Yet complaints help foster compassion and patience, and criticism often holds golden advice. by Master Sheng Yen

To take on tough tasks, one must prepare to tough out complaints, and to be in charge is to be in for criticism.

Don't measure success and gain by wealth and rank; to benefit ourselves and others as best we can is all that matters. by Master Sheng Yen

Work swiftly in an orderly fashion; never compete with time in a nervous flurry. by Master Sheng Yen

Work swiftly, but don't tense up; relax your bodyand mind and never tighten up. by Master Sheng Yen

It's so quiet~

It's fine to be busy: just don't let it get on your nerves. by Master Sheng Yen

Be busy but happy, and tired but joyful. by Master Sheng Yen

Be busy without being disorganized, and weary without being dispirited. by Master Sheng Yen

Be a down-to-earth person with a broad mind; be a sure hand with pierching foresight. by Master Sheng Yen