The Gist of the above article is to teach the importance of
observing the following for a better world:
filiality, 孝 – filial to parents and elders
fellowship 悌, – also known as brotherhood, respect for one’s
seniors
responsible citizenship 忠, – loyalty to one’s country
trustworthiness 信, – this is honouring your promises and
words
propriety 禮, – this is being polite to others
righteousness 義, – going with correct principles
incorruptibility 廉, – this is to have integrity and not to be
greedily corrupted
a sense of shame 恥. – this is not to do dishonourable things, even
behind other’s backs.
Same preaching from patriarch Yin Kuang.
Whether one is a layperson or has left the home-life, one should
respect elders and be harmonious to those surrounding him.
無論出家在家。必須上敬下和。
While sitting quietly, one should often reflect upon one’s own
faults, and when chatting with friends, one should not discuss the
rights and wrongs of others.
靜坐常思己過。閒談不論人非。
In every action one makes, whether dressing or eating, from dawn
to dusk and dusk ‘till dawn, one should not cease to recite the
Buddha’s name.
行住坐臥。穿衣吃飯。從朝至暮。從暮至朝。一句佛號。不令間斷。
Aside from Buddha recitation, whether reciting quietly or
silently, one should not give rise to other improper thoughts.
或小聲念。或默念。除念佛外。不起別念。
Constantly maintain a humble and repentful heart; even one has
upheld true cultivation, one should still feel one’s practice is
shallow and never boast.
常生慚愧心及懺悔心。縱有修持。總覺我功夫很淺。不自矜誇。
Only look after the good examples of others instead of bad
ones.
只看好樣子。不看壞樣子。
One should see oneself as mundane and everyone else as
Bodhisattvas.
看一切人都是菩薩。唯我一人實是凡夫。
