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Immune disease sufferer makes donation Coming up, two stories about people learning to live with adversity. In a moment, we'll go to Singapore to meet (盧子乾)Lu Ziqian's family, who are winning their battle against financial debt, disability and depression. But first, we take you to Tzu Chi's service center in Sichuan, which recently received a donation from local resident Yang Xingping (楊興萍). The 21-year-old suffers from an incurable autoimmune disease. She first met Tzu Chi after the ...

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Coral - a silent victim of Typhoon Morakot Typhoon Morakot brought record rainfall, deadly landslides and flooding to southern Taiwan. The human tragedy of the disaster is well documented, but today we start a new series on the "Silent Victims" of the storm - the animals and the plants that cannot speak for themselves. Conservation groups have discovered that the coral reefs around Taiwan - including areas off the Northeast Coast, Penghu, Kending, and Green, Orchid, and Liuqiu Islands - have ...

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人間菩提--譯妙法遍傳心Translating the Dharma to Touch More Hearts 一音演說普均霑語譯妙法遍傳心合力成就無上道行中有法度自他從2000年開始，美國一群志工組成翻譯團隊，為大愛台人間菩提、靜思晨語、菩提心要，及大愛劇場，把中文字幕翻譯成英文，到現在人文志業中心成立外文編譯部，不過翻譯志工依舊默默奉獻心力，證嚴上人感恩、也肯定翻譯志工的付出，上人說，在翻譯的過程就是形成一種傳法的橋梁。 結束海外研習的南非志工，落實分秒不空過的精神，不只到監獄裡鼓舞受刑人，還到病房裡散播歡樂，也學習護理知識。而翻譯志工

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Less than US$18 a month When 51-year-old Zhang Zhong-e sees Tzu Chi, tears burst forth, expressing the intense sorrow that 27 years of paralysis provokes. At only 24 years of age, this 51 year old woman was misdiagnosed after a car accident, leaving her confined to a bed ever since. Zhang has tried to kill herself many times. Disabled in his mind and body This man must also suffer for life; with severe mental problems, and trouble walking, not too long ago, Gao Xu was living alone in a house ...

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Helping a lonely senior relocate In the Datong (大同) District of Taipei, Taiwan, Tzu Chi has, since 1998, been working with the city welfare services to care for isolated shut-ins. The 83-year-old Lin Jinhai (林金海) is one such man. Over the years, he has begun to identify with Tzu Chi's mission and has helped out at the district's recycling station. Recently, due an unfortunate accident, Grandpa Lin had to move house. Of course, Tzu Chi volunteers were there to help. Over 10 years of ...

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No more leaky roof! Moving slowly, volunteers are repairing care recipient Zheng Jinlong's roof. Tzu Chi care recipient, Zheng Jinlong: "When it rained, the floor would get wet." Tzu Chi volunteer, Li Shineng: "Some of the steel sheets were blown off the roof. The water soaked the wood and now it's all rotten. If it's not replaced, the whole thing will collapse." TC's house of love: Built on Mar. 4, 1993 Blind and living alone, Grandpa Zheng is unaware of the danger his house poses. In their ...

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Recyling at SF school pays off Most of the students at John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco come from low-income households, and several are staying at a local shelter for the homeless. Tzu Chi first made contact with the school in 2004, through the "one book one child" campaign. Then in 2007, volunteers started coming to the school to promote recycling. Over the last three years, the students have collected a significant amount of soft drink cans and plastic water bottles. Last year ...

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Tzu Chi-Austin now 14 years old Now we travel to the United States, where, in the state of Texas, the Tzu Chi-Austin Service Center recently celebrated its 14th birthday with a charity vegetarian fair that offered delicious traditional treats from Taiwan, as well as books of wisdom written by Master Cheng Yen. And many local residents joined the fun. Beef flavor - without the beef! "Noodles with beef and pickled vegetables." "Tzu Chi's vegetarian zongzi tastes great!" At the charity fair ...

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A heartwarming reunion At this year's Tzu Chi training camp for overseas volunteers, there was a special reunion between a Taiwan doctor and an Indonesian volunteer. The story dates back some three years, to a free clinic held by Tzu Chi-Indonesia where Dr. He Guanjin (何冠進) from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital treated Zhuo Peishi(卓佩施) - then a Tzu Ching Peishi came to Taiwan last week to get certified as a Tzu Chi commissioner, where she took time to search out and thank Dr. He. It began with ...

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A sad Singaporean fable Next we have two sister-stories, each about a chance encounter with Tzu Chi that changed an individual life. Later, we will see how, after being treated at a free Tzu Chi clinic, Indonesian volunteer, Zhuo Peishi(卓佩施) ended up a Tzu Chi commissioner. First, though, let us see how Tzu Chi brought peace and harmony to the life of Ke Shuiyuan(柯水源). This 61-year-old man lives in Singapore, and led a rebellious life in his youth. This led to a life of isolation and a ...

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