When talking, focus your mind on your words. When walking, focus your mind on your steps.

By focusing our mind on what we’re doing in the here and now, we can avoid making mistakes.

When we’re running, if someone pulls us back from behind, they are actually helping us to push our limits. So, we should be grateful to those who try to hold us back, for without them, we wouldn’t be able to push our limits and become stronger.

Do the more important tasks first and then the less important ones. This is how we can well manage our time and won’t forget the work we should do. In the hustle and bustle of life, some may say, “I don’t have time.” But in truth, it’s up to us how we manage our time.

Many businesspeople are very curious about how I manage Tzu Chi. I always tell them, “Let everyone manage themselves instead of being managed. The greater your love, the more caring you’ll be. And the more caring you are, the more self-disciplined people will be.” So, management should be based on love and self-discipline.

Before we speak, we should take three things into consideration: the person, the time and the place. Before we speak to someone about something, think twice and consider whether it is the proper time and place to say what we’re going to say to that person.

When someone throws a ball at us, if we catch it with a blanket, the ball won’t bounce up. But if we catch the ball with an iron board, the ball will bounce high up. So, when we are as soft as a blanket, we will be less likely to get hurt by others.

If we have a devil’s mind, we’ll see everyone as a devil. If we have a Buddha’s mind, we’ll see everyone as a Buddha. So, rid the devil from your mind and give rise to a Buddha’s mind instead.