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?

很久很久以前，有一位非常貪財的國王，不懂得疼惜他的國民，人民苦不堪言。有一天他發了一道命令，要求人民繳出家中的金子，因為他死後要送金子給閻羅王。國王為什麼要賄賂閻羅王？他又怎麼知道他死後會下地獄呢？

#證嚴法師說故事

修行就是考驗自己是否看人順眼、看事滿意。

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2024 Buddha’s Birthday Blessing｜慈濟浴佛大典

⏰ 5/12(Sun.) YouTube Live streaming
✅Hualien 07:00-08:15(UTC+8)
✅Taipei 17:40-19:30(UTC+8)
🔗https://www.tzuchiculture.org.tw/2024-buddha-bathing-ceremony/

2024 Buddha’s Birthday Blessing｜慈濟浴佛大典

⏰ 5/12(Sun.) YouTube Live streaming
✅Hualien 07:00-08:15(UTC+8)
✅Taipei 17:40-19:30(UTC+8)

🔗https://www.tzuchiculture.org.tw/2024-buddha-bathing-ceremony/

At a gathering in the palace of the King of Gods, a hideous demon took a seat at the grand throne. Upon seeing this, the heavenly beings scolded him and demanded that he leave. However, the more the demon was reprimanded, the larger and less ugly he became…

有一次，諸天眾在帝釋天的講堂聚會時，忽然間，一位非常醜陋的夜叉，大搖大擺走進來，並坐在帝釋的位置。天眾看到後，紛紛責駡他，並要求他離開。但他們越罵，夜叉的身形變得越大，也越變越漂亮…

#證嚴法師說故事

平常連健保卡都很少用的他，竟然一看醫生就要開腦！

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"As long as we are diligent, nothing in the world is difficult, especially when it comes to doing good. Never should one pass up a good deed, let alone refuse it." — Dharma Master Cheng Yen

「君子精進不怕困難，所謂一勤天下無難事，君子為善不讓賢，好事怎可推辭呢？」 — 證嚴法師

Taro and Chestnut Medley (芋頭栗子燒)

📍Ingredients:
200g taro
60g precooked chestnuts
20g ginger
100g broccoli
50g red bell pepper
5g star anise
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tbsp mirin
Black pepper, to taste

📍Directions:
1. Fry the cubed taro in hot oil at 160 degrees Celsius until cooked, then set aside.
2. Slice the ginger and cut the broccoli into small florets. Cut the red bell pepper into diamond-shaped slices.
3. In a pan, heat the sesame oil and stir fry the ginger until fragrant.
4. Add the star anise and chestnuts, and stir fry until fragrant.
5. Add the fried taro, vegetarian oyster sauce, mirin, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
6. Add 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for one minute.
7. Add the broccoli and red bell pepper. Cover again and cook.
8. Once large water drops form on the inside of the lid, uncover the pot, and stir-fry everything briefly before serving.

To Chang Deh-ming, former superintendent of Taipei Veterans General Hospital, what does wealth mean, and how does he accumulate it?

比起世間財，前台北榮總院長張德明更重視「智慧財」的累積。那他是如何累積智慧財的呢？

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Once entangled in addiction and repeated imprisonment, Wu Shao-min faced a stark reality after losing his family. With nothing left but echoes of his past, how did he transform himself and find purpose in life?

吳紹民因家庭缺乏溫暖而開始吸毒，人生的精華歲月在監獄進進出出中度過。當父母、哥哥陸續去世，他才驚覺自己已經一無所有。出獄後，他的人生將何去何從？

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"Those who are loving lead a most blessed life." — Dharma Master Cheng Yen

「有愛的人生最幸福。」 — 證嚴法師

"Wise are those who are open-minded to embrace all as one. Ignorant are those who are narrow-minded and often get bogged down in people issues." — Dharma Master Cheng Yen

「心量廣大，能透澈人我一體無差別，是智慧；心量狹小，常執著人我是非煩惱中，是愚癡。」 — 證嚴法師

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人一旦有了比較跟計較，紛爭就會應運而生。要如何改變這種狹窄的觀念？又該如何調整思維呢？

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#我的阿公阿媽做慈濟 #宜蘭

「抓一隻菜蟲，賺十元」，這是 #陳畇菲 小時候在菜園最愛玩的遊戲，長大才知道，這是阿公用心良苦，要她學會護生！

#陳茂林 自己蓋溫室種有機蔬菜，也在慈濟三星大愛農場種水稻，還種植苦茶樹，收成後製作苦茶油，自然農法尊重生命 !!

#證嚴法師 #靜思語

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#證嚴法師 #靜思語

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#證嚴法師 #靜思語

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#證嚴法師 #靜思語

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"Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain." — Vivian Greene

「人生不是等待暴風雨過去，而是要學會在雨中跳舞。」 — 薇薇安格林

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#月足吉伸 滿腔熱血從日本來台灣推廣自然農法，一家五口生活在台北陽明山上，蘊藏豐富生物與知識的大自然，也是他幫三個孩子找到的最好老師......


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