The world of Tzu Chi July-August 2022 (Vol.142)

TZU CHI 142 07 The Lotus Sutra: Returning to Our Pure Intrinsic Nature when the musical adaptation is staged during the seventh lunar month prayers and blessing ceremony. With a shift in mindset, her worries and stress gradually dissipated. At Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, Lee Yen Tong, a student of Tzu Chi International School Kuala Lumpur (TCISKL), and her mother, Tan Foong Yee, participated in the online book study session. Earlier, Yen Tong had been upset over some issues at school. When she heard a volunteer sharing that “the benefactors in our lives are not necessarily those who help us, but they may also be those who test us”, she decided to reframe her mind and view her challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. Her mother encouraged her to “always be grateful and you will meet a benefactor wherever you go”. Besides understanding the Sutra teachings, the participants also learned sign language movements. It was solemn and harmonious as the participants moved with the tempo, and their bodies and minds fully focused on the present. Overcoming challenges as One Training for seed volunteers began as early as late April this year. These volunteers taught the participants the sign language movements at respective communities. Taiwanese volunteer Lin Chia Hua, who lived in Malaysia, and a former planner for musical adaptations staged by Tzu Chi KL & Selangor, offered her guidance via the Internet. Despite being in Taiwan currently, Chia Hua maintained close contacts with the seed volunteers, ensuring that their movements were in sync and that they were On May 29, volunteers came to KL Tzu-Chi Jing Si Hall for sign language practice. Picture shows some participants studying the movements during break time, hoping to do their best on the day of the performance.