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From Emotion to Action — Entrepreneurs Accumulate Spiritual Wealth

From Emotion to Action — Entrepreneurs Accumulate Spiritual Wealth

On the evening of 3 May 2014, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a sharing session. Entrepreneurs and their family members keen to become more active in Tzu Chi activities were invited to the session, where they shared touching Tzu Chi stories amidst fri

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Entrepreneurs Choose Dharma Joy Over Worldly Riches

Entrepreneurs Choose Dharma Joy Over Worldly Riches

Malaysian businessmen Lin Xiao Shi and Fang You Quan had previously taken part in international humanitarian missions together. They also got to know Singapore Tzu Chi volunteers during the Global Entrepreneurs Camp, and on 5 March 2014, accepted an invit

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Lighting Up the Hearts of the Sick

Lighting Up the Hearts of the Sick

When a group of long term hospital inmates at the Institute of Mental Health and the terminally ill at Bright Vision hospital were not able to participate in the outdoor Buddha bathing ceremony for various reasons, the compassion of Tzu Chi volunteers mad

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Being the Uninvited Kin with a Heart of Gold

Being the Uninvited Kin with a Heart of Gold

On April 18 2014, Good Friday, the Tzu Chi charity team held a 4-hour long training for 342 Tzu Chi volunteers at Jing Si Hall. Through captivating skits and excellent acting skills, the team members effectively relayed important points to note for home v

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Nurturing Bodhi Seedlings

Nurturing Bodhi Seedlings

The Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool opened on 1 April 2014 and was a milestone in Tzu Chi’s mission of education. That day, the Tzu Chi Great Love Mothers and preschool teachers were present to welcome its very first cohort of pupils and parents were...

Education |

Recycling and Vegetarianism Get an Airing on Campus

Recycling and Vegetarianism Get an Airing on Campus

In conjunction with Earth Day, the Master of Science Environmental Management Programme (MEM) Alumni organized a seven-hour long “Waste Minimisation—Recycling and Vegetarianism” seminar at the Shaw Foundations Alumni House located at the NUS...

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Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool Opens its Doors

Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool Opens its Doors

The long anticipated opening of the Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool finally arrived after it successfully cleared the final hurdle and received its operating license. The child care department was scheduled to welcome its first batch of preschoolers on...

Education |

“Health and Vegetarianism” talk from Eastern and Western perspective

“Health and Vegetarianism” talk from Eastern and Western perspective

The Tzu Chi Free Clinic TCM department organized a “Health and Vegetarianism” talk on 22 March 2014 to educate the public about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. The topic was explained from both the standpoints of western nutritional science and the eas

Medicine, Env. Protection |

Attentive Dental Service for MINDS Beneficiaries

Attentive Dental Service for MINDS Beneficiaries

The Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) has had many years of working together with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS); every year free dental services will be provided to children with special needs...

Medicine, Education |

TCM Volunteers Move Towards Computerization

TCM Volunteers Move Towards Computerization

With the growth in patient numbers and the increase in new volunteers, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department in the Tzu Chi Free Clinic has sought to continually improve its services over the last few years and made a move towards computerizat

Medicine |

Returning Home for a Blessed Lantern Festival

Returning Home for a Blessed Lantern Festival

The fifteenth day of the lunar year in 2014, also known as the Lantern Festival, coincided with Valentine’s Day. For the first time, Tzu Chi members celebrated the occasion by gathering at Jing Si Hall; a strong sense of family togetherness was in the air

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Driving Each Other On for the Dharma

Driving Each Other On for the Dharma

The Educational Recycling station at Woodlands is the fourth venue where Tzu Chi volunteers can take in the morning Dharma teachings by Master Cheng Yen, the others being Jing Si Abode at Pasir Ris, the Tzu Chi Free Clinic at Redhill and the Tzu Chi Free

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Recycling at Source for a Happy New Year

Recycling at Source for a Happy New Year

Before the advent of the lunar new year, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) organized a charity bazaar nearby the Pasir Ris MRT station. Apart from accepting donations from the public, volunteers also hoped to promote the concept of vegetarianism even as mem

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TIMA’s Sweet Confections of Wisdom and Blessings

TIMA’s Sweet Confections of Wisdom and Blessings

During the two day Tzu Chi 2014 Lunar New Year charity bazaar held at the open field beside Pasir Ris MRT station, eggless confections made by medical professionals and volunteers from TIMA Singapore (Tzu Chi International Medical Association, Singapore)

Charity, Medicine |

Creating Positive Affinities With Thousands Via a Charity Bazaar

Creating Positive Affinities With Thousands Via a Charity Bazaar

A month after the curtains fell over the “Dharma as Water”stage adaptation, the participants of the adaptation continued to uphold their vegetarian fast as they joyfully engaged in yet another undertaking. With the strong rapport that they had built up...

Charity |

The Unseen Hands Behind the Bazaar

The Unseen Hands Behind the Bazaar

The success of the 2014 charity bazaar was made possible by the numerous pair of hands that made their silent contribution felt in more ways than one. From the initial preparations till the close of the bazaar, the various functional teams of...

Charity |

The Water Repentance Teachings Penetrate Hearts

The Water Repentance Teachings Penetrate Hearts

The 2013 “Dharma as Water” stage adaptation may have concluded, but the participants still remember what the six months of rehearsals and the two years of community study sessions have ingrained in them. A total of 960 Tzu Chi members gathered at...

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Tzu Chi Foundation Singapore 2014 New Year distribution “Celebrating the Horse Year with a heart full of blessings”

Tzu Chi Foundation Singapore 2014 New Year distribution “Celebrating the Horse Year with a heart full of blessings”

On the first day of 2014, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a New Year Distribution event, inviting 244 beneficiaries and their family members to gather at Jing Si Hall and together, look forward to a peaceful and beautiful year. Having experienced...

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