Hsing Yun Quotes & Sayings

Do not blame others for your unhappiness, for everything is due to cause and effect. — Hsing Yun

Reality is like a face reflected in the blade of a knife; its properties depend on the angle from which we view it. — Hsing Yun

When Buddhists say, "A bodhisattva fears not the result, but only the cause," they mean that we must expend the bulk of our energy planting good roots today, rather than fretting about the plants that are already growing from the roots we planted in the past. — Hsing Yun

Calmly contemplating these dimensions and bringing them into the service of compassion and kindness is the right way to make rapid gains in meditation as well as in life. — Hsing Yun

Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma [Buddhist scriptures] that should ever lead anyone to become intolerant. Our goal as Buddhists is to learn to accept all kinds of people and to help all kinds of people discover the wisdom of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha — Hsing Yun

Intention is the core of all conscious life. Conscious intention colors and moves everything. — Hsing Yun