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Tzu Chi English Quarterly
【Vol. 17 No. 2】
Summer 2010

Cover Story

A hundred days after the big earthquake, Haitians have found that the best help available is themselves.

THE BUDDHA LIGHT IN OUR HEART
Each of us was born with the light of the Buddha in our heart. We must not let it be blocked by worry and frustration.

BACK TO NATURE
Organic agricultural techniques and renewable energy sources are bringing new life to German farming villages.

HELPING THEMSELVES
A hundred days after the big earthquake, Haitians have found that the best help available is themselves.

GOODNESS IN A SOCCER STADIUM
The national stadium in Port-au-Prince has been home to more than 10,000 earthquake victims.

I NEVER GAVE UP
Young Burmese people know that a good life does not mean the absence of obstacles, but how one chooses to face them.

A NEW HOME, A NEW DAY
People left homeless by a typhoon begin new lives in the Shanlin Tzu Chi Great Love Village.

SHANLIN GREAT LOVE VILLAGE
Master Cheng Yen visits a community built for typhoon victims.

A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON
The foundation builds new classrooms for a school damaged in an earthquake.

EXAMPLES OF BODHISATTVAS
Bodhisattvas are compassionate people who commit themselves to helping the suffering.

MADE IN CHINA
Who are the people who have helped create the economic miracle in China?

A CLOSED WORLD OPENS UP
With love and care, volunteers aid a disturbed man.

BALLOON DREAMS
A doctor's hobby of twisting balloons has had a number of unexpected professional benefits.

STARTING FROM LESS THAN SCRATCH
When you can't let go of the past, you only create a lot of pain.

A DIFFERENT WAY TO SEE GARBAGE
Her keen sense of aesthetics led her to discover the beauty in garbage.

FIFTY CENTS
After we have been helped, we must never ignore other people in distress.

DR. CHEN IS GETTING OLD
A chance remark made this doctor think about the relationships between his patients and himself.

DR. NG POH YIN
A doctor learns compassion while helping cyclone survivors in Myanmar.

THE ILLUSTRATED JING SI APHORISMS
Since life is so short, we must make the best of it.

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