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Tzu Chi Buddhism in Action Tzu Chi Buddhism in Action The future is an illusion, the past is a memory. Hold on to the goodness that is in your heart at this present mo- ment and take care to fulfill the duties that you have at hand. —Master Cheng Yen PHOTO BY HSIAO YIU-HWA A Glimmer of Light in Mozambique July 2019 N400A.indd 1 2019/7/11 13:05 WORDS FROM MASTER CHENG YEN TransformingDirectory Lives, of Tzu Creating Chi Offices Blessings TranslatedWorldwide by Teresa Chang HSIAO YIU-HWA TAIWANn the past, whenever I thoughtGREAT of BRITAIN Africa, my themselves.SINGAPORE Fortunately, Tzu ChiHouston volunteers went Hualien:heart wouldHeadquarters ache. So manyTel: 44-20-88699864 people there to them,Tel: 65-65829958 wiped away their tears,Tel: 1-713-2709988 and brought Tel: 886-3-8266779 Fax: 44-20-89334262 Fax: 65-65829952 Fax: 1-713-9819008 Fax:endured 886-3-8267776 suffering for one reason or another, them warmth and sincere love.Indianapolis IbutTaipei: they Tzu could Chi not get the helpGUATEMALA they badly need- ThisSOUTH just AFRICAgoes to show howTel: important 1-317-5800979 it is to ed.Humanitarian But now, with Center many livingTel: bodhisattvas 502-22327648 going inspireCape and Town cultivate real-life bodhisattvasKansas every- Tel: 886-2-28989000 Fax: 502-23675872 Tel: 27-21-9130934 Tel: 1-913-3976517 outFax: among 886-2-28989994 the needy there, I have faith that where. When people are in need but there is no one Fax: 27-21-9137057 Long Island change will come. I believeHONG that KONGthese living to help,Durban kind-hearted people from far away can ARGENTINA Tel: 852-28937166 Tel: 1-516-8736888 bodhisattvas will bring blessings to the needy, comeTel: to 27-31-5615348 them to relieve their suffering.Fax: 1-516-7460626 At the same Tel: 54-11-48625770 Fax: 852-28937478 Fax: 27-31-5644438 justFax: like 54-11-43140252 a tree with dense foliage provides cool time, the people from afar shouldMadison do what they can INDONESIA Johannesburg shadeAUSTRALIA to whoever needs it. to inspireTel: 27-11-4503365 those they meet to giveTel: to 1-608-2687692 their own peo- Tel: 62-21-5055999 Miami BrisbaneIn March this year, Cyclone Idai devastated ple.Fax: That’s 27-11-4502256 how many more people can be helped. Fax: 62-21-5055699 Ladysmith Tel: 1-954-5381172 threeTel: 61-7-32727938countries in south-eastern Africa. Many Such is the case in Africa. Tzu Chi volunteers Fax: 61-7-32727283 JAPAN Tel: 27-36-6341333 Fax: 1-317-6459907 NGOs from the international community pitched whoFax: are 27-36-6341261 originally from TaiwanNew have Jersey been sharing inGold to help.Coast Tzu Chi volunteersTel: 81-3-32035651 did the same, with locals how to create blessings by doing good. Tel: 61-7-55717706 Fax: 81-3-32035674 SWEDEN Tel: 1-973-8578666 swingingFax: 61-7-55717703 into action and traveling to the disaster Thanks to their efforts, we haveFax: seen 1-973-8579555 an outpour- areasMelbourne to bring care and aidJORDAN to survivors. They ing Tel/Fax:of local 46-31-227883 volunteers there,New Yorkincluding in distributedTel: 61-3-98971668 food and dailyTel/Fax: necessities 962-6-5817305 to help Mozambique.THAILAND Local volunteersTel: there 1-718-8880866 have been a Fax: 61-3-98974288 Fax: 1-718-4602068 survivorsPerth get through this difficultLESOTHO time in their greatTel: help 66-2-3281161-3 as we have carriedLos out Angeles our work Northwest for Fax: 66-2-3281160 lives;Tel/Fax: they 61-8-92278228 also distributedTel: building 266-28312566 materials victims of Cyclone Idai. Tel: 1-818-7277689 andSydney tools so that those who Fax:had 266-22313897 lost their homes TheseTURKEY volunteers live in Maputo,Fax: 1-818-7279272 the capital of Tel: 61-2-98747666 Los Angeles West inFax: the 61-2-98747611 disaster could more MALAYSIAquickly rebuild and Mozambique.Tel: 90-212-4225802 It’s more than 1,000 kilometers [620 get back on their feet. Ipoh miles]Fax: from 90-212-4225803 Beira, one of the areasTel: 1-310-4735188 hardest hit by BRAZIL Fax: 1-310-4779518 Soon after Tzu Chi startedTel: its 60-5-2551013relief work in the CycloneUNITED Idai. STATES In order to inspire more people in Tel: 55-11-55394091 Fax: 60-5-2421013 Oakland disasterFax: 55-11-55391683 areas, a group of Kedahyoung people from the Sandisaster Dimas area to give for theTel: good1-510-8790971 of others, Taiwan flew there to help. Tel:Tzu 60-4-7311013 Chi volunteers nearlyTel: 1-909-447779920 volunteers have decidedOrlando to move to BRUNEI Fax: 60-4-7321013 Fax: 1-909-4477948 from other countries flew in to help as well. Beira.Atlanta Some said they wouldTel/Fax: take 1-407-2921146 a sewing Tel/Fax: 673-3336779 Kuala Lumpur