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“觀顛倒夢想 為了少煩少惱，少一些不必要的困擾，雖然尚是凡夫，也當練習遠離顛倒夢想，就是自己的心念，經常在很清楚的情況下生活，不輕易地動情緒，把自我中心看淡一些，把近利及私利看輕一些。勿把緩急顛倒，勿把輕重顛倒，勿把公私顛倒，勿把先後顛倒，勿把親疏顛倒，勿把遠近顛倒。 夢想是不切實際的幻想，不能把夢想當成理想，也不能以理想而疏忽了現實，如果老在幻想未來美景，忽略了當下具備的條件，便是顛倒夢想。 當貪、瞋、癡等的煩惱心生起時，應該立刻警覺，是不是弄顛倒了？對於金錢、名利、愛情的追求使得自己惹來痛苦時，應當反省是不是弄顛倒了？當成名成功很有樂趣、非常得意時，也要問自己是否弄顛倒了？”
― 聖嚴法師, 心的經典: 心經新釋（三版） (現代經典)

“Thus, although orthodox Buddhists do believe that the religious value of Buddhism surpasses that of other religions, they do not discriminate against other religions or deny their value. If believers of other religions create the conditions for a fortunate rebirth and act constructively, aren’t these people better qualified to be the friends of Buddhism than those scoundrels who destroy human happiness?

Although Buddhists encourage believers of other religions to convert to Buddhism, Buddhists have never ostracized or persecuted other religions. This is clear from the last 2,500-plus years of world history.”
― 聖嚴法師, Orthodox Chinese Buddhism: A Contemporary Chan Master's Answers to Common Questions