Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara  may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears  in front of it, it’s not particularly flattered, and when the clouds  appear, it’s not particularly disappointed either. There is a deep sense  of contentment.You chuckle from inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the View will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time.

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

“不知观空，必随境转。生天之后，决定堕落”。《金刚般若》就是教我们‘观空'。‘空'是指事实真相。一般初学的人听到‘空'字，往往心生恐怖─空了，怎么办？明了空就是宇宙人生的真相，就不至于有恐怖的感觉。

以为一切法都‘有'，这个观念是错误的。一切法确实没有！可是这一切法的现象明明在我们面前，怎么说它没有？佛在经上告诉我们，这不是真有，而是‘幻有、假有、妙有'。这些名相的意思表示这个有不是真的，如梦幻泡影。由此可知，‘空'不能当作‘空无'，什么都没有了，这不是佛经的空义，而是相有性空、事有理空的意思。一切相是幻象，刹那不停的变化，决定不能执着。 　　

 若不知道一切法有而非有，一定起执着；心里稍有执着，就被境界转，就不自在。凡是会受环境影响的，一定是凡夫；小乘圣人，皆不受环境影响。须陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含皆是小乘圣人，他们已不受环境影响。修行一定要‘证果'，这是我们修行的目的不证果，不得受用。证果，一定要‘离相'，就是心里不能执着，一切法相、非法相皆不能执着。这就是‘观空'，不会被外面境界所转。 　　

‘生天之后，决定堕落'，因为天最高，天福享完，寿命终了，只有往下堕落。人修得好，还可以到天上。已经在天上，天福享尽，就要往下堕落，不能出离六道轮回，因为他不晓得一切法相是幻有。如果知道一切法相都是幻有，有而非有，于一切法不执着，就不是凡夫而是圣人。凡圣的差别就在此。 　　

“入闇”是比喻，前面经文说‘如人入暗，则无所见'。闇是无明，“喻不见性。喻此人道眼未开，无明未破。虽学大乘行布施，既是盲修，必生重障”。这可能就是我们现前犯的毛病而自己不知道，还以为学佛学得不错，最后得不到结果，差错就是没有见性。

by 净空法师

In the final analysis, the hope of every person is simply peace of mind.

 by Dalai Lama

  Ten Wholesome Actions :

  1. Abstaining from killing living beings
  2. Abstaining from stealing
  3. Abstaining from sexual misconduct
  4. Abstaining from false speech
  5. Abstaining from malicious speech
  6. Abstaining from harsh speech
  7. Abstaining from gossip
  8. Abstaining from coveting
  9. Abstaining from ill-will
10. Possessing Right Understanding of the Dharma

人生多一份感恩，就多一份美化。

by 证严法师

万法相互缘起，世事不必强求；只要因缘具足，自能水到渠成。

by 星云法师

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.

by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

除此心外，见佛终不得也。佛是自心作得，因何离此心外觅佛？前佛后佛只言其心，心即是佛，佛即是心；心外无佛，佛外无心。若言心外有佛，佛在何处？……。若也不信，自诳无益。佛无过患，众生颠倒，不觉不知自心是佛。若知自心是佛，不应心外觅佛。佛不度佛，将心觅佛不识佛。但是外觅佛者，尽是不识自心是佛。亦不得将佛礼佛，不得将心念佛。佛不诵经，佛不持戒，佛不犯戒、佛无持犯，亦不造善恶。若欲觅佛，须是见性，见性即是佛。若不见性，念佛诵经持斋持戒亦无益处。

by 达摩大师

When Buddha himself was asked to summarize his teaching, he said,

Commit not a single unwholesome action,
Cultivate a wealth of virtue,
To tame this mind of ours,
This is the teaching of all the buddhas.

认清世间一切现象都是无常的事实，就能完成内心世界的真正平安。

 by 圣严法师

When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.

by Ajahn Chah

When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the other hand, in autumn, one leaf falls down and another leaf falls down. The beautiful plants become as if dead and we do not feel very happy. Why?

I think it is because deep down our human nature likes construction, and does not like destruction. Naturally, every action which is destructive is against human nature. Constructiveness is the human way. Therefore, I think that in terms of basic human feeling, violence is not good. Non-violence is the only way.

by Dalai Lama