Why Not Another 21 Good Sentences
| If none of the ‘21 Good Sentences’ from the previous two chapters are suitable to you, take a look at the following 21 sentences. Don’t worry! At least one should be helpful: | |
| 1. | Buddha once advised: one must first sow seeds to reap the harvest, one must first be charitable to acquire wealth, and one must first initiate the bodhicitta to have good health! |
| 2. | Knowledge brings health, as ignorance leads to death. |
| 3. | I have a seed called ‘Blessing’. After being scorched by the sun and drenched by the rain, windswept and rain-battered, ..., it has grown! It brings to everyone good health, good fortune, cheer, lightheartedness, safety, beauty, sweetness, happiness, rejoice, worry-free, satisfaction and abundance. |
| 4. | More people learn to dance than learn about Buddhism, more people go to mah-jong places than go to the library. The state of soul among modern people is a kind of sorrow, please do not continue like this. |
| 5. | All victories compared to the victory of conquering oneself are insignificant. All failures compared to the failure of losing oneself are even more insignificant. |
| 6. | Every misfortune is the seed of good fortune of the future. |
| 7. | You must always remember: Every day is the most beautiful day of the year. |
| 8. | Face the past with the least remorse, face the present with the least waste. |
| 9. | The first youth is a gift from heaven, the second youth is from one’s own diligence. |
| 10. | The power of love can be so great that it can make you forget everything, yet it can also be so small that it cannot accommodate even a speck of jealousy. |
| 11. | At times of disappointment, do not dwell on sorrow, instead think of those days filled with laughter! |
| 12. | Tomorrow is a piece of land with the fastest growth rate in the world, as it is filled with hope. |
| 13. | It is impossible to conquer those countless flashing changes in the outer realm, but for the changes of our internal emotions, aren’t we bound to control these better? |
| 14. | As we expect less from others, then the concern we have for others will become more natural... |
| 15. | Whether or not a person is good, depends upon his behaviour: Education does not represent much, having a clean mind is more important; Each and every sentence from a person with a clean mind is pure and priceless. |
| 16. | A smile is considered the flame of truth, and smiling more easily brings us closer to the truth; From today onwards, let us hand over all past and present suffering to impermanence, Let this suffering disappears within impermanence. |
| 17. | Many friends come and go in your life, but only real friends are able to leave footprints in your mind. |
| 18. | Broad-minded people discuss ideals; Most people criticise matters; Narrow-minded people gossip about others. |
| 19. | Anger and danger are different by only one letter. |
| 20. | To control oneself, use your head; To command others, use your heart. |
| 21. | Beauty in young people is a natural creation, Beauty in old people is a work of art. |