"cleansing our minds with the water of dharma 建立心靈的道場..."

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

20130711 入群歷練秉初心 Taking in the Dharma and Living It Out
20130711 入群歷練秉初心 Taking in the Dharma and Living It Out It’s been over six months since I last came out. Just now, I heard that many of you have been getting up early to listen to my Dharma talks at dawn I don’t ask for much. Now that you can easily

20100819-- The Need to Cherish Water and Care for Our Land (惜水敬天地)
Date: August 19th, 2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Need to Cherish Water and Care for Our Land 惜水敬天地 In August 18 & 19, 1998 – Tzu Chi volunteers built the first batch of 351 water cisterns in TongWei county, Gansu

20100731-- Cherishing Water (警策危機勤造福)
Date: July 31th, 2010 (Staturday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing Water 警策危機勤造福 Looking around the world, I feel very worried and concerned. We see that an earthquake has hit Iran. This points to an imbalance in the Earth

20101001-- Tzu Chi's Cultural Mission: Purifying Minds and Nurturing Wisdom (慧命工程正人心)
Date: October 1st, 2010 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Tzu Chi's Cultural Mission: Purifying Minds and Nurturing Wisdom 慧命工程正人心 What we just heard is very good news--- Our Da Ai TV has received 16 Golden Bell Award nominations, and our

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

20130404---Living By the Dharma (行不離法履正道)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: 20130404---Living By the Dharma (行不離法履正道) Date: April 4, 2013 Every morning, before daybreak, as I walk out (to the Buddha Hall), I always look up at the sky to see how today’s weather is. If the skies are

20140507 推己及人惜資源 Taking Care of Our Minds for a Better World
20140507 推己及人惜資源 Taking Care of Our Minds for a Better World Look at the sectarian conflict in the Central African Republic CAR. Actually, it’s not a conflict between religions, but a conflict of people’s views. And see how that has led to such brutal

20130320---Taming Our Minds to Mitigate Disasters(眾生共業惑業苦)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject:20130320---Taming Our Minds to Mitigate Disasters(眾生共業惑業苦) Date: March 20, 2013 After a bomb exploded, we went out to clean up the debris. Then, another bomb was dropped and I was sent to the hospital. When the

20130504 --Celebrating Tzu Chi’s Anniversary: A Global Dharma Assembly雲端視訊同精進
20130504 --Celebrating Tzu Chi’s Anniversary: A Global Dharma Assembly雲端視訊同精進 Starting April 17, we held a Lotus Sutra Dharma service at the Abode where Tzu Chi volunteers all around the world participated through video conferencing. It was as

20130522—Looking After Our Minds and Inspiring Love in Others 依循菩提入人群
20130522—Looking After Our Minds and Inspiring Love in Others 依循菩提入人群 I collect recyclables for Tzu Chi. The grandma we see truly warms my heart. As she is poor and ill, Tzu Chi volunteers have been visiting her regularly, bringing her love and care

20110123-- Purifying Our Hearts by Letting Go of Attachments (佛法入心與入行)
Date: January 23th, 2010 (Sunday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Purifying Our Hearts by Letting Go of Attachments 佛法入心與入行 Yesterday, we held the last of the Year-end Blessings Ceremonies for this year. The first ceremony was held on December 7

20130331---Spreading the Message of filial Piety and Passing on the Dharma (報答親恩揚孝道)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: 20130331---Spreading the Message of filial Piety and Passing on the Dharma (報答親恩揚孝道) Date: March 31, 2013 The sages of the past taught that filial piety is a basic life principle and the foundation of all

20100902-- Cherishing and Conserving Nature's Resources (???????)
Date: September 2nd,2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing and Conserving Nature's Resources ??????? At this moment, we should be sincerely grateful. The rain that Tropical Storm Lionrock brought this time has helped raise

20100908-- Expressing Gratitude to Recycling Volunteers (感恩環保二十年)
Date: September 8th, 2010 (Wednesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Expressing Gratitude to Recycling Volunteers感恩環保二十年 Hello, everyone. This is our Wolong St. (臥龍街) recycling station. This is the first time I am here and I am very moved by