Issue 117

2021-05-20

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A Tzu Chi volunteer extends care to a hospitalized survivor of the Taroko Express train crash that occurred in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, in April 2021. Photo by Hsiao Yiu-hwa

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Massive Disasters Call for Great Love

I talk frequently about the fleeting nature of time, yet time seemed to slow to a crawl on April 2. On that day, t… Read More »

Aid Team Doubles Down After Twin Cyclones in Mozambique

President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique urged the public through the media to be on high alert for a tropical cyclone… Read More »

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

Like those of many others around the globe, the livelihoods of many people in Guatemala were impacted when COVID-1… Read More »

Behind the Scenes of the Tzu Chi Assistive Device Program

How do recycled assistive devices end up as treasures instead of junk? Volunteers disinfect, clean, repair, and so… Read More »

Comfort and Care in Action—Tzu Chi Responds to Taiwan’s Train Crash

In April 2021, a train derailment in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, brought 49 lives to an abrupt end and broke the hear… Read More »

Cross-Religious Cooperation Allows Love to Spread Farther

The sum benefit is greater than the parts when organizations of different religions work together to bring relief … Read More »

Being There for Her for 17 Years

Families are there for you, through thick and thin, in life and in death. That’s what a woman of Hindu descent liv… Read More »

Recycling Family Album

They are not biologically a family, but may be more so than one related by blood. Coming from many separate househ… Read More »

After I Entered the Train

An orthopedist from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, eastern Taiwan, recounts his experience helping with the rescue work… Read More »

The Tzu Chi Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program—Support for Functionally Impaired People

Tzu Chi provides recycled assistive equipment in Taiwan for people with physical limitations. The recycled devices… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

Massive Disasters Call for Great Love

Features

Disaster Relief in Mozambique

Aid Team Doubles Down After Twin Cyclones in Mozambique

Cross-Religious Cooperation

Cross-Religious Cooperation Allows Love to Spread Farther

Charity in Malaysia

Being There for Her for 17 Years

Cover Story

Stories From Tzu Chi Recycling Stations

Recycling Family Album

Global Focus

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

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