總監修／星雲大師

一念之間

文／佛光星雲（1927～）

日常生活裡，許多人習慣與人計較、比較，心中充滿猜疑忿恨，整天被貪瞋愚痴或煩惱憂傷所繫縛，就像生活在地獄裡。

如果我們能夠時時保持一顆明淨的心，開闊胸懷，包容一切，使心念趨向正道，當下就是活在天堂裡。

成佛希賢，端賴一心；墮落輪迴，繫乎一念。一念之間，聖凡立現。

──選自《人間佛教語錄》

All in a Thought

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )

English translation:

Zhi Yue and Siew-Hsiang Chow

There are many people who are used to being calculative and comparative in life. Their minds are full of suspicion and hatred. Bound by greed, anger, and ignorance, or afflictions and worries, they live as if they were in hell.

If we can be broad-minded and tolerant of everything, as well as drive our minds to the right path at every moment, then it would be as if we are living in heaven.

Whether we reach buddhahood, become enlightened, or are trapped in samsara are all determined by none other than our minds. The difference between a sage or an ordinary being is all in a thought.

── from Renjianfojiao Yulu

(Records on Humanistic Buddhism)