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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

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

20130516--The True Meaning of Filial Piety精進不懈勿矜誇
20130516--The True Meaning of Filial Piety精進不懈勿矜誇 With a heart of sincere piety, we pray for everyone to be safe and well. This is what we sincerely pray for every day. But, to have peace and safety we need to first take the law of cause and

20130530-- Sowing Blessings by Being Filial and Doing Good求福不如多造福
20130530--Sowing Blessings by Being Filial and Doing Good求福不如多造福 Life is indeed full of suffering. See how one of our recycling volunteers has led a life full of twists and turns. Fortunately, she has come across Tzu Chi. Her husband was also our

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20130401---The Essence of the Jing Dharma Lineage (落實佛法生活化)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: 20130401---The Essence of the Jing Dharma Lineage (落實佛法生活化) Date: April 1, 2013 The Tzu Chi Path and Jing Si Dharma Lineage are based on the Buddha’s teaching of walking the Bodhisattva Path. How do we walk the

20101013-- Seizing Every Moment to Pass on Tzu Chi's Dharma and Spirit (預見法脈傳承)
Date: October 13th, 2010 (Wednesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Seizing Every Moment to Pass on Tzu Chi's Dharma and Spirit 預見法脈傳承 I often share with everyone about the need to make the most of time and space to serve and learn from the