人間苦，念無常，天蓋之下、地載之上，人間正面臨地、水、火、風四大不調，全球災難頻傳，；新冠肺炎疫情擴散，沒有國界之分別，病毒亦不分人種或膚色，人人都要戒慎虔誠，嚴密防護，更要盡力救助。 The world is suffering, and all beings under the heavens and above the ground are being tested. Disasters of land, water, fire, and wind spread frequently, and they are happening throughout the world almost continuously. The COVID-19 pandemic has spread widely and is shrouded in the void. This virus does not care about national borders, ethnic races, or skin color. Everyone must be cautious, carefully protect themselves, and do their best to help.
這一波疫情，許多國家封城封市，寸步難行，但慈濟救濟工作沒有停歇，做好防護工作，走入苦難之中，以慈悲與勇敢去付出與救助，突破一切困難，不怕辛苦，只為眾生得離苦，這就是天下慈濟人共同的心念。 As the waves of this pandemic rolled in, many nations locked down their cities and towns. But that did not stop the Foundation’s relief efforts. We have marched into the hardest-hit areas with proper protective gear to offer charity and help with compassion and courage. Our goal is to free all sentient beings from suffering by overcoming all difficulties and embracing hard work. This is the common conviction of Tzu Chi members worldwide.
天下人為慈濟而付出，慈濟為天下人毫無保留，這就是共伴共愛。慈濟人慈悲濟世，慈是無緣大慈，悲是同體大悲，在這個非常時期，大家要相互疼惜，共伴共生息；依著人人的愛，為苦難人盡心付出，盡力讓多一點救災物資能到位。呼籲人人點點滴滴發心，行善造福，把福氣凝聚起來。 As people support Tzu Chi worldwide, we have no reservations about giving to the people. That is the principle of mutual love and compassion. Tzu Chi aims to inspire compassion and kindness in the world. “Tzu” means boundless compassion, and “Chi” means kindness to all. During these trying times, we must cherish and protect one another and do everything we can to bring relief resources to suffering people. We must gather the kindness in one another’s hearts and turn it into an unstoppable force of good deeds and blessings.
這波災疫是大自然給人類的警訊，「大哉教育」非受教不可。要感恩與懺悔──感恩大地以穀類青蔬鮮果，提供我們完整的營養；人與人之間共同結合成一個社會，衣、食、住、行充足，彼此要互助互愛；懺悔生活中因為貪、瞋、癡而犯錯，有懺悔，才會有警覺。還要以懇切的虔誠心、清淨的善念祈禱，而「茹素」最能表達心意的虔誠。 The recent waves of disasters are warning messages from nature to human beings, and major lessons must be learned. Be grateful and repent. We must show gratitude to the earth for its bounties that give us sustenance. People must unite to form a society with sufficient clothing, food, housing, and transportation by helping each other. We can only stay vigilant and correct our blunders by repenting the mistakes made in life because of greed, hatred, and ignorance. Let us pray with sincere devotion and pure kindness, and practice vegetarianism to express the dedication of the heart.
疫情非人力可擋，要持續提高警覺，還要會合人人的虔誠心力，齋戒茹素，凝聚愛心造福。這不只是口頭上表達愛，要有完整的愛，斷葷從素，不造惡業。根據聯合國糧食與農業組織二○一九年統計，當年超過八百億動物被宰殺以供應人類食用，平均每天兩億多條生命消逝。眾生平等，動物被殺害時也會怕痛怕死，含冤帶恨；人類欲無止盡，吞食動物，病從口入。 Human beings cannot stop COVID-19. We must continue to be vigilant, devote our hearts to prayers, practice fasting and vegetarianism, and gather the strength of love and blessing. It is more than just verbal expressions of love. Comprehensive love must start by renouncing meat, and we must become vegetarians to stop the cycle of bad karma. According to the 2019 statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, over 80 billion animals were slaughtered for human consumption that year, and more than 200 million lives were taken daily. All living beings are equal. When animals are killed, they also feel the emotions of fear of death, grief, and hatred. Human beings have endless desires, and diseases enter our bodies along with food when we choose to devour animals.
