Issue 120

2021-11-20

On the Cover

Tzu Chi volunteers in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, launched a 21-day whole-plant diet program in June 2021 to promote healthy eating and vegetarianism. Photo by Huang Xiao-zhe

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Thinking and Cooking Outside the Box

Tzu Chi volunteers invited six plant-based restaurants to work with them to implement a whole-plant diet program. … Read More »

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

Many underprivileged people in Guatemala experience difficulty in making a livelihood, which has only been worsene… Read More »

Hot Meals Warm Hearts in Germany

Tzu Chi volunteers in Europe launched a meal service in Bad Münstereifel, western Germany, in the aftermath of the… Read More »

Maintaining Traditions and Protecting the Environment

Luermen Shengmu Temple in Tainan, southern Taiwan, is dedicated mainly to the worship of the sea goddess Mazu, one… Read More »

Another Million Donated

Though a temporary worker before she retired, volunteer Chen Li (陳麗) was able to save quite a lot of money by livi… Read More »

Twin Challenges—Rendering Aid After Haiti’s Quake

Tzu Chi volunteers faced twin challenges as they worked to get aid into the hands of earthquake victims in Haiti: … Read More »

If I Have a New Computer—Helping With Remote School Learning in Taiwan

When Taiwan raised its COVID-19 alert to level three in mid-May 2021, all schools pivoted to remote learning. Unfo… Read More »

A Rainbow Behind the Clouds

After celebrating the Chinese New Year in 2020 with my family in Malaysia, I hurried back to work in Singapore. Li… Read More »

Let the Numbers Do the Talking

In November 2020, Tzu Chi volunteers in Malaysia and members of the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor chapter of the Tzu C… Read More »

Working for the Common Good of the World

The COVID-19 pandemic started more than a year ago. Many countries have experienced lockdowns, which have in turn … Read More »

Choosing Wellness—Improving Your Health With a Whole-Plant Diet

Wanting to be healthier, they signed up for a 21-day whole-plant diet program. Their menus featured a lot of whole… Read More »

What the Experts Say

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital and Tzu Chi volunteers in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, launched the Healthier Me 21-Day Chall… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

Working for the Common Good of the World

Cover Story

Disaster Relief in Haiti

Twin Challenges—Rendering Aid After Haiti’s Quake

Disaster Relief in Germany

Hot Meals Warm Hearts in Germany

People and Profiles

Another Million Donated

Charity in Taiwan

If I Have a New Computer—Helping With Remote School Learning in Taiwan

Inspirational

A Rainbow Behind the Clouds

Guardians of the Earth

Maintaining Traditions and Protecting the Environment

Global Focus

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

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