Life Wisdom
Twelve minutes a day, 365 days a year, Life Wisdom encapsulates the essential messages from Dharma Master Cheng Yen's talks to Tzu Chi volunteers worldwide. In this daily program, the Master shares with the audience her views on major world events, Tzu Chi's work around the globe, inspiring stories of people and events, as well as the Buddha's teachings and how they can be practiced in everyday life.
Stories Told by Dharma Master Cheng Yen
A production of ink-wash animation, Stories Told by Dharma Master Cheng Yen features the Master telling folktales or stories from Buddhist scriptures and concluding each episode with her words that offer the audience much food for thought. With captivating storylines and lifelike animated images, the program is welcomed by viewers both young and old alike.
Wisdom at Dawn
Hailed as the king of all sutras, the Lotus Sutra contains the true Dharma expounded by the Buddha in his later years. In the Sutra, the Buddha affirms that all living beings can attain Buddhahood and encourages everyone to walk the Bodhisattva Path by benefiting others. Listen to Master Cheng Yen expounding the Lotus Sutra in Wisdom at Dawn and bathe in the Dharma bliss of one of the most important and influential teachings of the Buddha.
Essence of the Bodhi Mind
Essence of the Bodhi Mind is a weekly program that explores various topics from world events, social and environmental problems, to interpersonal relations, family issues, and more. Twenty-four minutes an episode, the program not only presents actual examples to illustrate the topic of the week, but also pinpoints the views of Dharma Master Cheng Yen, experts and scholars on the topic for viewers to reflect upon and derive insights from.
Life Wisdom
March 18, 2024
Forming Good Affinities for the Future
March 17, 2024
Displaying the Right Faith
March 16, 2024
Achieving Greatness Through Small Steps
March 15, 2024
Having Faith in the Dharma and Seizing Time to Give
March 14, 2024
Passing On the Seeds of Love, Goodness, and Wisdom
March 13, 2024
Walking the Path of Goodness with Firm Conviction
March 12, 2024
Paving an Everlasting Bodhisattva Path
March 11, 2024
Harboring Kindness for Every Second of Our Life
Stories Told by Dharma Master Cheng Yen
The Virtuous King eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
To avoid war with a neighboring country, the king of Kashi retreated to the mountains. There, he encountered an old man convinced that the king could lift him out of poverty. To help the old man, the king beheaded himself…
The Prisoner Who Escaped the Death Penalty eeeeeeeeeeeeee
There was a king who often heard the Buddha talk about a calm and still mind, but he didn't know how to keep his mind undisturbed by external conditions. So, he decided to do an experiment with a prisoner on death row…
The Man Who Always Harbors a Heart of Sincere Piety e
A man dreamed of retrieving a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva from underground. Not long after, he survived a landslide and discovered that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had saved his life…
The Ungrateful Elder eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
When the home of the elder in Varanasi was destroyed, the elder in Magadha gave him half of his property for help. Yet, when the elder in Magadha lost everything, he received only a meal in return from the elder he helped. Why?
The Story of the Missing Bead e
On a beautiful day, a monk went to a family to beg for alms. When a woman went away to bring him a cup of water and came back, she found that her most valuable bead had disappeared. But the monk said he didn't take the bead. What happened?
The Animals and the Chestnut Tree e
Deep in a forest, there is a big chestnut tree. Every year, the tree will produce an abundance of chestnuts, providing for many animals in the forest…
The Greedy King and the Wise Boy e
Once upon a time, there was a selfish king who demanded his people to turn in their gold because he needed it to bribe the King of Hell when he died. Why did he want to bribe the King of Hell, and how did he know he was going to hell after death?
The Tragedy of Two Brothers e
A younger brother prepared meals for his older brother every day, but he always ate alone before serving his older brother's meal. So the older brother suspected that he was keeping something better to himself. One day…
Wisdom at Dawn
E1635.The Dharma-nature Is Unmoving, Like a Mountain
E1634.Take the Virtuous Dharma to Heart and Take Action
E1633.The Blessings of Those Who Take Joy in the Dharma
E1632.Bodhisattvas Practice to Attain the Fruit
E1631.Hearing One Verse and Taking Boundless Joy
E1630.Great Merits and Virtues in Spreading the Dharma
E1629.Charitable Giving Brings Many Blessings
E1628.Realize the Path and Attain Great Freedom
Essence of the Bodhi Mind
Silver-haired Volunteers' Path of Happiness
Notes on the Dharma
Words of Wisdom for Life
by Dharma Master Cheng Yen
Contact Us | Plan a Visit | Donate
8 Lide Road, Beitou 11259, Taipei, Taiwan
886-2-2898-9999
005741@daaitv.com
©Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation
All rights reserved.