Mission of Charity
Light a candle in the darkest corner of the world,
Make a fire for the coldest stretch of the road,
Let us wipe off tears of misery,
And give warmth to all beings suffering.
Emulating the Buddha's spirit of "great mercy for those with whom we do not have affinities and great compassion for those of the same substance," and Dhama Master Cheng Yen's instruction of "serve all loving beings and enlighten them with Buddhism," Tzu Chi Seattle office has embarked on a large number of charity projects with sincerity, intergrity, honesty, and pragmatic plannings.
Services Program: Nursing home visits, Senior Residential Visits, Food Bank Volunteer Service, Individual Relief, Street Cleaning, International Community Health Service Volunteer, Paper Recycling, Scholarship Awards, School Supplies Donations
Mission of Medicine
Who will tender the best care?
When we are ill or in pain?
Who will shoulder our burden?
When we are injured, disabled, and down?
The Medical Team of the Seattle Branch partners with the Pugest Sound Blood Center to schedule regular bone marrow donor registration drives as well as organizes periodic seminars and events on health-related issues. With the newly forming of the Seattle Branch Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA), more medical programs will be introduced. To name a few, health fair and free clinics.
Services Program: TIMA Seattle
Mission of Education
Educate with the wisdom of Buddha,
Care with the love of parents,
Let a lotus of purity in every one,
With virtue and wisdom,
Unfoil and bloom with adandon
To transform a life of desolutions
Into a field of benedictions.
Education is the most important undertaking of all -- it makes a person, purifies the mind, and betters the society. By means of education, Tzu Chi Seattle office will carry on the Buddha's teaching,
Services Program: Tzu Chi Academy Seattle, Washington, Tzu Chi Collegiate Association (Tzu Ching) , Tzu Chi Youth Group (Tzu Shao)
Mission of Culture
Plant seeds of Buddha in four corners of the world,
Set roots of Buddha in generations of one hunderd fold:
May enlightened beings help rid the worldly defilements,
And the worldly beings aspire to the enlightening attainment.
Practice Dharma in every day and Buddha we emulate,
Together a pure, perfect land will we all cultivate.
Promoting culture is aimed at purifying our hearts so that we can appreciate the significance of life and cherish our good fortune. People can then live happily and peacefully. That is why education is filled with great enjoyment. This mission seeks to inspire wisdom and to elevate the soul
Services Program: Buddhism Cultivation, Sign Language Rehearsal, Vegetarian Cooking Class, Jing-Si Culture Group Study , Chorus Rehearsal
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