Issue 122

2022-03-20

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A boy in President Carlos P. Garcia, a municipality in the province of Bohol, the Philippines, helps his mother carry home the rice distributed by Tzu Chi in the aftermath of Typhoon Rai. Photo courtesy of Tzu Chi Philippines

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Indonesian Volunteers on a Mission—Helping Food Vendors Weather the Pandemic

Tzu Chi Indonesia purchased boxed meals from vendors impacted by the pandemic to distribute to the needy. Their pr… Read More »

Strength in Numbers—Gao Xin-yu

Must you join an organization to do good? Not necessarily. But there is only so much a person working alone can do… Read More »

No One Is More Convincing Than Me—Zeng Qi-xiong and Jiang Yong-xu

Paralyzed by accidents, they used to spend their days in bed, staring at the ceiling and seeing no hope for tomorr… Read More »

Delivering Warmth to Counter Tornado Destruction

A string of tornadoes tore across parts of America’s Midwest and South at the end of 2021, leaving behind war zone… Read More »

A Matter of the Heart—Shen Yu-zhen

Receiving your volunteer certification doesn’t mean you’ve reached the end of your journey. On the contrary, it si… Read More »

Rushing to the Aid of Flood Victims

After devastating floods in Malaysia, help poured in for victims in heavily hit areas.… Read More »

A Safety Net for the Homeless

Street people, living a vagrant, uncertain life, may not even know they are ill. Members of the Tzu Chi Internatio… Read More »

Delivered From a Sea of Suffering

Tzu Chi volunteers provided material and emotional support for crew members stuck on a ship.… Read More »

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

The Buddha says: People who only say beautiful things but do not put them into action are like flowers that onl… Read More »

New Volunteers Carry on the Torch

Every year during Tzu Chi’s year-end blessing ceremonies, newly minted volunteers, having completed at least two y… Read More »

I Will Do Good Today

A day is made up of 86,400 fleeting seconds. If we think a second carries little or no importance, we can easily l… Read More »

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, has a population of over two million. All the garbage produced by its residen… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

I Will Do Good Today

Features

Cover Story

Inspirational

Tomorrow’s Fallen Leaves

Charity Across Borders

Delivered From a Sea of Suffering

Charity in Indonesia

Indonesian Volunteers on a Mission—Helping Food Vendors Weather the Pandemic

Charity in Taiwan

A Safety Net for the Homeless

Illustration

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

Global Focus

Tzu Chi Events Around the World

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