1月12日

忍耐功德
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

我們觀察一個人是否成器，往往先
看這個人有沒有忍耐力。

世界上最大的力量就是忍耐的力量，
忍的功夫可以成聖成賢，如：忍餓、
忍窮、忍貪、忍氣、忍苦、忍難、
忍魔，這種忍的力量，實為禪定、
持戒所不能及，因為忍耐的功德很大，
可以成就一切。

──選自《人間佛教系列》

January 12th

The Merits Of Patience
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Zhi Yue

Being patient or impatient is usually a tell-tale sign of
whether a person is worthy of respect. The greatest strength
in this world is the power of patience. It can transform one
into a person of honor. For example, being able to remain
patient despite hunger, poverty, greed, anger, suffering, and
difficulties; such power is not what meditation or upholding
precepts can compare with, for the merits of patience are vast
and give rise to limitless accomplishments.

── from Renjian Fojiao Congshu
(Collection of Works on Humanistic Buddhism)