做人，有的人非常偏激，左右兩邊，不是左就是右；做人，有的人上下兩極化，對於高低、大小，階級分得非常清楚；做人，有的人四平八穩，非常方正， 多一點，少一點，他一點都不含糊、茍且；做人，也有的人是圓形的，非常中道，可以多一點，也可以少一點，只要正派，只要有公義，只要大家歡喜，就算圓融，就算圓滿。虛空，不就是這樣一個“圓”嗎？
馬來西亞佛光青年總團舉辦世界大會，列出主題“攜手同圓”，既是“攜手”，就應該合作；既是“同圓”，就應該融和。一個人不可以太有綾角，人生其實就像一塊巨木，你鋸成長的，短的，都很容易，鋸成方形，矩形，也算簡單，你希望把木材變成圓形的，就比較需要費功夫了。誠如做人，要想做的圓滿，自然也是比較難的呀！
假如你問：太陽是什麼樣子？當然是圓形的！月亮是什麼樣子？當然是圓形的！地球是什麼樣子？當然是圓形的！日常用品中，水管是圓形的，鍋子是圓形的，甚至餐桌也是圓形的，所謂“圓桌會議”，都是圓的。世間萬物，如果是方形的，不管是正方形，長方形，或是四角形、六角形，一樣都是有綾有角，有了裬角就容易產生磨擦；如果是圓形的，即使是長形圓，或是橢形圓，都是“圓”，只要是圓，大都為人所接受。
時間是什麼樣子？時間是無形的。但是，從春夏秋冬來看，時間是圓形的，就像時辰鍾表一樣，一輪十二個小時，周而復始。人生，生老病死，就是一個圓形，所謂生死輪迴；世界，成住壞空，也是一個圓形。道路上，所有交通工具，輪子都是圓形的；因為圓，才能滾動，因此才能走長遠的路。人生又怎能不圓呢？
做事要圓通，做人要圓融，說話要圓融；不圓，就有了殘缺，有了殘缺，就不容易讓人歡喜接受。所以，我們平時唱歌，歌喉要婉轉圓潤，寫字也要靈活圓融；即連奧林匹克運動會，現在也已經是五大洲圓融共處了。
天地間，天的心是什麼樣子？是圓形的，天心圓成；地的德是什麼樣子？是圓形的，地德圓滿；人心是什麼樣子？是圓形的，真如自性不是自然圓成嗎？
若問：人間什麼最美？圓的！真的！善的！凈的！平的！我們要達到至美的人生境界，大家就要從圓開始。希望所有的青年朋友們，我們要和父母、家人相處，要重視圓融和諧；我們在社會上工作，我們要圓滿責任。 為了人生的前途，我們不妨畫好一個宇宙般的大圓圈，重重疊疊，無窮無盡，就讓我們勇猛精進的攜手向“圓”出發吧！
Malaysia BLIA youths are holding a seminar with the theme of "Together Within a Circle". By holding hands, it signifies cooperation and working together harmoniously.
As human beings, some of us are very extreme. Our ideology could be either too left or too right. Some of us identify people by status and divide others into different distinct classes. Some of us are very rigid; there is no compromise as our ways of doing things are usually very prejudiced and disciplined. Fortunately, there are people who are accommodating and flexible; as long as actions are wholesome and righteous they are happy. That is what lives should be in this world.
There is a Chinese saying, "A person cannot be too square"-meaning being rigid in personality. If one's life were a piece of timber, it could easily be saw into long, short, square, or rectangular shape. But to make it round is more time-consuming. Similarly, it is more difficult for a person to be wholesome and perfect.
If you ask, "What is the shape of the sun?" The answer is round. How about the moon and our planet? The answer is still the same. A lot of household articles that we come across like water pipes, pot, dining table, are round in shape, including our so-called round-table conference. Things that are square, rectangular or hexagonal have sharp edges and corners. When personalities are full of edges and spikes, conflicts arise when these people interact with others in their daily lives. But if they are flexible, (e.g., round, be it oblong, parabolic etc.), they can easily mingle and be accepted everywhere.
Our concept of time has neither a beginning nor an end. All year round, we have the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. IN a day, we have the 12-hour clock that keeps on repeating itself, In human life, we experience the cycle of birth, old age, sickness and death, which we take as rebirth in our impermanent world. Lives go on, like the wheels of a vehicle that spin endlessly in a long, endless journey. But our lives will be less complicated when we are more aware of our daily speech uttered and action taken.
In Chinese culture, being round has important meanings. Things that are complete, perfect and flawless are always described as round. This is applicable to our daily lives and in arts like singing and calligraphy. In the universe, our round earth is surrounded by other planets and the sky beyond. Our five continents are represented by 5 color-rings on the Olympic flag. If we can purify it with righteousness, loving-kindness and equanimity, then we are starting our lives on the right footing.
To make this world beautiful, we should seek and work towards roundness (wholesome), truth, kindness, purity and equality. We hope our young friends will begin their lives by living harmoniously with their parents, family members and extending this to the societal responsibilities outside their home. Let us face challenges as countless rounds of circles, stacking on top of one another. Let walk courageously and firmly these circles of lives.
(Master Hsing Yun)