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布施是一種付出，而付出首要在發心。一種利他的發心，在付出的當下，心中自然清涼、法喜、快樂，當下便猶如身在淨土。
——海濤法師

Almsgiving is a contribution.
And contribution must come from our heart!

While helping with our heart, and giving with our hands, we recover the joy of kindness, compassion, and Buddha dharma that make us feel that we are living in a purified world.

-- Master Hai Tao

(英譯／紐約 Corinne)

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布施就是累積福德資糧。福德是我們過去種的因，現在的果報成熟了。
善法福德果報現行，做任何事皆有助緣，也容易成就。
——海濤法師

The act of giving accumulates merit and increases provisions for practice. Merits which have been planted as cause in the past matures into present results. The materialized result of good actions and meritorious virtues provide a boost to all deeds and cause them to become easily accomplished.
--Venerable Master Hai Tao

(英譯／舊金山Phoebe)

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「忍辱多福」，所有的福都是在這個「忍」字。

六祖大師曰：一切福田，不離方寸。

我們要修福，不只是佈施錢財，能運用這顆心，

放下一切不必要的煩惱，不與人爭執，福德自然無量。

－－海濤法師

"Patience is a virtue and it is the spring to plentiful bliss." For total bliss rests on the word, patience. 

"Total bliss shadows where the heart is", words of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in China. 

Bringing about bliss is not only limited to giving financial donations, by attending oneself deep at heart, letting go needless worries, and forgoing upsets and fights, one stands to raise infinite bliss and moral strength.

Buddhism Brief by Master Hai Tao

(English Translation by Shariff Kan　英譯/紐約 干學治 居士)

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戒殺吃素，不再吃眾生的肉，
不再與眾生結血海深仇，不再造新的殺債。
「因為瞭解，所以慈悲」，
趕快發願戒殺吃素，會有福報，會有好報！！
——海濤法師

Become vegetarian, not killing or eating the meat of sentient beings. Vegetarians no longer have a blood feud with sentient beings, and are no longer burdened by new debts of killing.
"Compassion arises from understanding".
Hurry and make the vows not to kill, to be vegetarian. Merit and good rewards await!

--Venerable Master Hai Tao
(英譯／舊金山Phoebe)

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佛教徒的事業，對內就是指唸佛、戒殺、懺悔、茹素；
對外就是指護生、印經、教育與弘法。
如此才是佛弟子們應持的家業與事業！
——海濤法師

Of the buddhist endeavors, on self disciplines, one is to recite buddha's name, to cause no death, to repent one's behaviors, words and wrongful intentions and to follow buddhist vegan diet. To the society, one is to care for all life forms, to reprint sutras for free distribution, to educate for kindness and compassion and to promote dharma's teaching.

Buddhist students shall endeavor as such at home and at work.

Buddhism Brief by Master Hai Tao
(English Translation by Shariff Kan 英譯/紐約 干學治 居士)

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發菩提心最基本要從嘴巴作起，廚房不要變成屠宰場，冰箱不要變成殯儀館，餐桌不要變成殺戮戰場，肚子不要變成動物的墳墓，以大悲心吃素，就是人我一體的實踐。

——海濤法師

The basic step towards developing Bodhicitta should begin with the mouth by preventing kitchens from turning into slaughterhouses, refrigerators into mortuaries, dining tables into battlefields, and stomachs into animal cemeteries. Becoming vegetarian with a compassionate motivation is fulfilling the practice of oneness with others.

--Venerable Master Hai Tao

(英譯／舊金山Phoebe)

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每一尊佛及其名號，都象徵我們凡夫最完美的那一面；當我們向佛陀虔誠禮拜時，就是代表我們降伏自己的傲慢、慾望與無明，透過禮拜來降伏我們的煩惱心，進而使我們的佛性顯現。

成佛的目的，就是為了利益眾生。

——海濤法師

In Buddhism, there is significant connotation to the unique name and imagery associated with each Buddha. Each projects a particular aspect of perfection aspired by man.

In bowing down to the Buddha, one enters into a state of mindfulness away from untamed ego, endless desires and blind ignorance. This tribute to the Buddha, when exercised, is to address our afflictions so as to return us to the true state of bodhisattva. 

As a buddhist, one shall aim to promote the well-being of all others whilst in pursuit of attaining buddhahood.

——Buddhism Brief by Master Hai Tao
(English Translation by Shariff Kan　英譯/紐約 干學治 居士)

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遭逢困難時，不要覺得挫折，而應該想到菩薩是自願、歡歡喜喜地做最辛苦的事。
——海濤法師

Don't feel discouraged when faced with difficulties. Instead, think of the bodhisattvas that are willingly and joyously doing the most tiresome deeds.

