In addition to helping the victims restore their homeland, the Venerables also encouraged the victims to bravely confront the difficulties and ease the vexed mind using the Dharma.

The late Venerable Master Sheng Yen once said, “Those who aid and deliver the suffering are bodhisattvas, and those in the throes of suffering are great bodhisattvas.”

About a thousand volunteers have already responded to DDMSWCF’s appeal for humanitarian support. The areas struck by the typhoon are widespread and additional volunteers are welcome.


(translated by Jin Yang/edited by DDM Australia Team)