Aphorisms

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai at the Buddha Mountain, Thailand, January 2, 1994 (Originally in English) Videotape # 401

When you have a lot, give some to those who have little. In this way, everyone will be happy and contented. Those who give will also be happy. Try it and see! It makes us feel good to give. When we make others happy, we ourselves also feel good. We feel like we’ve fulfilled our responsibilities.

 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai at National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Formosa,
April 2, 1988 (Originally in Chinese) Videotape # 6

Many people first have a dream before working to realize it. Starting from today, we should also conceive a plan to reach Sainthood so that we’ll be completely prepared. First, we need to draw up a timetable and scheme, and then slowly turn the plan into reality. Although we have yet to build a house, we already have a blueprint. We’ve decided the size of the house, and it should have two bathrooms, a living room, three bedrooms, a kitchen, and so on. Then, we engage workers to build the house. Isn’t that how it works? The same goes for achieving Sainthood. We must have a plan. We must have aspirations and self-confidence to implement the plan accordingly. Without self-confidence, we can’t accomplish it perfectly.