Developing wisdom is one of the core components – alongside ethical conduct and mental discipline – of the Noble Eightfold Path, known as the Path to the Cessation of Suffering, that the Buddha taught as the fourth of the Four Noble Truths. Two of the eight parts of the Noble Eightfold Path pertain to wisdom, these being Right View or Understanding, and Right Thought.
San Dimas, CA, July 8, 2019 – The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, or Tzu Chi USA, has opened registration for “Steps for the Earth,” a one of a kind walk for community members of all stripes to unite and raise money for efforts that will encourage sustainable living and offer direct relief after disaster- much of which is aggravated by the harmful effects of climate change. It will take place on August 17 in South El Monte, CA, from 4-9 PM PST at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area.
Twenty years ago, Tzu Chi USA’s Seattle Branch initiated its Happy Campus Program – a long term care program for students from low-income families – at West Seattle Elementary School. Friday, June 7th, 2019 marked the school’s annual sports game, and with the help of Tzu Chi volunteers, students enjoyed a successful day of meaningful fun!
With love, compassion, and respect, Tzu Chi USA has provided primary medical care and health services in the United States for over 20 years. Our unique Tzu Chi clinics provide free or low-cost medical care to underprivileged individuals and families. From medical, dental, vision, acupuncture, and community outreach programs, the comprehensive services we offer are truly tailored to each person’s specific needs.
Food insecurity is a major concern for low-income families in Los Angeles, and paired with the high cost of living, the burden is truly an unthinkable weight to bear – especially for those with young children. To lighten this load, each month Tzu Chi volunteers set out in our Mobile Food Pantry with love in their hearts to prepare and distribute fresh food for these families living in extreme poverty.
With love, compassion, and respect, Tzu Chi USA has provided primary medical care and health services in the United States for over 20 years. Our unique Tzu Chi clinics provide free or low-cost medical care to underprivileged individuals and families. From medical, dental, vision, acupuncture, and community outreach programs, the comprehensive services we offer are truly tailored to each person’s specific needs.
This year, the Washington DC Tzu Chi Academy recruited local Tzu Ching (Tzu Chi’s collegiate youth group) and Tzu Shao (Tzu Chi’s youth group) to be counselors at its annual summer camp. This was the first year counselors have led curriculum planning and activity facilitation for the camp. More than 12 counselors volunteered their time throughout the brainstorming process and provided on-site support.
A groundbreaking ceremony on June 29th commemorated the beginning of our Building Trust With Love reconstruction mission of The Morelos Institute, a local school in Jojutla destroyed in the quake.
“Form is emptiness; emptiness also is form.
Emptiness is no other than form; form is no other than emptiness.
In the same way, feeling, perception, formation, and consciousness are emptiness.”
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