This blog is dedicated to all who wish to participate in the discussion on life's worldly vicissitudes. Most of the comments are related to questions posted to me through one of the Buddhist web sites over the past years.
Practical comments on interesting questions in the Buddhist perspective. Interested? Come and See.
This is what is required of a Certified Tzu Chi volunteer. Ideally
every person should try to emulate these compassionate qualities. The
most important binding force is the attitude @ 1.54 of the video.
The wordings are not the lyrics of the background song The song is an
emotional song sung by all Tzu Chi volunteers in kneeling position, to
assure The Master that they will diligently continue to carry out The
Master's mission "to serve Buddhism, to serve all sentient beings".
This is perhaps the one and only message that we need to practise.
難行能行，難捨能捨，難為能為，才能昇華自我的人格。 -- 恭錄自證嚴上人靜思語
Continue even when it is hard to go on, release even when it is hard to
let go, endure even when it is hard to bear; this is how we enhance our
character. -- Master Cheng Yen's Jingsi Aphorisms
All of us are different on the outside. But latently hidden deep
inside us we carry with us this feeling of "wanting to be good and to do
good for all humanity". Most will not be able to bring out this
feeling into actualization; but some will. I am one of the latter.
You too can achieve this if you allow that latent "feeling" to become a
"Calling". To stir up this "Calling", you need to be inspired and
guided by a group of dedicated people with great motivation. Tzu Chi
is one of those platforms. You too can join, irrespective of your
religion, as long as you believe in pure goodness without boundary.
Tzu Chi Penang now has English-speaking groups and I am in one of them.
You are most welcome to join us to be inspired into actions together!
