Vows
The Universe Has a Limit, but Our Vows Are Limitless
We still have a long way to go on the path of Tzu Chi. Our work in Tzu Chi is never-ending. This generation of volunteers must continue to work relentlessly.
August 26, 2020
Faith
Teachings and Commentary on the Sutra of the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
Containing only 381 Chinese characters in total, the Sutra of the Eight Realizations of Great Beings is succinct, to the point, and easy to study. Although this sutra lacks the features which most commonly characterize other Buddhist sutras, it is highly esteemed in Chinese Buddhism. The Eight Realizations of Great Beings are the eight methods for bodhisattvas to become enlightened and attain buddhahood.
August 4, 2020
Practice
We Take the Buddha’s Heart as Our Own and Take Our Teacher’s Mission as Our Own
Everyone’s help is needed to spread the mission of Tzu Chi. Every day, the housewives set aside fifty cents of their grocery money before going to the market. As soon as they arrived at the market and saw someone they knew, they would tell them, “I save fifty cents of my grocery money every day.” Thus, the housewives began to spread the message of saving fifty cents every day whenever they went to the market, and the number of regular donors gradually increased.
August 31, 2020
Practice
Walking the Bodhisattva Path
Forming bodhisattva aspirations and walking the Bodhisattva Path are not difficult. The challenge is to maintain a persistent, unwavering resolve and enduring patience.
August 26, 2020
Vows
With Sincerity, We Vow to Deliver All Sentient Beings
We need to cherish our causes and conditions, maintain our resolve, give rise to deep faith and understanding, take the Dharma to heart, and put it into action.
The Jing Si Dharma Lineage is a path of diligent practice. We must inwardly cultivate sincerity, integrity, faith, and steadfastness.
August 26, 2020
The Core Teachings of the Jing Si Dharma Lineage and the Tzu Chi School of Buddhism
The Core Teachings of the Jing Si Dharma Lineage and the Tzu Chi School of Buddhism The Jing Si Dharma Lineage is a path of
July 28, 2020
Home
The Jing Si Dharma Lineage and Tzu Chi School of Buddhism represent two complementary aspects of spiritual cultivation, internal cultivation and external practice, both of which must be fulfilled by those on the path of spiritual awakening.
July 27, 2020
Practice
Thirty Housewives Saving Fifty Cents a Day to Support Tzu Chi
In February of 1966, thirty housewives jointly petitioned for Master Cheng Yen to stay in Hualien. One day when visiting the sick, she saw a pool of blood from an indigenous woman who had a miscarriage. Later on, three Catholic nuns came to visit her. These were the causes and conditions that lead Master Cheng Yen to make a vow to “bring together 500 people to form one Guanyin Bodhisattva with 1,000 hands and 1,000 eyes.” It was with this spirit that she established a bodhisattva network that could respond to the calls for help and save those who are suffering.
August 31, 2020
Practice
Being Self-Sufficient and Not Accepting Offerings
Context for the Teaching: Master Cheng Yen left her family and the lay life to become a monastic, setting goals for her spiritual practice and establishing the Jing Si Family Tradition.
August 27, 2020
Practice
Integrate the Buddha Dharma in Daily Life and Become Living Bodhisattvas in This World
The Buddha engaged in spiritual practice and attained buddhahood for the sake of sentient beings. Since we are also engaging in spiritual practice to attain buddhahood, we should share the same spirit, mindset, and aspirations as the Buddha.
August 27, 2020
