Sister Sabrina Ho shared with us how meditation has helped her be more mindful of feelings and pain that may trigger other emotions like irritation, impatience and anger. This mindfulness helped her in her Tzu Chi work, allowing her to see herself from a third person point of view.

Sister Ai-Chu has learned how to focus since young. Guests visiting her house were amazed at her ability to focus on her work no matter how loud they were. In this podcast, Sister Ai-Chu shared with us how she focuses her mind at her work at Hewlett-Packard and when carrying out Tzu Chi’s missions.

“Rather than externalizing our problems, the Buddha pointed out that our suffering comes from our own untrained mind.” Sister Valerie shared this thought provoking idea in this podcast, and provided examples of how Tzu Chi volunteers and Dharma Masters at the Jingsi abode apply right diligence, right mindfulness and right samadhi in their everyday lives.

Master De Yuan started her spiritual cultivation in the Jingsi abode in 2006. Through her experience as a Dharma Master, she shared her insights while working in the abode kitchen, preparing for disaster relief, leading chants, and other activities at the abode.

Sister Angeline relates her decision to donate to Tzu Chi in Japan while working in the hotel industry in Japan. She follows Master Cheng Yen's advice to give back to the community that one is living in.

Words and actions can be used for good or harm. Brother Roger contemplates on the power of words and actions, and concludes that both must be engaged simultaneously, guided by the teaching from Master Cheng Yen.

How do we carry ourselves with right speech, right action and right livelihood? Brother Austin gives us some insight on how they can be applied in our everyday conduct, and close with a guidance from Master Cheng Yen that 'The value of life is in the way we benefit others'.

To Sister Michelle, volunteering has been a family tradition, and one she is constantly exposed to since young and in college. In her sharing, Sister Michelle brings us along on her journey volunteering with Tzu Chi. Sister Michelle finds that there is common thread in all the activities she participated in Tzu Chi, which is a deep and abiding love from Master Cheng Yen.

How do we turn bad affinities into good one? In her sharing, Sister Lina Lin talked about her relationship with her family member, who did not share the same belief as her when it comes to COVID-19. Listen on to find out how she chose loving-kindness rather than resentment to turn things around.

Impermanence can bring about hopelessness and a broken heart. How then do we deal with impermanence? Sister Susan Wang told the story of her encounter with a victim of the Paradise wildfire, which led to her reflection on impermanence. Through teachings in Buddhism, she gained wisdom and decided to donate her body if any accident happens to her.