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20101014-- Practicing Compassion and Wisdom with a Pure and Tranquil Heart (靜寂清澄如琉璃)
Date: October 14th, 2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing Compassion and Wisdom with a Pure and Tranquil Heart 靜寂清澄如琉璃 I often say, “With a good heats, blessings will come. One who has blessings is one who forms good karmic

20120302 --- Inspiring Love in People with Compassion and Wisdom (善入佛慧達諸法)
Date: March 2nd, 2012 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Inspiring Love in People with Compassion and Wisdom 善入佛慧達諸法 I’m grateful to Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture. Last year, they provided Tzu Chi with nearly 7,000 tons of rice, while

20120301 --- Respecting All Life with Love and Compassion (萬物相依並相生)
Date: March 1st, 2012 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Respecting All Life with Love and Compassion 萬物相依並相生 Every time when an earthquake occurs, everyone will be alarmed. But, after the quake, if we are safe and sound, we should be

20110401 --- Practicing Loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity to Benefit All (四無量心濟蒼生)
Date: April 1st, 2011 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing Loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity to Benefit All 四無量心濟蒼生 We often hear people describe Australia and New Zealand as heaven on earth. Many people say they

20121216—Nurturing Compassion by Living a Simple Life (簡樸增長慈悲心)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: Nurturing Compassion by Living a Simple Life (簡樸增長慈悲心) Date: Dec. 16, 2012 People say that when beginning a new year, we need new resolutions. Everyone, for the coming new year, our resolution should be to live

20110317 --- Practicing Moral Discipline, Samadhi, and Wisdom (悲心同體萬物情)
Date: March 17th, 2011 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing Moral Discipline, Samadhi, and Wisdom 悲心同體萬物情 The thought of earthquakes indeed triggers fear and worry. Every day, we hear news about the quake-damaged nuclear power

20110411 --- Practicing Precepts, Samadhi, and Wisdom (拂拭心鏡戒定慧)
Date: April 11th, 2011 (Monday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing Precepts, Samadhi, and Wisdom “First, let us turn our attention to Yunlin County, Taiwan. Early this morning, a 4.0-magnitude quake struck near its border with Nantou and

20110407 --- Finding the Pure Land in Our Mind (佛國淨土永不毀)
Date: April 7th, 2011 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Finding the Pure Land in Our Mind In November last year, the northern state of Perlis in Malaysia was hit by massive floods. On March 28 this year, Perlis was again hit by floods

20110315 --- Practicing Vegetarianism and Repentance with Sincere Piety (虔敬入法修心行)
Date: March 15th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing Vegetarianism and Repentance with Sincere Piety 虔敬入法修心行 When I look back on each day in history, vivid memories of events that day come to my mind. We should all still

20130419--Safeguarding Our Pure Hearts of Goodness 守心傳孝善天下
[size=18] 20130419--Safeguarding Our Pure Hearts of Goodness 守心傳孝善天下 Mom and Dad, thank you for toiling away to raise me. When I grow up, I‘ll take good care for you. See how genuine and innocent the children are. Children are indeed ver

20130323---Cherish Water and Have a Peaceful Heart (珍惜水源調心地)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: 20130323---Cherish Water and Have a Peaceful Heart (珍惜水源調心地) Date: March 23, 2013 We store water buckets here. When it rains, we take it out to collect rainwater. We have to make this into a habit (Some conside

20110128 --- Serving as Examples to Inspire Others (從己立典範)
Date: January 28th, 2011 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Serving as Examples to Inspire Others 從己立典範 A student, Wu Shih Jun of Tzu Ching shared: “I’d like to share with everyone how I became a vegetarian. One time, I was asked to share m

20100822-- The Heart: The Source of All Possibilities (心是萬法之源)
Date: August 22th, 2010 (Sunday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Heart: The Source of All Possibilities 心是萬法之源 (Mr. Li Wei suffered a stroke at the age of 24, and then his wife left him. So he fell into a despair and gave up on himself) Tz

20110322 --- Practicing the Four Bodhisattva Virtues (以四攝法隨緣度)
Date: March 22th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Practicing the Four Bodhisattva Virtues 以四攝法隨緣度 The mixed feelings that I experience every day are truly very hard to describe. Although my heart is full of gratitude at every

20110419 --- Cleansing Our Minds with the Water of Dharma (建立心靈的道場)
Date: April 19th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cleansing Our Minds with the Water of Dharma In the Lotus Sutra, it says: ”In the era of turbidity, living beings have a lot of impurities”. Back in the Buddha’s time, society was