The minstrel , a journal of chopins time , wrote : he is the sylph of the piano , attached to this mortal world by the merest touch of a finger and nourished by dreams from on high . listen to chopin play 萧邦时代的游方音乐家the minstrel杂志曾形容萧邦：他是钢琴之神，仅仅藉由指尖之触存在于娑婆世界，并藉著神游高境界来长养生命。
In this ephemeral world , we are god as well . when we love our children , neighbors , and fellow men , we represent god s quality . we develop our love within and express it through actions 在这个娑婆世界中，我们也是上帝：当我们爱我们的小孩爱我们的邻居爱我们的同胞，那个时候我们就是代表上帝的品质，我们发挥?给我们的内在的爱力，将它表达出来。
They praised the great love of master with their singing , which also expressed their utmost gratitude to our merciful master for physically gracing this secular world , in her endeavor to deliver sentient beings back to the other shore 当天，同修们以歌声颂扬明师的大爱，并藉此对师父亲临娑婆世界，救度众生回彼岸的至上恩慈，表达内心的感激之情。
I longed to meet the master again , not only because the dream remains so clear until now but also because i was sure she was not an ordinary being of the human world . and if she was not a human being , certainly she must be god 我渴望再次见到那位师父，不只是因为那梦境依然历历在目，而且我确信那位师父绝不属于这个娑婆世界的平凡众生如果她不是凡人的话，那她一定是位佛菩萨。
Because of her strong karmic connection to all sentient beings in samsara , buddha tara tilts towards us in her great compassion to listen to our prayers , grant us our virtuous wishes and protect us as a mother would for her child 绿度母与我们所居住的娑婆世界有著强烈的因缘因此?微微侧身用心倾听我们的祈愿且应允我们最虔诚的每个心愿。 ?如母般的细心保护我们其翡翠般的绿光不断地给予我们加持。
You have followed the footsteps of the greatest saints to save sentient beings from this world of suffering . with all sincerity , i would like to send you my deepest gratitude as well as that of all the world s people for providing us with spiritual guidance to pursue our deepest wishes 您追随历代圣人的脚步救助娑婆世界的苦难众生，我仅以最诚挚的心，传达我自己以及世人内心最深的感激，感谢您在灵性上引导我们，帮助我们达成最深切的心愿。
The invaluable spiritual text , i have come to take you home , is a compilation of excerpts from supreme master ching hais lectures given in various parts of the world that can help you in this quest . her words of wisdom , like radiant beacons , illuminate the path back home for sentient beings craving liberation from the illusory world 带我回家这本灵性好书，收录了清海无上师在世界各地的讲经开示，这些充满智慧的开示犹如明亮的灯塔，为娑婆世界的众生导航，引领渴望的灵魂脱离红尘苦海，迈向归乡之路。
If any man displays almost the same character day in and day out , all day long , it ' s either because he has no imagination , like an actor who can play only one role , or because he has an imagination so comprehensive that he sees each particular situation of his life as an episode in some grand over - all plot , and can so distort the situations that the same type of hero can deal with them all 假如有人每天都展示相同的角色，那有时是因为他自己欠缺想像力，就像有的演员只能扮演一种角色，或是因为他的想像力太宏观超然，以致他把他一生中的纷纷扰扰，全都当著娑婆大千世界小插曲，全都转化成相同角色能够以不变应万变的方式处理之。
If it happens that we are enlightened and know who we are , we feel very noble and one with heaven and earth and everything . but there are many difficulties in this world . when we run into obstacles and a lot of trouble , we fall down to the level of a mortal 如果那天刚好开悟知道自己是谁，就感觉到我们很高贵，跟天地万物同一体，可是因为在这个娑婆世界有好多困难，哪一天碰到障碍麻烦很多时，我们就掉下来凡夫的等级，我们怀疑自己，感到自己好软弱好无助好没有力量，那个时候我们好懊恼，任何人讲我们是佛菩萨，我们都不想听，我们完全消失掉这个自信的能力。
Some were exalted , and some had moments of enlightenment and realizations ! as the great amitabha sutra says , " in the eternal , blissful world of the west , the wind blows at treasure trees playing ever - lasting music , and birds chirp wonderful tunes . when the sentient beings hear these songs , they are purified and attain higher levels . 在佛教无量寿经中有说：西方极乐有风吹宝树能演奏出无量乐曲，各色奇禽异鸟能唱出奇妙乐章，让众生闻之，得六根清净，证无生法忍等等境界，如今这高等世界才有的现象已在娑婆世界示现。
