Sheng Yen Quotes

#1. In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended.
In Illumination, all things appear as is.
Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom.
The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature.

Sheng Yen

#2. Try to listen silence of your loved one And you will find voice of Heart and Feelings

Mohammed Zaki Ansari

#3. Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength!

Sheng Yen

#4. So often the monsters that crowd our minds are nothing more than the strange and thoroughly alien progeny of our own fearful fantasies.

Rick Yancey

#5. Organization. If you want big words to talk to intellectuals with, that's a fine big word, son, just as many syllables as imagination, and it has a lot more realism in it.

Robert Shea

#6. If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.

Sheng Yen

#7. Some dogs act like people and some people act like dogs.

Tablo

#8. I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.

Sheng Yen

#9. Only a person who considers himself too good for you is good enough.

Judith Martin

#10. Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.

Sheng Yen