There are so many disasters in the world.
We see that in
Such a volcanic eruption and the devastation it brings is truly terrifying to witness.
We also see the landslide in
There had been heavy rain.
Because of poor soil conservation practices and excessive deforestation, landslides happened.
The landslides caused serious devastation.
Tzu Chi volunteers quickly went to shelters to give out aid.
This is in
We also see that yesterday, an earthquake struck off of
So, every day, we can witness disasters happening all around the world.
When there are disasters Tzu Chi volunteers close by will provide aid.
No matter what country it is or what region it is when Tzu Chi volunteers arrive on the scene they are the greater support to victims.
(and they warm the victims' hearts)
I am very grateful to Tzu Chi volunteers for this.
They exercise both compassion and wisdom.
Such is Tzu Chi people's love.
Tzu Chi
Over the years, local entrepreneurs started to support Tzu Chi making larger-scale projects possible.
Then, in 2002 serious flooding by the banks of the
The project first involved housing and the first Great Love Estate was built with housing for over 1,000 families.
The housing complex provided for all of the residents' needs. Besides housing it included a mosque, a school, and a polyclinic.
It really changed the people's lives.
In 2004, we started constructing the second housing complex for the residents of a fishing village.
This fishing village (was rather run-down)
So, the provincial governor of
So, we built around 500 houses for the villagers.
These are the estates we built in
December 2004 was the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Asia Tsunami.
Tzu Chi volunteers devoted their efforts to help the disaster victims.
In
The three villages contain houses for 2,700 families.
The villages that we've built for them are very beautiful and enable them to have a well-settled life.
We didn't only give them a home to live in but also raised their quality of life and gave them a brighter future through education.
These were the things that Tzu Chi volunteer did to help improve the people's lives.
Currently, our volunteer, Mr.Kusuma and others are spearheading a project that involves collaboration with the government to help the poor starting with those who live in
They are giving the poor new and better homes.
So, Tzu Chi and the government are working together on this project.
The
After the houses are completed, the government will also help some residents to start their own business.
To date, more than 100 houses have been completed and the project is still ongoing.
It is very touching to see what they are doing.
Indeed, we helped them and enabled them to lead a stable life.
After that, we began to guide them in hopes that they too can have love for others.
So, residents of the first and second estates started serving as volunteers.
When Tzu Chi members went to visit the poor, they brought these residents along.
Through this experience, these residents felt that they were very blessed and knew that small donations could help many people.
So, they also started inspiring others to contribute what they can.
"I am very to touched"
"because she is in her eighties already"
"but she is still very active"
"and really wants to do good"
"To have money to donate and help others."
"she's willing to eat less betel nuts"
"and even eat (simpler meals)"
"She says that helping others is most important"
We want them to have the chance to do good, so we encourage them that they can still make a small donation.
Even if they can only donate less than US$0.10 that is still good.
"I'm always very willing to donate to Tzu Chi."
"because I know that the money"
"will be used to help people"
(who are suffering from disasters)
(I want to donate because) this money can be used to help others.
They know that small contributions no matter how tiny.
can help others if pooled together.
They also think that the aid they received also came from small donations such as these.
(This concept of pooling together small donations) is really wonderful because then, even the poor can help others, too.
These small donations are like droplets of water that can still nourish the land and enable everything on the land to thrive and flourish.
So, we should really do this.
Just like Dharma Master Cheng Yen has said if you put 500 people together, you will have one Bodhisattva with a Thousand Eyes and Hands.
Then, there won't be anything we can't achieve.
That's right.
It all starts with one person reaching out.
Then, you will start to have thousand of hands reaching out to help others.
Then, many people can be helped.
We see that in
So, peace and harmony in society come from people having love in their hearts and reaching out to help others.
Everyone, please do not think that your good thought is but tiny and insignificant.
If everyone has good thoughts and joins together we can then shoulder the Buddha's mission as well as uphold Tzu Chi's spirit and conduct ourselves with proper deportment.
With that, aren't we manifesting the way of Bodhisattvas in this world?
The pureland is not something out of reach.
It is right here, right now.
 首播 每日19:45重播 週一到週五 09:48 11:45 15:15 23:00 重播 週六 07:45 11:45 15:18 23:00 重播 週日 02:45 07:45 11:45 23:00 天災層出衍苦難 愛灑印尼安身心 悲智相運人間路 涓滴善湧築希望 見苦知福，證嚴上人常常勉勵大家，要用感恩心過日子。在印尼，慈濟人深耕將近十五年，在這個貧富懸殊如此大的國家，志工的任務，從長期的扶困到臨時的急難關懷，像是最近在印尼西爪哇的萬榮，發生土石流災情，志工立刻就近前往發放，證嚴上人感恩，印尼慈濟人善的導引，啟發更多人心中的感恩與良善。 因為沒有做好水土保持，一陣大雨，讓印尼西爪哇位於山區的芝安朱爾縣部分區域出現山崩，上千位居民無家可歸，放眼可見的滾滾洪流與泥濘道路，都無法阻礙慈濟人藍天白雲的身影。 擔起天下人的苦難，慈濟人更要接引出更多人間菩薩。來到印尼的大愛一村，脫離原本髒亂生活，身心安定的村民，現在跟著志工一起訪貧，見苦知福，學會付出，每個月累積點滴善念，要積小錢行大善。 一念善心，讓慈濟人的慈悲足跡踏遍全球66個國家，匯聚起每位人間菩薩的心力，就有千手千眼，共同打造人間淨土。 2008-11-23 21:14:20 |
Regards, Jenny
思慧合十
Today's Jing Si Aphorisms: Let us say goodbye to yesterday with gratitude and greet the new day with reverence.
今日靜思語:用感恩的心送走過去, 用虔誠的心迎接未來.
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