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

With Determination, Nothing Is Difficult
Following the Buddha's Footsteps
The Light of Virtue Shines Over the World
Facing Impermanence

Silver-haired Volunteers' Path of Happiness

Speaking

Notes on the Dharma

Cherish Water as Gold

Words of Wisdom for Life

by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

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