--Venerable Master Hai Tao

(英譯／舊金山Phoebe)

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所有我們所造的善業，我們都應該迴向，我們都應該祈求，迴向：以我們所造這個善業，成為能夠成辦利益一切有情的因。

——海濤法師

What we perform for good karma should be dedicated to all sentient beings.
We should pray and contribute --let all our good karma be the source of benefit for all sentient beings.

-- Master Hai Tao
（英譯/紐約 Corinne)

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以利益其他眾生的願望作為起始，這是從事任何修行法門的圓滿前行，也是確保修行獲致成果，不會被逆緣和障礙的洪流襲捲而去的善巧方便。

——海濤法師

Starting with a vow to benefit other living beings is the perfect preliminary practice to any method of cultivation. This also guarantees benefits from cultivation, becoming a skillful means to prevent a flood of counter affinities and obstructions from sweeping through.

--Venerable Master Hai Tao

（英譯/舊金山 Phoebe)

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「殺業太重」會斷菩提根，易與佛法解脫之道絕緣；

相反的，由吃葷改為吃素的人，會發覺心情的改善，由低沉改為喜氣洋洋。

原因很簡單，動物的冤魂不再來討債。

——海濤法師

Having too much karma of killing will destroy the roots for Bodhi and cause divergence from the Buddhist path of liberation. 

Conversely, as one switches from eating meat to being vegetarian, one discovers an improvement in mood from depression to joyfulness. 

The reason is simple; animal spirits are no longer seeking for debts to be repaid.

--Venerable Master Hai Tao

(英譯／舊金山Phoebe)

海濤法師【以發菩提心點燈，你都不用跟人家講話，別人看到你就會看到真理】

釋迦牟尼佛說，一個人用菩提心——「我為了利益眾生而成佛」的菩提心，來點一盞燈，比世間所有人點百千萬億盞燈的功德還大。

各位都要修福報，那就要以發大心來修福報。

什麼叫發心呢？就是把那個渺小自私的心變成無量的心。

所以，點燈是為誰啊？為美國人，為黑人，為華人，你要這樣。你布施10塊錢，回向給所有的有情，有情無量無邊，那你當然變成無量無邊的功德。所以大家要發這個無上的心。

你發了無上心，福報更大。你以前用10塊錢布施得到10塊錢的福報，你現在發菩提心布施10塊錢，等於布施百千萬億。

以發菩提心點燈，你都不用跟人家講話，別人看到你就會看到真理。

就像我們看到佛陀，心裡就會平靜。所以各位一定要讓自己以這個發心點燈。這樣你懂得佛法，才不浪費這一輩子。

海濤法師【你以發菩提心所做的供一朵花的功德、點一盞燈的功德，它變成如意寶】

大乘佛教的精髓告訴我們要：「發菩提心，利益無量有情。」

如果你發菩提心去做功德，超過以世間心行善。各位，你也會供花我也會供花，但是你供花的想法是為了「希望得到健康、發財、兒子好」而來供花，可以得到世間的福報。但是世間的福報哪一天會不見的。就像芭蕉或香蕉如果成熟了，一拔下來，它的樹跟根都會爛掉。代表說這個力量會消失的。

但是，如果你以發菩提心所做的供一朵花的功德、點一盞燈的功德，它變成如意寶，如意寶它就永遠一直在生果實，一直永遠永遠。

——海濤法師2015.07.14 舊金山 法雲禪寺

海濤法師【你幫助了牠的生命，也救了你自己】

我們要相信果報，善有善報，惡有惡報。你幫助病人，就是幫助自己不容易生病啊。今天我們要放生救那些要被殺的命，經典說：「放生的人長壽無病富貴。」你這輩子能夠放生18隻的動物，哪怕18隻蚯蚓，你這輩子殺生吃肉的惡業消除掉。

所以放生救命的力量。因為你幫助了牠的生命，從頭到腳，你救一隻魚，等於把牠從頭到腳，從外到內都救到了，也救了你自己呀。所以各位這個就是緣起，善有善報。你去殺生、你去吃肉、你去破壞環境，那就破壞了自己。

——海濤法師2015.07.14 舊金山 法雲禪寺

海濤法師【你的淨土莊不莊嚴，就看你現在在佛前供養得莊不莊嚴】

你能夠去幫助別人或幫助世界是不是在幫助自己啊？很簡單，你在佛前供花讓它莊嚴，所以以後你外表莊嚴、居家莊嚴。

各位要多作供養，為什麼？將來你成佛了，你的淨土莊不莊嚴，就看你現在在佛前供養得莊不莊嚴，你把佛前的做得這麼莊嚴，以後你生生世世相好莊嚴、淨土莊嚴。

——海濤法師2015.07.14 舊金山 法雲禪寺