人間菩提--心輪轉‧履妙法
The Ever-turning Wheel of Dharma and the Wheel of the Mind
(Turn the world into a better place)
Let us work together to bring harmony to this world
Bring harmony to this world and inspire beauty and goodness in people.
Master, please do not worry.
We wish Master good health and a long life, so you can continue to turn the wheel of Dharma.
We really see scenes of joy and festivity everywhere wished me a happy new year via video conferencing.
No matter what country it was, the Tzu Chi volunteers wished s in Taiwan a happy new year.
Though each expressed this in a different way, there’s one thing all of them will say.
“May Master continue to turn the wheel of Dharma”
In truth, the wheel of Dharma ahs never stopped turning
What is “Dharma”?
The laws and principles underpinning all things is Dharma. All mater undergo. formation, continuation , decay, and annihilation.
(This is an unceasing process that goes on)
(at every moment)
As time passes, all material things cycle through these phases
The blooming and wilting of a flower is also part of this cycle.
The changing of the seasons is as well.
This is the ever-turning wheel of Dharma.
(Without me) the wheel of Dharma is always turning
(because nothing in this world is at stasis)
Everything is undergoing change through time.
So, the wheel of Dharma is ever-turning
In truth, the wheel of our mind is also ever-turning.
Over this CNY holiday, Tzu Chi people have been dedicating themselves everywhere be it doing recycling work volunteering in the hospital leading the community special events or helping out at the Jing Si Abode.
Take yesterday, for example, the first day of the new lunar year.
Do you know how many people came to the Abode?
We had close to 200 tables at breakfast and over 300 tables at lunch.
So, you can see how big this big family is and how many people are in it.
I am very grateful to our food preparation team.
Do you know how good they are at responding to sudden changes and needs?
For instance, they originally prepared 200 tables.
But people kept coming in
So, they added 100 more tables.
But then, that wasn’t enough.
So, they served a buffet.
They had to keep adjusting to fulfill needs.
When rice ran out, they cooked noodles.
When that ran out, they used dried steamed rice.
In a word, they enabled everyone to be happy because no matter what people ate, it was a very good meal.
I am truly very grateful.
So, we can see that the wheel of time, the wheel of Dharma, and the wheel of the mind are all continually turning at the same time.
These past few days, it has been very festive everywhere
Beginning on Chinese New Year’s Eve to yesterday, the first day of the new year everyone everywhere is wishing one another well and wishing everyone peace and auspiciousness.
But while many people are happily enjoying their holiday break, do you know that accidents have happened, and as a result, many people have had to work very hard such as the firefighters.
They have to be on duty and go out to fight fires.
Medical personnel can’t go on holiday either.
They have to stay at their posts in the hospital.
Firefighters, police, and those whose job is in transportation all cannot go on holiday.
They have to stay at their posts to ensure safety because should something happen,
they have to immediately spring into action.
There is also one group of people who have no holidays whatsoever.
Who am I speaking of?
Tzu Chi people Tzu Chi people have no holidays either.
See, when fires broke out (in a few locations in Taiwan,) they immediately went to the scene.
Were you able to sleep well last night?
Thank you for asking.
We’re doing alright.
Thank you.
Best wishes to you.
They visited every family that was affected to offer them comfort and care and helped soothe those who had gotten a fright.
For those whose loved ones died in the accident, Tzu Chi volunteers are their shoulders to lean on.
They let the people let out their grief and pain.
They embrace the distraught family members and try to comfort them.
So, Tzu Chi people really never rest.
They are never “off-duty”
When others are on a holiday, that’s when Tzu Chi people are the busiest.
Our recycling volunteers never take a holiday either.
See, one of the volunteers was so immersed in it that when asked whether she needed to go home to prepare for the reunion meal, she said, “Oh! Is today New Year’s Eve?”
She had forgotten what day it was.
See, all these Tzu Chi volunteers dedicate themselves to the point that they forget about “self” and forget about the time or date.
All that’s in their minds is the principle behind recycling.
That’s because around the time of CNY, many people clean out their homes.
Also, many buy new things which produces a lot of garbage, be it empty bottles, cans, or cardboard boxes, etc. These can be recycled so Tzu Chi volunteers.
(can’t bear to let them just be thrown away)
I heard that in the flower market in Taipei, the garbage was ten times the usual amount.
With many events and many people out and about, there’s a lot more garbage. When our volunteers discovered this, they started recycling
Despite it being the CNY holiday, their hearts are still with the Dharma so they dedicate themselves and apply the Dharma to the present moment & situation.
So, they’re mindful about recycling
The Israeli Representative to Taiwan and his wife also worked with Tzu Chi volunteers to do recycling in the flower market and collect the cardboard boxes.
There is really a lot of it.
What they do is all done out of love---out of love for this earth and its resources.
This is the way the wheel of Dharma is continually turning in Tzu Chi’s people’s wheel of the mind.
This is something we should have gratitude for
We should be grateful that so many professions are providing services to our society without holiday and are in fact even busier during the holiday.
Tzu Chi volunteers are among these people
It’s because they see it as their mission.
So, everyone dedicates themselves without ceasing.
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