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A Muslim Vegan who Promotes Plant-based Diet for the Love of Animals
Ryza who loves fitness training came across a video that talked about the impact of plant-based diet on body training when he was in university, and that got him curious about veganism. After learning about the benefits of adopting a...
Overcoming Challenges of Adopting a Vegetarian Diet with Determination
After becoming a Buddhist at the age of 27, See Geok Bee would go vegetarian on the 1st and 15th day of the Lunar calendar month. After attending the Water Repentance Sutra Adaptation in 2013, she decided to remove meat...
Vegetarianism is the Better Option in Yoga Diet
Tzu Chi Singapore’s Continuing Education Centre offers a variety of courses, among which is the yoga class. Besides relaxing the mind and body, yoga also emphasizes on having a good diet. Yoga diet categorizes food into three categories, namely Sattvic...
“Stay Home Quilt” Project Open House
Tzu Chi Singapore is having a“Stay Home Quilt” Open House on every Sunday for four consecutive weeks beginning 20 September 2020. During the open day, members of the public can sign up to participate in the Tikar sewing activity. Upon...
Tzu Chings Mentor with Love Once Again
As Singapore moved into phase two of reopening after Circuit-Breaker, Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (Tzu Ching) planned for a second mentoring programme called “Mentoring With Love 2.0”...
Tzu Chi Singapore Celebrates 27th Anniversary Across the Island
Due to an ongoing pandemic, many of Tzu Chi Singapore’s activities have been switched online. However, as local transmission cases gradually come under control, the nation entered phase two of the circuit breaker measure on 19 June, which saw the...
Instilling Love for Animals in Children at a Young Age
Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool in Singapore is one of the few local preschools that provide vegetarian meals to children. The vegetarian meals prepared by the cook of the preschool are not only carefully planned, nutritious but also delicious. Coupled...
Migrant Workers Express Their Emotions through Art
Tzu Chi Singapore had collaborated with 3Pumpkins and local artist Jimmy Ong to launch the “Stay Home Quilt” project. Sponsored by Maybank Singapore, the project aimed to invite 550 migrant workers to express their thoughts and feelings through art. Under...
Different Community Groups Sew a “Home” which Symbolises Love
The “Stay Home Quilt” project has not only allowed migrant workers to express their feelings, it has also turned recyclables into a house that symbolizes love and unity. The two months preparation work started with collection of materials all the...
Weaving Community Stories on Stay Home Quilt Open House
When daily interactions become difficult, the Open Day for the “Stay Home Quilt” community art project is held over 4 weekends to create a platform for people to express themselves through art and be heard by each other.
Efforts to Promote Vegetarianism are Sprouting at Tzu Chi Free Clinic in Khatib
TCM practitioners, colleagues and volunteers at Buddhist Tzu Chi Traditional Chinese Medicine Free Clinic in Khatib have been promoting vegetarianism at the clinic since May. Some people have even converted into vegetarians because of the encouragement they received from the...
A Small Cut has Sparked Compassion in a Preschool Teacher
Yong Puay Woon has been listening to Wisdom at Dawn regularly during the pandemic. During the early morning dharma session, she often heard Master Cheng Yen appealing to everyone to adopt a vegetarian diet. One day, Yong accidentally cut her...