人間菩提--法藥醫心病
The footage we see is of Dr. Yang from Pingdong, a Chinese medicine practitioner.
He says that having a calm mind can help to regulate the circulation of bodily energy.
To help maintain such a good internal circulation, our mind needs to be at peace and harmony. Our internal circulation will be better. Taming our mind requires Dharma.
Dharma is the medicine for the mind. When our body is ill, we need to be treated with medicine and when it comes to our mind. Dharma is the medicine. Of course we need
(the Dharma that addresses our particular problem)
Only then can it effectively (help us tame our mind and rid of our affliction)
We also see our volunteer, Mr. Lin Jin-fu. As a child, he grew up in a family that was not very well-off, and so he decided to go to military school to help lesson his family's financial burdens.
From that, we know he is a considerate person)
However, after he started military school, he gradually began to lose his way.
He has done wrong before.
Once he deviated from the upright path, every step he took only led him further astray.
He even once deserted his post and was arrested and sent to military prison.
That was how he had lost his way.
(However, at the lowest point in his life,)
He came across a Jing Si Aphorism by chance which led him to change his perspective.
We often say that as long as you are willing to take in the teaching and practice it you can change your life.
He was truly determined to change.
Indeed, to be able to turn one's life around, one must have willpower and determination.
Without willpower and determination, it would truly be very difficult to change.
Indeed, to truly understand and grasp the essence of the teaching and further practice according to it is truly no easy thing. It's very admirable.
People are all different and they all have different afflictions.
That is why the Buddha has to lay out innumerable paths to guide living beings who have lost their way.
That is why the Buddha tirelessly gave teachings in different forms accordingly from profound teachings on deep principles to very simple teachings that we could apply to everyday life and realize in our daily living.
So, be the teachings deep or simple they all contain the Truth and can benefit us when we put them into use.
See how easily Mr. Lin was able to take in the teachings of a Jing Si Aphorism be saw.
"I accept things willingly.
I accept them and so I can suffer less.
If I complain, my suffering will be prolonged.
Just like that, I was able to open my heart."
With that, good fortune followed.
Through that simple phrase,
(he was able to awaken to the truths in life)
This is truly remarkable.
Moreover, he also took another reaching to heart:
"Do not take issue with every little thing in life"
That means, instead of thinking about what we don't have.
We should give more thought to how much we already have.
We should bear in mind that the less we take issue with everything the purer and broader our hearts would become.
If we get hung up about every little thing, we are actually harming our wisdom-life.
So, the less fault we find with everything, the richer and more contented our life will be.
We see that in Wudu of Sichuan,
There is a lane called "The Great Love Lane" set up by the residents of that temporary housing complex.
As they want to continue Tzu Chi's Great Love by helping and providing love and support to one another like family.
By doing so, they are continuing Tzu Chi's spirit of Great Love in that lane of ten families.
We all lived through the big quake.
So, we must love and care for one another because life is precious.
See how they pass on this love unceasingly.
Though their houses are not very big, they put up a plastic canopy over the whole lane and with that it feels like they're living under the same roof and are like one big family.
The residents in this lane have established a pattern of behavior where they help and support one another. See, Tzu Chi's spirit of Great Love has taken root in the local area.
Then we see that in
Now that Tzu Chi volunteers have finished giving out rice seeds & fertilizers,
we will start our mid-and long-term projects.
We are going to start work on rebuilding schools.
So, the minister of social welfare accompanied Tzu Chi volunteers to San Pya, Kungyagon.
The villagers the minister of education and two principals as well as students, who
had attired themselves for the occasion.
While our volunteers were interacting with the villagers seeing that there were so many people there.
The minister of social welfare took out a little book.
(containing information about Tzu Chi) and started talking about Tzu Chi,
doing an even better job than Tzu Chi volunteers could've done.
The teachers, principals and villagers were all enthralled listening to him.
Some people were moved to tears. When he was leaving, the minister of education asked:
"Can you give me the book you have in your hand?"
He said, "No, I can't"
"This is my valued possession"
"I can't give it to you"
But the minister of education and the teachers all wanted to know more about Tzu Chi.
Seeing how they wanted the book so much, our volunteers went back to their car to see if there was any left and they did find one.
So, they quickly took that book and gave it to the minister of education.
The teachers were very envious of him. (But that was the last one, and)
(there were no more left)
See how content and happy they were to receive the book from our volunteers.
Why did they want this book?
They want to learn from our volunteers and to spread Tzu Chi's spirit.
See how they have faith in Tzu Chi and how firm and resolved they are to make Tzu Chi's spirit widespread in
Seeing that, I am very grateful.
Indeed, it doesn't matter how much Dharma one receives and whether it is deep or simple.
What matters is whether we can take it to heart and put it into practice.
Seeing the people in
Seeing the people in
What brings such peace and harmony is everyone having selfless Great Love.
I am very grateful to those who help to spread the Dharma far and wide.
懵懂歲月入迷途
覺悟人生行正道
援賑川緬真實法
延伸大愛睦鄉親
高雄地區的慈濟志工林金福，曾經因為債務纏身，幾度想要輕生，偶然間接觸證嚴上人的法，從此心寬念純，活得開心自在；而慈濟志工無私不間斷地在四川膚慰付出，也在鄉親的心靈中種下愛的種子，在慈濟人離開後，繼續續延伸互助互愛精神，證嚴上人今天在志工早會上開示，生活中體現的佛法，是讓人受用的真實法，人人建立了信心、道心、弘法之心，就能弘揚慈濟法。
總是帶著笑容、親切地招呼客人，他是高雄地區的慈濟志工林金福。看他現在的模樣，很難想像他曾經有十多年的時間，因為債務壓力幾度想要自殺，偶然間接觸到證嚴上人的法之後，決定勇敢面對挫折，果真境轉心轉，從此歡喜自在。
真實的法，能深入人心。慈濟志工用愛用行動陪伴四川災民，在生活中體現佛法，無私不間斷地付出，也讓四川漢旺鎮的災民，化感動為行動，在慈濟人離開後，繼續延伸互助互愛的精神，讓大愛落實在生活中。
人能弘道，非道弘人。慈濟人遍灑愛的種子，愛的循環永不止息。
Best Regards, Jenny
Today's Jing Si Aphorisms: Practice mindfulness in your daily life. A mind free of wandering thoughts develops inner strength.
今日靜思語: 把專心變成一種習慣, 心不散亂就有定力
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