在《华严经》上说：“若人欲了知，三世一切佛；应观法界性，一切唯心造”，一切道理，都是唯心所现；三世一切佛，也是唯心所现。总而言之，一切的一切，都是唯心造。

The Flower Adornment (Avatamsaka) Sutra says,

If people wish to understand
All Buddhas of the three periods of time,
They should contemplate the nature of
     the Dharma Realm.
Everything is made from the mind alone.

人能造天堂，人能造地狱；行十善便是造天堂，行十恶便是造地狱。心又能造人、造修罗、造畜生、造饿鬼。人的心就是这样微妙，千变万化不离一念，所以说“一切唯心造”。

All principles are manifestations of the mind. All Buddhas of the three periods of time are also manifestations of the mind. In general, everything is made from the mind.

People can create heavens, and they can also create hells. Practicing the Ten Good Deeds creates the heavens; while practicing the Ten Evil Deeds creates the hells. The mind can also create people, asuras, animals, and hungry ghosts. That’s how wonderful the human mind is. The myriad changes and transformations are not beyond a single thought, hence the saying, “Everything is made from the mind alone.”

我们举心动念，诸佛悉知悉见。可是我们人，往往都是掩耳盗铃，自己骗自己，以为反正佛不知道、菩萨不知道、神不知道、鬼不知道，谁也不知道。有这种思想后，便会做出种种颠倒的事情，害人害己，铸成大错。

Every thought that arises in our minds is completely seen and known by the Buddhas. However, we like to “cover our ears and steal a bell”－we try to fool ourselves. We think the Buddhas won’t know, or the Bodhisattvas won’t know, or the ghosts and spirits won’t know－no one will know. When we think like that, we dare to do all kinds of muddled things that harm ourselves as well as others, and end up making serious mistakes.

我们在佛教里要拥护道场，以复兴佛教为己任，不可以在道场造恶业。要晓得一切唯心造，所以万佛圣城的法界大学、培德中学、育良小学，都以不争、不贪、不求、不自私、不自利、不妄语六大宗旨为校训。

In Buddhism, we should protect our places of cultivation and consider it our personal duty to make Buddhism flourish. We should not create bad karma in a place of cultivation. We should understand that all things are made from the mind. Therefore, Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Developing Virtue Secondary School, and Instilling Goodness Elementary School of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas all take the Six Guidelines of not fighting, not being greedy, not seeking, not being selfish, not pursuing personal advantage, and not lying as their school motto.

一九八四年四月十二日开示