Issue 134

2024-03-20

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Tzu Chi helped build temporary classrooms for five schools damaged after a strong earthquake struck western Nepal in November 2023. Students and teachers at Shree Jana Yuwa Primary School are pictured here posing with thumbs-up in front of one of the new classrooms. (Photo by Willy Ang)

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Words From Dharma Master Cheng Yen—Strength in Unity

A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.6 in magnitude, struck the Noto Peninsula of Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on New… Read More »

Rough Seas Will Always Pass

Obstacles couldn’t deter these determined volunteers from bringing relief to an ALS patient on a remote offshore i… Read More »

A Temporary Kitchen in the Snow─Japan’s Noto Earthquake

Tzu Chi volunteers, overcoming challenging conditions, initiated a hot meal service in an area that was hit hard f… Read More »

New Homes, Better Lives

A group of people walked through fields carrying mattresses and buckets and arrived at new houses built of bricks … Read More »

Kindness in Action

Mom, now that I’m 18, can I sign up for stem cell donation?” my daughter eagerly asked. “I really want to do this … Read More »

Monthly Charity Day

Tzu Chi volunteers have been conducting home visits to impoverished households in Bodh Gaya, India, since April 20… Read More »

Tzu Chi Chronicles—Notable Highlights From Jan. 14 to Mar. 1, 2024

Jan. 14 - 18 Serbia Provided winter clothing and mattress covers to support refugees Though temperatures were app… Read More »

Breaking the Chains of Blindness

At first glance, the man in the photo here, the protagonist of this story, appears to be completely ordinary. It’s… Read More »

Healing Wounds With Love─A Look Back on 30 Years of Tzu Chi Work in Indonesia

Tzu Chi Indonesia has forged a rich history over the past three decades, using the power of love to heal wounds an… Read More »

A Day in Bodh Gaya

As the sun rises over Bodh Gaya, Tzu Chi volunteers convene to embark on a day of philanthropic work. Each day is … Read More »

A New Leg, A New Hope

He encountered unforeseen health challenges in Poland after fleeing the ravages of war in Ukraine. Through his res… Read More »

Relief Reaches Victims of Hurricane Otis in Mexico

In late October 2023, Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Acapulco, a tourist destination in southern Mexico, l… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

Words From Dharma Master Cheng Yen—Strength in Unity

Tzu Chi Chronicles

Tzu Chi Chronicles—Notable Highlights From Jan. 14 to Mar. 1, 2024

Cover Story

Advice Column

Teaching Sustainability

Charity in Taiwan

Rough Seas Will Always Pass

Aid for Ukrainian Refugees

A New Leg, A New Hope

Charity in Indonesia

Healing Wounds With Love─A Look Back on 30 Years of Tzu Chi Work in Indonesia

Charity in Japan

A Temporary Kitchen in the Snow─Japan’s Noto Earthquake

Inspirational

Kindness in Action

Guardians of the Earth

Breaking the Chains of Blindness

People and Profiles

Aromatherapy’s Gentle Touch in Hospice Care

Through Our Lenses

Illustration

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

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