人。【日常師父法語】

Uniting a group of people with the same idea will form an amazing new force. Then we shall hold on to a principle: it is not to fight against others but to elevate ourselves and help others. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/5

◎當我們有了理念並去實踐時，雖非立即就能產生很好的效果，但是我們已經慢慢轉變了！【日常師父法語】

When we have an idea and practice on it, it may not take significant effect immediately. However we have been transforming gradually.  -- Master Jih-Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/4

◎世間任何事只看結果，成敗完全以大家公認的成果來談。佛法之所以可貴，是從成功真實的「因」上來談的，但它並非不講求「果」，正因為講果，所以為了正確的果，必須先找到正確的因，然後在正確的「因」上面下功夫，如果這個步驟做對了，好的結果一定出現。【日常師父法語】

Worldly affairs are evaluated by their results. Whether something is success or failure depends on how most people look at it. The most precious part in Buddhism is that it is mainly about the true “cause” of success. Yet it does not follow that Buddhism has no concern about “result” at all. Just because we want the correct result, we need to find the correct cause first and then work on it. Following such procedure, good results will surely come along. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/3

◎修行是長期的事情，絕不是一兩天、一個七天或一年可以急得來的，乃至於要對佛法有正確的認識，也不是一生的事情。但反過來說，自己的成功也是由一生、一年、一天、一分一分、一念一念的積累而來的。【日常師父法語】

Cultivation is long-term effort instead of something that can be achieved hurriedly in one day or two, in seven days, or in a year. The correct perception of Buddha’s teaching cannot be obtained in one life, either. On the contrary, our own success is also accumulated thought by thought, minute by minute, day by day, year by year, and life after life. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/5/2

◎找不到善知識，最大的主因是自己未具足弟子相。如果我們能夠事事反觀諸己，進而淨化自己，自然能夠找到善知識，因為佛菩薩一直在我們面前，只是自己障礙未除，看不到罷了。【日常師父法語】

The main reason for our inability to find a guru is our own lack of characteristics as disciples. If we can frequently reflect and seek the cause in ourselves and thus purify ourselves, we will naturally find our guru. This is because Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have always been around us. Yet we cannot see Them since our own obscurations have not been cleared away. – Master Jih Chang