值此卫塞节，让我们怀着欣悦与恭敬虔诚礼佛，一同忆念佛陀的高风亮节与见贤思齐。即使佛像距我们千里，但只要怀着同体大悲的感恩之心，那佛陀自然会闪现并环绕于你我眼中的众生里。

哪里是净土? 我一直以为只要心灵清洁，就拥有自己的净土。我并不是佛教徒，但一度为此沾沾自喜， 认为自己具有的悟性、境界和对佛法的理解比普通人高，和平常人说话时也不知不觉中抬高了姿态。然而去年夏天的一次无意阅读却仿佛一声惊雷，将我轰醒。

Desire is one of the greatest hindrances to our spiritual development, and also to our happiness in the here-and-now. We have so much wonderful potential: to be peaceful, happy, relaxed and have a loving and satisfying relationships with others.

只要一心依佛的教导去修持，精进不息，必定理义上有大突破，见地上有根本变化。这样无疑对认识生命，认识世界，认识生死有一个超凡脱俗的认知。从这个观点去看这辈子，这难道不划算吗？

一个修行人在修行过程中要善于调节睡眠，因为睡眠是无明惑覆，不可放纵。若睡眠过多，不仅会废弃所修的善法，也会失去已修得的功夫，导致自心暗昧，善根沉没。当修道者能够觉悟无常，调伏睡眠，令神气清白，念心明净，如此才可栖心圣境，定境现前。

Gratitude is a panacea to panic. However, we have to practise gratitude before we can internalise it in order to emit the waves of gratitude in all directions at all times.

不管是幸福的心慰．还是痛苦的忏悔，而支撑人类这种善良的起点和终点的力量唯有人心中的爱。让我们以爱为圆心、画好我们的人生之圆。

Often, Buddhists are puzzled and confused by the manner of practicing tolerance (忍), for they could not understand the principle and meaning of it.

We are able to enjoy all the pleasures and opportunities of human life because we have this present body with human faculties.