"cherish water and have a peaceful heart 珍惜水源調心地..."

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

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

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

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

20101015-- Mitigating Disasters by Protecting the Earth through Recycling (世間萬象涵聖諦)
Date: October 15th, 2010 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Mitigating Disasters by Protecting the Earth through Recycling 世間萬象涵聖諦 “You’ve stacked them so neatly.” “People from the town hall even came for a visit. They were amazed to see

20100912 -- Cherishing Resources and Extending Their Lifespan (疼惜資源續物命)
Date: September 12th, 2010 (Sunday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing Resources and Extending Their Lifespan 疼惜資源續物命 This place looks bright and spacious. One couple was very kind to provide this place for us to do recycling work. Only

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20110405 --- The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day (智德傳家勿忘本)
Date: April 5th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day Today is Tomb Sweeping Day, which is a major Chinese festival. Back when I was a child, on this day, people would make steamed herbal rice cakes and

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