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Tzu Chi Buddhism in Action Tzu Chi Buddhism in Action With love, one will enjoy harmonious relations; with har- monious relations, there will be peace. —Dharma Master Cheng Yen PHOTO BY HUANG XIAO-ZHE Making Masks, Protecting Lives May 2020 N400A.indd 1 2020/5/12 17:51 WORDS FROM DHARMA MASTER CHENG YEN Directory of Tzu Chi Offices Giving Love AmidWorldwide the Pandemic Translated by Teresa Chang TAIWANhe COVID-19 pandemic hasGREAT been constantlyBRITAIN on missionSINGAPORE during this challengingHouston time. Their dedica- Tel: 1-713-2709988 Hualien:my mindHeadquarters for the past fewTel: months. 44-20-88699864 To contain tionTel: to helping 65-65829958 the underserved deeply moved me. Tel: 886-3-8266779 Fax: 44-20-89334262 Fax: 65-65829952 Fax: 1-713-9819008 Fax: 886-3-8267776the disease, many countries have imposed Everyone at the distributions Indianapolisobserved social dis- TlockdownsTaipei: Tzu andChi closed their borders.GUATEMALA Citizens have tancing.SOUTH The AFRICAwaiting lines wereTel: long 1-317-5800979 but orderly— beenHumanitarian ordered to Center stay home, andTel: businesses 502-22327648 have shut everyoneCape Town took a step forward onlyKansas when the person Tel: 886-2-28989000 Fax: 502-23675872 Tel: 27-21-9130934 Tel: 1-913-3976517 down.Fax: 886-2-28989994 Disadvantaged people are particularly vulner- in frontFax: 27-21-9137057of them had done so. Each family received Long Island able at a time like this. Many ofHONG them scrape KONG together enoughDurban to last them for a month. Because the partici- ARGENTINA Tel: 852-28937166 Tel: 1-516-8736888 a living by doing odd jobs. For them, a day without pantsTel: cooperated 27-31-5615348 and followed instructions,Fax: 1-516-7460626 our vol- Tel: 54-11-48625770 Fax: 852-28937478 Fax: 27-31-5644438 workFax: is54-11-43140252 a day without pay, meaning their whole fam- unteers were able to successfully pull off one distri- Johannesburg Madison ilies might have to go hungry. SustainingINDONESIA a livelihood bution after another. Kudos to bothTel: the 1-608-2687692 aid recipients AUSTRALIA Tel: 27-11-4503365 during this crisis has become veryTel: difficult62-21-5055999 indeed. andFax: the 27-11-4502256volunteers. Miami Brisbane Fax: 62-21-5055699 Tel: 1-954-5381172 Tel:Wealthier 61-7-32727938 people have the ability to stock up on OurLadysmith volunteers live in many countries around the Tel: 27-36-6341333 Fax: 1-317-6459907 foodFax: and61-7-32727283 other supplies duringJAPAN this time, but the world, but traveling abroad is challenging now. Fax: 27-36-6341261 New Jersey poorGold are Coast unable to buy the thingsTel: 81-3-32035651 they need. They Thanks to online technology, they can still “visit” the Tel: 61-7-55717706 Fax: 81-3-32035674 Tel: 1-973-8578666 needFax: a61-7-55717703 hand to pull them through this difficult time. spiritualSWEDEN home of all Tzu Chi volunteers—theFax: 1-973-8579555 Jing Si It’sMelbourne no wonder some poor peopleJORDAN in Honduras burst AbodeTel/Fax: in Taiwan. 46-31-227883 We can still connectNew York via videocon- intoTel: tears 61-3-98971668 when they received Tel/Fax:rice that 962-6-5817305 Tzu Chi sent ferencing. Some days, I’m able toTel: “meet” 1-718-8880866 with volun- Fax: 61-3-98974288 THAILAND Fax: 1-718-4602068 fromPerth Taiwan. Such support meantLESOTHO a lot to them dur- teersTel: from 66-2-3281161-3 20 countries. Fax: 66-2-3281160 Los Angeles Northwest ingTel/Fax: this time. 61-8-92278228 Tel: 266-28312566 Volunteers from Hong KongTel: shared 1-818-7277689 with me in SydneyPoverty, unemployment, andFax: hunger 266-22313897 can lead to one TURKEYconference that during a TzuFax: Chi 1-818-7279272 distribution of Tel: 61-2-98747666 socialFax: 61-2-98747611unrest. That concern promptedMALAYSIA Tzu Chi volun- faceTel: masks 90-212-4225802 for the underserved, anLos older Angeles person West said teers in the Philippines to startIpoh distributing rice to to them,Fax: 90-212-4225803 “In a time like this, a giftTel: of 1-310-4735188 masks is better Fax: 1-310-4779518 helpBRAZIL the needy weather the coronavirusTel: 60-5-2551013 crisis. Their than one of gold or even a house.” People every- Tel: 55-11-55394091 Fax: 60-5-2421013 UNITED STATES Oakland goalFax: was55-11-55391683 to help 80,000 households.Kedah Their work, whereSan need Dimas masks to wear, especiallyTel: 1-510-8790971 first respond- Tel: 1-909-4477799 however, was made difficultTel: due 60-4-7311013 to the govern- ers and frontline medical workers.Orlando However, many of BRUNEI Fax: 60-4-7321013 Fax: 1-909-4477948 ment’s lockdown measures. Everything from pur- them don’t have the proper equipmentTel/Fax: 1-407-2921146 to protect Tel/Fax: 673-3336779 Atlanta Kuala