A Verse to Start the Year

The Encounter  |  The University   |   Kristine Go  |   August 18, 2011, 5:19 pm


Just like that, we’re off to a new academic year at DRBU! During Orientation last week, keynote speaker Dharma Master Heng Chih invited participants to ponder the following verse by the Venerable Master.

不生煩惱莫疑心
總要管己少管人
多認不是莫爭理
安然清淨智慧生
— 宣化上人

By putting afflictions and doubts to rest,
By watching ourselves more and others less,
By admitting our faults without making excuses,
In that calm clarity, wisdom emerges.

— Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Great advice for focusing the mind and heart at the start of a new endeavor, scholastic or otherwise. Wouldn’t you agree?

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