Life Wisdom

Life Wisdom: Living a Fulfilling Life by Benefiting Others

13 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 07, 2021: When the situation is critical, should we protect ourselves and not go out? Or should we go forth bravely to help? What if we get infected? This truly is a dilemma and it's hard for me to be at ease. This is why I often say that I'm worried.

Life Wisdom: Protecting the Earth and All Life by Going Vegetarian

12 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 06, 2021: Nature's elements have become imbalanced because driven by our habitual tendencies, we humans have been damaging the environment ceaselessly.

Life Wisdom: Pooling Love Together to Ease the Pandemic

11 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 05, 2021: Tzu Chi members have helped with the vaccination in various ways. Apart from making a donation, some have also held charity fairs to encourage everyone to give. For example, our Tzu Chi volunteers in the U.S. For example, our Tzu Chi volunteers in the U.S. have made and sold more than 4,000 rice dumplings to raise funds to help to end the pandemic.

Life Wisdom: Make Good Use of Technology to Benefit Living Beings

08 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 04, 2021: So, when modern technology is used well, a lot of merits can be created. If people use it incorrectly, blessings will be used up and negative karma will be created.

Life Wisdom: Take an Inventory on Our Lives, and Our Faith, Vows, and Actions

08 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 03, 2021: Volunteers, climate change and food are two very big issues. That’s right, everyone in the world should pay attention to these matters. We must believe that being vegetarian is a must.

Life Wisdom: Coming Together to Relieve Suffering with Great Love

08 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 02, 2021:  In Bohol and Zamboanga of the Philippines, many people lead a difficult life, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made their lives even more difficult. A lot of people are in suffering. Every day, before each meal, I always express my gratitude. I'm truly grateful as food is not easy to come by.

Life Wisdom: Planting and Harvesting a Field of Love

07 October 2021
Life Wisdom on October 01, 2021: Tzu Chi is a big field of blessings. I hope that Tzu Chi volunteers, no matter where they are, when they think of me, they will walk diligently on the Bodhisattva Path and give of themselves to help living beings in suffering. This is how we connect our wisdom-life together life after life.

Life Wisdom: Eliminating Greed and Making Vows to Do Good

06 October 2021
Life Wisdom on September 30, 2021: To rid the Three Obstructions and all afflictions, we must eliminate our greed. Take a balance for example. When we reduce greed, the goodness, which is on the other side, will weigh more. By curbing our greed, we can give of ourselves and thereby create good karma.

Life Wisdom: Rebuilding Schools, Rebuilding Hope

05 October 2021
Life Wisdom on September 29, 2021: Seeing our Tzu Chi teachers, I'm reminded of how we helped to rebuild 50 schools in central Taiwan in the aftermath of the 921 Earthquake. At the time, although I was not sure whether we had funds for the reconstruction projects, I knew that educational disruption would have a serious impact on students. So, we took on the projects quickly.

Life Wisdom: Paving a Path with Our Vows and Love

01 October 2021
Life Wisdom on September 24, 2021: When a doctor is facing a patient, the doctor’s responsibility is to safeguard his initial aspiration of being a doctor, and this is to uphold one’s vow and carry out the Dharma.
Every achievement grows out of the seed of determination.
- Kata Perenungan Master Cheng Yen -