PRACTICE
This section highlights how Dharma Master Cheng Yen and Tzu Chi volunteers put the Buddha’s teachings into practice, exercising compassion and wisdom as they go out to help people in need.
Each article below is organized in chronological order according to key instances where Dharma Master Cheng Yen offered commentaries on specific principles, practices, and events.
Principles are key teachings by Dharma Master Cheng Yen rooted in the Buddha Dharma.
Events are the external practices and footprints left by Dharma Master Cheng Yen and Tzu Chi volunteers around the world as they walk on the path of compassion and wisdom.
1963 - 1966
15 Articles
1963
- Being Self-Sufficient and Not Accepting Offerings
- For Buddha’s Teachings, For Sentient Beings
- Seize the Present Moment and Sustain It Forever
- The Heart Encompasses the Universe and the Boundless Worlds Within It
1964
- Discipline, Diligence, Frugality, and Perseverance
- The Courage of a Lion, the Endurance of a Camel, and the Pure Heart of a Child
1966
- Establishing the Buddhist Tzu Chi Merit Association
- Thirty Housewives Ask Master Cheng Yen to Stay
- The Pool of Blood Incident
- Master Cheng Yen and Three Catholic Nuns Discuss Religious Teachings and Meanings
- Jing Si is Tzu Chi’s Ultimate Support
- Making an Additional Pair of Baby Shoes to Support Tzu Chi’s Charity Work
- The Spirit of the Bamboo Bank Era
- Thirty Housewives Saving Fifty Cents a Day to Support Tzu Chi
- We Take the Buddha’s Heart as Our Own and Take Our Teacher’s Mission as Our Own
