Issue 119
2021-09-20
On the Cover
Tzu Chi volunteers in Mozambique have set up farms in the country to grow food for the vulnerable. Photo courtesy of Tzu Chi Mozambique
Kindness Begins With You
On the morning of August 14, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted Haiti, killing over 2,000 and injuring more than 12… Read More »
Banding Together Against a Shared Threat
fter enjoying COVID-free lives for over a year, Taiwan experienced a sudden and aggressive rise in community trans… Read More »
Jing Si Hall Vaccine Stations Put People First
Medical professionals and support volunteers work together to make COVID vaccination a pleasant experience at inoc… Read More »
The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms
Even when the Buddha was in this world, there were three things he could not do: he couldn’t change anyone’s karma… Read More »
The First Thing They Want to Do When the Pandemic Ends
Brazil has been one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic, suffering some of the highest coronavirus rates … Read More »
Let Sincerity and Love Lead the Way—The Tzu Chi Path of Liu Su-mei, CEO of Tzu Chi Indonesia
In 1992, Liu Su-mei (劉素美) and her family emigrated from Taiwan to Indonesia, where her husband was setting up a fa… Read More »
Crops for Charity
Natural disasters, conflict, and the pandemic are pushing people in Mozambique deeper into food insecurity. Read h… Read More »
No One Is Strong Alone—Working Together to Support Students
Tzu Chi’s Summer Nutritional Support Program during the pandemic benefits more than underprivileged students and t… Read More »
Tzu Chi Events Around the World
A wildfire known as the Dixie Fire started in Northern California on July 13, 2021. By late August, the fire had b… Read More »
Aid for a Second Wave
The pandemic peaked in Indonesia in July 2021, but the first half of August was still seeing a daily average of 20… Read More »
Maintaining Connections in the Midst of COVID
We had to suspend our home visits to the needy after Taiwan elevated its COVID-19 alert to level three. In their p… Read More »
Herbal Tea Developed Out of Compassion
Jing Si Herbal Tea is the brainchild of a joint effort between professionals of Western medicine and traditional C… Read More »
Table of Contents
Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings
Features
Cover Story
COVID Indonesia
Inspirational
People and Profiles
Illustration
Global Focus
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Healing Hualien─Tzu Chi’s Repair Work After Taiwan’s Earthquake
The powerful earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on April 3 damaged many buildings, leading to a shortage of professional repairmen in the area. In response, Tzu Chi expert volunteers from all over Taiwan stepped in and repaired over 150 lightly damaged homes. (Photo by Chen He Jiao)
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Loving Stores Gathering Places for Goodness
Over 20,000 stores, stalls, and businesses across Taiwan have joined the ranks of Loving Stores, in which Tzu Chi coin banks encourage donations of spare change for charitable purposes, fostering kindness and goodwill. (Graphic by Xu Shu-zhen)
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New Classrooms for Nepal’s Quake-Impacted Schools
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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Tzu Chi’s Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program
Tzu Chi volunteers navigate through a narrow alley on Penghu’s Hua Islet to deliver an electric bed to a family in need of the equipment. More than 60,000 recycled assistive devices have been distributed to over 40,000 households since the inception of the Tzu Chi Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program over six years ago. (Photo by Yan Lin-zhao)
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The Vitality of Plants─Nature’s Healing Power
A volunteer carefully tends to plants in a herbal garden. Plant life on the Earth not only sustains our bodies as nourishment but also possesses therapeutic qualities that contribute to our overall well-being. (Photo by Huang Xiao-zhe)
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Empowering Education in the Buddha’s Birthplace
A Tzu Chi volunteer and a student at Shree Tarkulha Basic Level School in Lumbini, Nepal, demonstrate “The most beautiful face is a smiling face.” Tzu Chi volunteers are promoting the “School for All” initiative and sharing Master Cheng Yen’s aphorisms in the Buddha’s birthplace, using education to transform children’s futures. (Photo by Zhu Li Fen)
