The Buddha says:
People must help themselves.
Don’t count on gods or luck.
Except for you yourself,
no one else can help you
any more than the stars and the moon in the sky.
People today often think that the Buddha is a god. He is not.
Every living being in the world has an innate buddha-nature. The Buddha is that venerable person who transcended this world and entered sainthood. He became enlightened and he enlightens others. He is our guide to true human life.
Why do Tzu Chi volunteers always talk about Tzu Chi to everybody, even to people that they don’t even know?
Dharma Master Cheng Yen: “Good deeds need to be promoted so that more people will be moved to join in.”
Translated by E. E. Ho and W. L. Rathje; drawings by Tsai Chih-chung; coloring by May E. Gu