Lumpur Phoenix chasing the rice, to its transportation,Tel: 60-3-62563800 to its distribu- themselvesTel: 1-770-4581000 as they work to protect others. Tel: 1-480-8386556 CANADA Fax: 60-3-62563801 Austin tion became more complex. In addition, the govern- Seeing the need, Tzu Chi volunteersFax: 1-480-7777665 around the mentEdmonton had forbidden citizens 60Melaka and older from leav- worldTel: have 1-512-4910358 looked everywhere for medical supplies Tel: 1-780-4639788 Tel: 60-6-2810818 Fax: 1-512-9261373 Pittsburgh ingFax: their 1-780-4621799 homes to protect themFax: from 60-6-2812796 the virus, but to buyBoston and donate to the needy Tel:and 1-412-5318343 to those on the manyMontreal of our more experiencedPenang volunteers are in that frontTel: lines 1-617-7620569 of COVID-19. PurchasingFax: 1-412-5318341 masks during ageTel: bracket. 1-514-8442074 How could they helpTel: 60-4-2281013with the distribu- the pandemicFax:1-617-4314484 has been very challenging.San Diego Some of our Fax: 1-514-2889152 Fax: 60-4-2261013 Cerritos Tel: 1-858-5460578 Tzu Chi volunteers in Hong Kong package face masks to be dis- tions?Toronto Though housebound, they were determined volunteersTel: 1-562-9266609 even waited at productionFax: 1-858-5460573 lines to ensure toTel: do 1-416-8868886what they could to help. MEXICOThey knew that many thatFax: they 1-562-9261603 could get their supplies, and once they had tributed to the underprivileged. COURTESY OF TZU CHI HONG KONG San Francisco 1-905-9471182 Tel: 1-760-7688998 Chicago peopleFax: 1-416-9002048 were in dire need of TzuFax: Chi’s 1-760-7686631 aid. Instead of obtained the goods, they immediatelyTel: 1-415-6820566 had them Tel: 1-630-9636601 Fax: 1-415-6820567 sittingVancouver idly by, they made phone calls to help orga- shippedFax: 1-630-9609360 out. This is just what our volunteers do after MYANMAR San Jose nizeTel: the 1-604-2667699 distributions, to procure resources and man- a disaster—theyCleveland see a need and spring into action to Fax: 1-604-2667659 Tel: 95-1-541494/541496 Tel: 1-408-4576969 power, and to apply for movement permits for vol- addressTel/Fax: it. 1-440-6469292 Fax: 1-408-9438420 Columbus unteers.DOMINICAN With everyone’s REP. help,NETHERLANDS the first distribution I feel as if I was shouldering theSeattle sky every day to Tel: 1-809-5300972 Tel: 31-629-577511 Tel: 1-614-4579215 was launched on April 5. Many more followed in the preventFax: 1-614-4579217 it from collapsing. I’m trulyTel: 1-425-8227678 worried about Fax: 1-425-8226169 followingEL SALVADOR weeks. NEW ZEALAND the Dallasworld and I feel every bit of the burden. I hope The relief operation was a huge undertaking, with everyoneTel: 1-972-6808869 can contribute their strength,St. Louis so we can Tel/Fax: 1-503-7293905 Tel: 64-9-2716976 Tel/Fax: 1-314-9941999 so many households to serve. IFax: asked 64-9-2724639 the volunteers shoulderFax: 1-972-6807732 the responsibility of the world together. Let Detroit Washington DC if FRANCEthey were tired. They said they were indeed, but us pray piously for blessings and do good to relieve Tel: 33-1-45860312 PARAGUAY Tel/Fax: 1-586-7953491 Tel: 1-703-7078606 theirFax: tiredness33-1-45862540 was nothing toTel: them 595-21-333818 because many suffering.Fresno If everyone could do that,Fax: 1-703-7078607it would be like people needed the aid. I couldFax: only 595-21-310588 imagine how dropsTel/Fax: of water 1-559-2984894 converging into the sea, and we VIETNAM dauntingGERMANY it must have been for them to organize this wouldHawaii be able to nourish the whole world. Tel: 49-40-388439 PHILIPPINES Tel: 1-808-7378885 Tel: 84-28-38535001 Cell: 0049-152-2951-9571 Tel/Fax: 63-2-7320001 Fax: 1-808-7378889 Fax: 84-28-38535055 May 2020 1 1.indd 1 2020/5/11 11:42 Tzu Chi Bimonthly May 2020 The Tzu Chi Bimonthly welcomes contrib­ 4 10 39 46 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 Shih Cheng Yen 20 28 56 62 Managing Editor Wu Hsiao-ting Senior Editor 1 GIVINg LOVE AmID THE 20 REspECT aND LOVE 39 GREaT LOVE IN GERmaNY 54 REDIsCOVER YOUR TRUE SElf 61 THE IllUsTRaTED JINg sI Douglas Shaw PaNDEmIC Though there is no vaccine yet for Read how a Taiwanese woman and How does your view of yourself com- apHORIsms Volunteer Editor Master Cheng Yen urges everyone to COVID-19, Shu Min Park has expe- her German husband came to join pare to how you think others perceive Be thankful to people who criticize Steven Turner or misunderstand you, for they are give of themselves and work togeth- rienced a cure for discrimination Tzu Chi and make a difference in the you? This article offers a perspective Volunteer Translator er to shoulder the responsibility of and xenophobia: love and respect.
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