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[FONT=宋体]十六、谈责任（談責任）[/FONT][FONT=宋体]RESPONSIBILITY[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]人生因为有责任而踏实，逃避责任就是虚度人生。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]人生因為有責任而踏實，逃避責任就是虛度人生。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Life becomes meaningful when we shoulder responsibilities. Avoiding responsibilities makes our life empty.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]不要因贪求清闲，而希求减轻责任；应该增强自己的力量，担当更重大的责任。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]不要因貪求清閒，而希求減輕責任；應該增強自己的力量，擔當更重大的責任。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed –[/FONT][FONT=宋体]ask for more strength.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]与其担心社会现状，不如化作信心，并付出一分爱心。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]與其擔心社會現狀，不如化作信心，並付出一分愛心。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Rather than worry about the condition of our society, why not replace it with confidence and with dedication to contribute with loving-kindness?[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]即使自己只是一根小螺丝钉，也是注意有没有锁上、锁紧，以便充分发挥功能。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]即使自己只是一根小螺絲釘，也是注意有沒有鎖上、鎖緊，以便充分發揮功能。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Even the tiniest bolt must be screwed on tightly in order to perform its best.[/FONT]

——慈济釋证严
慈濟釋證嚴
-By Shi Zheng Yan
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[FONT=宋体]十七、谈宽柔（談寬柔）[/FONT][FONT=宋体]TOLERANCE[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]理直要气和，得理要饶人。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]理智要氣和，得理要饒人。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Remain soft-spoken and forgiving, even when reason is on your side.[/FONT][FONT=宋体]

普天之下，没有我不爱的人，没有我不信任的人，也没有我不原谅的人。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]普天之下，沒有我不愛的人，沒有我不信任的人，也沒有我不原諒的人。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]In this world, there is no one I do not love, no one I do not trust, and no one I cannot forgive.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]对人有疑心，就无法爱人；对人有疑念，就无法原谅人；对人有疑惑，就无法相信人。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]對人有疑心，就無法愛人；對人有疑念，就無法原諒人；對人有疑惑，就無法相信人。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]We cannot love when filled with suspicion. We cannot forgive when unwilling to believe. We cannot trust when filled with doubts.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]多一分对他人的疑虑，就少一分对自己的信心。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]多一分對他人的疑慮，就少一分對自己的信心。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]The more mistrust we feel, the less confidence we have.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]心量大福报就大。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]心量大福報就大。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]The greater our generosity, the greater our blessings.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]忍让可避免争执，柔和大爱可转祸为福。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]忍讓可避免爭執，柔和大愛可轉禍為福。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Tolerance and accommodation can prevent disputes; Gentleness and great love can transform disasters into blessings.

[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]一个真正成功德人，必须人人都能容得下你，你也能容纳每一个人。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]一個真正成功的人，必須人人都能容得下你，你也能容納每一個人。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]A truly successful person is accepted by everyone and accepts everyone.[/FONT]

——慈济釋证严
慈濟釋證嚴
-By Shi Zheng Yan
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十八、[FONT=宋体]谈喜舍（談喜捨）[/FONT][FONT=宋体]JOYOUS GIVING[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]如何达到生死自在的境界？唯有靠平常多培养【喜舍】之心，方达提得起、放得下之境界。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]如何達到生死自在的境界？唯有靠平常多培養【喜捨】之心，方達提得起、放得下之境界。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]How can we be free from the suffering of birth and death? Only when we nurture our heart with joy and unselfish giving can we truly release our attachments.

[/FONT][FONT=宋体]舍去眼前的烦恼，才能当下拥有慈悲的法喜。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]捨去眼前的煩惱，才能當下擁有慈悲的法喜。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Let go of all worries, only then will you appreciate the happiness of a compassionate heart.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]舍得、舍得，能舍才能得。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]捨得、捨得，能捨才能得。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Let go of all attachment, only then will you receive.[/FONT]
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付出劳力又欢喜，便叫做【喜舍】。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]付出勞力又歡喜，便叫做【喜捨】。
[/FONT][FONT=宋体]To give with joy is to help others with a happy mood.[/FONT]

——慈济釋证严
慈濟釋證嚴
-By Shi Zheng Yan
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十九、谈智慧（[FONT=宋体]談智慧[/FONT][FONT=宋体]）WISDOM[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]真正的解脱是在众缘中付出而得，也是在众缘的烦恼中解脱。
真正的解脫是在眾緣中付出而得，也是在眾緣的煩惱中解脫。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]True liberation is realized through unselfish giving for the benefit of mankind. It is also realized through the challenges of relationships with others.[/FONT]
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有智慧的人能舍，能【舍】就能【得】，得到无限的快乐。
有智慧的人能捨，能【捨】就能【得】，得到無限的快樂。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]A wise person is able to let go. To let go is actually to receive, to receive boundless happiness.[/FONT]
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智慧是从人与事之间磨练出来的，若逃避现实，离开人与事，便无从产生智慧。
智慧是從人與事之間磨練出來的，若逃避現實，離開人與事，便無從產生智慧。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Spiritual wisdom is cultivated in the interplay of people, objects, and events.[/FONT][FONT=宋体]To escape from reality, to keep away from people and events, provides no means to nurture wisdom.[/FONT]
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人都是因为太聪明了，分别的事多，矛盾也多，才会执著想不开。
人都是因為太聰明了，分別的事多，矛盾也多，才會執著想不開。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Often when a person is too smart, they will overanalyze things and contradictions appear, hence, they become anxiously entrenched.[/FONT]
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每天都人事物，就是活生生的一部经，除了可增长我们的智慧，又可籍外境将心修炼得如如不动。
每天的人事物，就是活生生的一部經，除了可增長我們的智慧，又可籍外境將心修煉得如如不動。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]People, tasks, and events are all living sutras that cultivate wisdom and discipline the mind to remain undisturbed in the face of phenomenon.[/FONT]
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智慧由定而生，若能心专念一，从事如理，即能产生智慧。
智慧由定而生，若能心專念一，從事如理，即能產生智慧。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Equanimity nurtures wisdom. When we concentrate wholeheartedly on the task at hand and perceive the truth behind shifting phenomenon, wisdom will naturally grow.[/FONT]
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【道】不是在文字上求[/FONT][FONT=宋体],[/FONT][FONT=宋体]应在日常的人事中磨出【定力】，由【定】而产生【慧】 [/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]【道】不是在文字上求[/FONT][FONT=宋体],[/FONT][FONT=宋体]應在日常的人事中磨出【定力】，由【定】而產生【慧】 [/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Words and writings are not the way to spiritual cultivation. Bulding equanimity and centeredness of mind through the tests of daily affairs and interactions is what shall lead to wisdom.[/FONT]
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有智慧[/FONT][FONT=宋体]才能分辨善恶邪正；能謙虛则能建立美满人生。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]有智慧才能分辨善惡邪正；能謙虛則能建立美滿人生。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]With wisdom, we can discern good from evil, right from wrong; With humility, we will have a happy life.[/FONT]
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争，只能[/FONT][FONT=宋体]【为善竞争】、【与时日竞争】。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]爭，只能【為善競爭】、【與時日競爭】。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Compete only for good, only against time.[/FONT]

——慈济釋证严
慈濟釋證嚴
-By Shi Zheng Yan
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