Living well means doing meaningful things, and doing meaningful things is what makes life worth living.
Watching time sway gently, true freedom in life comes from a carefree mindset—treating every experience as a destined landscape, enjoying everything as it comes, and living with breadth and grace.
This woman is firm, gentle, vast, and open, possessing an incredible purity. Her affection is equally straightforward and free: once decided, it is true love; if rejected, she holds no resentment.
Diligence can get things done correctly, but passion makes them perfect.
Put the nation first, people as the foundation, harmony as the most precious, and integrity as gold; foster friendship and harmony, uphold fairness and justice, strive for self-reliance, value culture and peace, obey laws, maintain integrity, respect elders, do good in the world, be humble, and repay the motherland.
Master Cheng Yen said: "Tranquility is beauty, and peace is the greatest joy. This is the state of practicing Zen, cultivating the self, nurturing the soul, and finding joy—the most noble and beautiful realm."
Listening to only half of what someone says is being shrewd; knowing which half to believe is being wise.
Water that is too clear has no fish; a person who is too scrutinizing has no followers. Thus, being "cluelessly" oblivious is a high state of being.
To achieve a happy life, one should understand others, society, culture, and history, thereby loving one's country, obeying laws, pursuing science, and doing one's job well.
Treat your friends' elders with the same respect you show your own. When it comes to friends' children, praise them from all angles; avoid criticizing them or comparing their flaws to your own children's strengths.
Watching time sway gently, true freedom in life comes from a carefree mindset, treating every experience as a destined landscape, enjoying everything as it comes, and living with breadth and grace.