Issue 118

2021-07-20

On the Cover

A medical worker at the Yangming branch of Taipei City Hospital in Taipei, northern Taiwan, collects a sample from a man for rapid testing for COVID-19. A surge in confirmed coronavirus cases in Taiwan during May and June in 2021 resulted in a spike in people scrambling to be tested for the disease. Photo by Hsiao Yiu-hwa

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The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

Use yourself as a lamp to show the way, use your true self as a refuge to come home to. Use the Dharma as a lamp… Read More »

When Breathing Becomes a Luxury

India, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, has been one of the world’s hardest hit areas during the pand… Read More »

Mortuary Cosmetologists Mend Broken Hearts

In the aftermath of Taiwan’s deadly train crash on April 2, 2021, a group of volunteer mortuary cosmetologists fro… Read More »

Helping on the Homefront—Tzu Chi’s Support Against COVID in Taiwan

Tzu Chi has been taking action to blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Taiwan ever since the first loca… Read More »

Love for Zimbabwe

“Please spread my ashes over the places I’ve visited in Zimbabwe. I want to continue to help suffering people in t… Read More »

A Person’s Greatest Emotional Need

Xiao-ya was a five-year-old girl who had a working mother. When her mom, Li-an, was busy, she left Xiao-ya in the … Read More »

Serving Families Through the Years

Tzu Chi volunteers from Wenshan District, Taipei, have visited underserved families in Pingxi and Shiding, New Tai… Read More »

Pooling Together Love for the Greater Good—Tzu Chi in Japan

A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan ten years ago, in 2011. In its aftermath, Tzu Chi volunteers acr… Read More »

Medicine for Refugees, Food for the Needy

Everyone fears getting infected with the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people avoid leaving their… Read More »

Aiding in the Battle Against COVID-19

Tzu Chi Vietnam distributed aid to more than 6,900 needy families in the first half of 2021 to help them overcome … Read More »

Warming Migrant Workers’ Hearts During the Pandemic

Of the more than 60,000 people confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in Singapore, 90 percent have been migrant wo… Read More »

Untying Knots

She was not yet 40, but already near the end of her life with cancer. She had two children, both still young. Divo… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

It Takes Everyone to Curb the Pandemic

Cover Story

Helping on the Homefront—Tzu Chi’s Support Against COVID in Taiwan

Features

COVID India and Nepal

When Breathing Becomes a Luxury

Inspirational

A Person’s Greatest Emotional Need

Loving World

Charity in Taiwan

Serving Families Through the Years

Charity in Japan

Pooling Together Love for the Greater Good—Tzu Chi in Japan

People and Profiles

Love for Zimbabwe

Illustration

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

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