Issue 130

2023-07-20

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Tzu Chi holds free dental clinics every six months at three institutions in Taitung, eastern Taiwan, serving the needs of individuals with disabilities or in vegetative states. (Photo by Hsiao Yiu-hwa)

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Special Patients, Special Dentists

Volunteers from all over Taiwan visit three nursing institutions in Taitung twice a year to provide dental care to… Read More »

Light in the Midst of War

Tzu Chi recently published a Chinese book titled Light in the Midst of War, which chronicles the experiences of vo… Read More »

Safer Homes, Secure Old Age

Tzu Chi launched the “Safe Homes, Caring Communities” project in Taiwan in March 2020. One of the initiatives invo… Read More »

Looking for Loving Stores

Volunteers have launched a Loving Store campaign, striking a chord with people’s natural inclination to help other… Read More »

Used, But Not Useless

A volunteer team refurbishes and provides recycled computers to those in need. Helping others gives them fulfillme… Read More »

Tzu Chi Indonesia Free Clinic Restores Sight

Maswah refused cataract surgery, not wanting to burden her children with medical expenses. But then she regained h… Read More »

Embracing Resilience in a Fragile Life

She was hard not to notice. Standing up, her height was a mere 1.3 meters (4’3”). She relied on two crutches to sl… Read More »

After Leaving Home at 18

Yang Jing-shun, fleeing the Chinese Civil War as a student, endured an arduous journey of over a thousand kilomete… Read More »

Words from Dharma Master Cheng Yen—Create a Better World

I always keep my mentor Dharma Master Yin Shun in my heart and on my mind. When he accepted me as his disciple six… Read More »

Resolving a Bug Crisis

Volunteers visited the home of a care recipient to eliminate bedbugs. They were not without fear, but their compas… Read More »

Fare Evader

I recently gave a drug prevention talk at the Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology in Hualien, eastern Tai… Read More »

My Husband’s End-of-Life Journey

I’m grateful for my husband’s unwavering support of my volunteer work with Tzu Chi. I’m also deeply moved by his c… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

Words from Dharma Master Cheng Yen—Create a Better World

Cover Story

Special Patients, Special Dentists

Features

Inspirational

Aid for Ukrainian Refugees

Light in the Midst of War

Charity in Zimbabwe

Snip and Smile: Tzu Chi Zimbabwe’s Free Haircutting Services

Medical Services in Indonesia

Tzu Chi Indonesia Free Clinic Restores Sight

Charity in Taiwan

Guardians of the Earth

Embracing Resilience in a Fragile Life

People and Profiles

After Leaving Home at 18

Illustration

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

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