"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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20110112--Living Out the Value of Life(開顯生命真實義)
(The Year-end Blessing in Taoyuan) “I don’t know why I keep tossing and turning and just can’t fall asleep. I think I’ll call my daughter Master De Jie at the Jing Si Abode and ask her why I’m having trouble sleeping? Hello, Master De Jie? I’m having

20100729-- Living a Life of Value and Goodness (成就生命大意義)
Date: July 29th,2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Living a Life of Value and Goodness 成就生命大意義 Ms. Qiu Xiu-Min (a very seasoned actress and she ever acted Da Ai Dramas) said: “Look how I put my hands on my waist like a

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

20121202--The Need to Recruit More Bodhisattvas (珍惜光陰勤行道)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: The Need to Recruit More Bodhisattvas (珍惜光陰勤行道) (Master Cheng-Yan) Thank you all for coming. It is so wet and cold outside from the rain but despite that, you still came, because you know I’m here today. So, thank

20130713 願學菩薩護眾生 Aspiring to be a Bodhisattva to Guide Living Beings
20130713 願學菩薩護眾生 Aspiring to be a Bodhisattva to Guide Living Beings I see that you are all taking part in study groups to read and discuss my teachings together. I am very happy to hear about this. What makes me even happier is hearing that every

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