#tzuchi

good Saturday morning

another blessing envelope, such wisdom!

The Japanese hops is an invasive plant with pollen that causes autumn allergy. Though its pollen cannot travel far, they grow in great number. It's like what Master Cheng Yen says, in a tug of war between good and evil, it's the side with more people that will win.

I'll share this one with you: 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙨; 𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨.

That day, my shelf bowed to the nature's force. The Buddha teaches us that the land is fragile and life is impermanent. Keep this in mind and seize time to walk the Bodhisattva Path.

When volunteers gave Master Cheng Yen the traditional Taiwanese well-wish of "to live to be 120", she replied "I want to live to be 130." Tzu Chi would be 100 years old by then... Life is impermanent, I know, I know. But I also know that if Master is here, I want to be here, too.

Merits are gained when we create blessings.