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 »
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 »
It Takes Everyone to Curb the Pandemic
For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought much fear and worry to many in the world. Taiwan was relatively… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Table of Contents
Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings
Features
COVID India and Nepal
Inspirational
Loving World
Charity in Taiwan
Charity in Japan
People and Profiles
Illustration
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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)