The world of Tzu Chi March 2023 (Vol.145)

2023 • 03 14 past. Combined with the opportunity to learn about Buddhism, she learned to meditate and contemplate her own mind. At the same time, Master’s Dharma also nourished her. Through understanding the law of karma, she gradually understood that our mindset could transform the environment. Going where needed In 2006, she was already doing recycling work at home. In 2008, by chance, she attended a talk on environmental protection. There, Stephanie, who was English educated and spoke good Malay, thought, “I should be able to do this too.” She then accepted the invitation to join the promotion of environmental protection, and was everywhere, including the schools, communities, factories, companies, and government agencies, delivering the concept of environmental protection steadily in fluent English and Malay. Whether it was recycling work or promoting vegetarianism, she continued doing Tzu Chi work. While sorting out recyclables, she was also sorting out her mood, regulating her own emotions. She went where she was needed. Through her various sharings and talks on environmental protection and recycling, she became increasingly confident, and later became the English emcee in many activities. Looking back, Stephanie shared, “A person with depression has almost zero confidence. When I was tired, I did not feel like going out, but that was in fact the time I really had to go out.” That she did. She left the house and joined Tzu Chi activities, believing that every activity was a Dharma learning opportunity. Thanks to her dedication, she found the source of salvation. Stephanie was grateful to all who helped her through her eldest daughter’s rebellious period. “Love the children of others like a mother would, educate your own children with Bodhisattva’s wisdom.” Stephanie remembered Master Cheng Yen’s words of wisdom. After she was commissioned in 2013, she often rose early for the Master’s Dharma talk at dawn. She also vowed to take on the English parent-child bonding class, translating the learning materials from Mandarin to English. Together with her husband, they expanded their love to include more children. Now, her eldest daughter and son are working and studying abroad, and the youngest is studying at Tzu Chi International School. The lyrics from the Prayer song, “let us end our hate with love” embraces the scarred Stephanie tightly. She finally understands why Echo Chien has wanted her to “do more”. Lighting up the path for others Stephanie has also been an editing volunteer of the English translation team of Wisdom at Dawn (Master Cheng Yen’s Dharma talk). A year into the task, and after learning that an experienced volunteer in Taiwan shared the summarised voice recordings she made of Wisdom at Dawn , Stephanie decided to emulate. She began to produce audio files of three to five minutes