Phoenix Together with local volunteers,Tel: they 60-3-62563800 planned and machineTel: 1-770-4581000 and teach locals how to sew; others said CANADA Fax: 60-3-62563801 Austin Tel: 1-480-8386556 provided emergency aid to cyclone victims. After they would cook for survivors;Fax: 1-480-7777665 one said she theEdmonton first phase of relief workMelaka ended, Tzu Chi fol- wouldTel: 1-512-4910358share with victims how small amounts of Tel: 1-780-4639788 Tel: 60-6-2810818 Fax: 1-512-9261373 Pittsburgh Dr. Ye Tian-hao (葉添浩) sees a little patient lowedFax: 1-780-4621799 up with medical assistance.Fax: 60-6-2812796 A team of med- money,Boston when pooled together, Tel:can 1-412-5318343make a big dif- at a free clinic that Tzu Chi held in May 2019 icalMontreal professionals from TzuPenang Chi hospitals in ference,Tel: 1-617-7620569 thus encouraging peopleFax: 1-412-5318341 to give what TaiwanTel: 1-514-8442074 and members of the TzuTel: 60-4-2281013Chi International theyFax:1-617-4314484 could; yet another saidSan she Diego would bring for victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Fax: 1-514-2889152 Fax: 60-4-2261013 Cerritos Medical Association traveled over 10,000 kilome- spades and hoes and teach peopleTel: 1-858-5460578 how to grow Toronto MEXICO Tel: 1-562-9266609 Fax: 1-858-5460573 tersTel: [6,215 1-416-8868886 miles] and transferred planes several vegetables.Fax: 1-562-9261603 Everyone vowed toSan do Francisco their part and 1-905-9471182 Tel: 1-760-7688998 times to arrive in the disaster areas in Mozambique try Chicagotheir best to inspire more Tel:people 1-415-6820566 in Beira to Fax: 1-416-9002048 Fax: 1-760-7686631 Tel: 1-630-9636601 andVancouver provide free clinics for survivors. reach out and serve others. Fax: 1-415-6820567 MYANMAR Fax: 1-630-9609360 San Jose Tel:The 1-604-2667699 doctors saw with their own eyes how hard HowCleveland do we make a difference in the lives of Fax: 1-604-2667659 Tel: 95-1-541494/541496 Tel: 1-408-4576969 life was for many local people. Some were seri- peopleTel/Fax: who 1-440-6469292 suffer? All that we Fax:need 1-408-9438420 to do is to put Columbus ouslyDOMINICAN ill, and yet REP. they had neverNETHERLANDS seen a doctor. our compassion into action andSeattle join forces with Tel: 1-809-5300972 Tel: 31-629-577511 Tel: 1-614-4579215 Some had to travel by car for two hours to see a others.Fax: 1-614-4579217This allows our tricklesTel: of 1-425-8227678 love to grow doctor,EL SALVADOR but cars were a luxuryNEW very ZEALAND few local peo- intoDallas a mighty force. When everyFax: one 1-425-8226169 of us can act ple could afford. For those who didn’t have a car, out Tel:of love,1-972-6808869 we will be like a St.bubbling, Louis surging Tel/Fax: 1-503-7293905 Tel: 64-9-2716976 Tel/Fax: 1-314-9941999 think how long they would haveFax: 64-9-2724639 to walk to cover springFax: 1-972-6807732bringing nourishment to places suffering FRANCE Detroit Washington DC the distance a car could travel in two hours! That from drought. Let each of us harbor a heart of sin- Tel: 33-1-45860312 PARAGUAY Tel/Fax: 1-586-7953491 Tel: 1-703-7078606 distanceFax: 33-1-45862540 was a challenge evenTel: to 595-21-333818 healthy people, cereFresno piety and do our best to createFax: 1-703-7078607 blessings for Fax: 595-21-310588 Tel/Fax: 1-559-2984894 notGERMANY to mention the ill and weak. Born into such an the world. Only then will the VIETNAMpower of love pre- environment, the locals could not do much to help vailHawaii and reach every living being. Tel: 49-40-388439 PHILIPPINES Tel: 1-808-7378885 Tel: 84-8-38535001 Cell: 0049-152-2951-9571 Tel/Fax: 63-2-7320001 Fax: 1-808-7378889 Fax: 84-8-38535055 July 2019 1 1.indd 1 2019/7/11 11:20 N400B.indd 1 2019/7/11 13:13 Tzu Chi Bimonthly July 2019 The Tzu Chi Bimonthly welcomes contrib­ 1 4 36 42 utions of personal experiences or reports of Tzu Chi activities. We also welcome letters to the editor containing personal comments or opinions on matters of interest in the Tzu Chi world. We reserve the right to edit the letters for purposes of space, time or clarity. Letters should include the writer’s name, address and telephone number. Address: No. 2, Lide Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 11259, Taiwan. Telephone: 886-2-2898-9000 ext 2001 Fax: 886-2-2898-9994 E-mail: [email protected] Tzu Chi Bimonthly Publisher 20 24 57 60 Shih Cheng Yen Managing Editor Wu Hsiao-ting 1 TRANSFORMING LIVES, CREAT- 20 FIVE GENERATIONS WITH TZU 36 SURVIVAL CHALLENGES FOR 54 FIGHT SMART 57 GIVING HER ALL Staff ING BLESSINGS CHI ORPHANS IN SIERRA LEONE When parents fight, it can be trau- She not only gives money away.
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