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Replacing Overtime with Volunteer Work
Whenever she heard Master Cheng Yan say that “time is running out”, Zhuang Mei Hui would hang her head feeling ashamed, because she had put off what was important for too long. Having known of Tzu Chi for 12 years,...
Letting Go to See Beyond Our Own Little World
For over ten years, Su Xiu Zhen had experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in her life due to an unhappy marriage. Despite the suffering in her heart, she did not confide in others; she did not know where to start,...
Vegetarian Bento from a Loving Mother
When it comes to following a vegetarian diet, thirteen year old Fang Qiao is her mother Fang Yu Lan’s best buddy. Though of a tender age, Fang Qiao will not hesitate to do what is right; she has gotten over...
Abandoning Narcissism so that Wisdom can Flower
Shen Shui Xian’s busy life used to revolve around a small food stall. With little education, Shui Xian had a ready tongue and a fierce manner picked up from spending her early years at the markets with her mother. More...
To be Grateful and Forgiving in the Face of Misfortune
If he had not participated in the “Dharma as Water” study sessions and learned about the teachings in the Water Repentance Text, Joo Yeow Sing would not have been able to be so forgiving for the unfathomable injury inflicted on...
Tzu Chi Singapore’s 20th Anniversary Bowing Pilgrimmage
The scene of a dignified procession of volunteers taking part in the bowing pilgrimage solemnly was a fitting symbolism of the efforts that Tzu Chi had put in over the last twenty years in Singapore. On 6 October 2013, 626...
My Daughter, a Script from My Past
When her youngest daughter was born saddled with illness, just like her first child who had passed away, Cao Su Hua was thunderstruck and wondered, “What bad karma have I forged in the past?” After more than 10 years of...
Going Vegetarianism During the Mid-Autumn Festival Distribution
With the Mid-Autumn Festival coming up, volunteers from Tzu Chi Singapore shared the idea of celebrating the festival by encouraging vegetarianism to protect the environment. Care recipients were invited to collect ‘vegetarian meal count cards”to record the number of vegetarian...
Loving Communication in a Chaotic Technological Era
Is technology a tool to transmit love or an obstruction to communication? During the “Advanced Technology vs the Parent-child Relationship” talk on 30 August 2013, school Head of Department (HOD), Li Wen Yi and teacher, Huang Ya Ping from the...
Tzu Chi Teenagers’ Class Present“The Four Evil Karmas of Speech”and Apply Them to Daily Life
During the teenagers’ class on 28 August 2013, 92 young teens presented a segment from the “Dharma as Water” stage adaptation on the four evil karmas of speech - abusive language, lying, flattery and gossip, to their parents. Through almost...
Have You Gone Vegetarian?
“Have you gone vegetarian?”In convincing our friends and relatives to become vegetarian, it is never easy even when we can do so face-to-face. For Sister Chen Sai Zhen, the use of technology as a means to transcend geographical barriers proves...
“Faith”, “Will” and “Actions” – Doing Things with a Resolute Heart
8 August 2013 was Vesak Day, a public holiday, and also the annual Singapore Tzu Ching Leadership Camp. On this day, a total of 89 Tzu Chings, Tzu Chi seniors and parent instructors, took the chance to gather together to...