We would like to share pictures of Vu Lan a program with the theme “Vu Lan – Mother’s Love” at the nursing home by Tu Bi volunteers from Vietnam Buddhist Center at 10 am Saturday, August 17, 2019.
May this merit be dedicated and prayer for grandparents and parents who are currently alive be well, happy and at peace. Pray for grandparents and parents who have passed away be full of merit reborn to the peaceful realm Western Pure Land.
May the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the 10 direction bless all with peace of mind and body, and success.
May this merit be work
Dedicate to all
I (disciple) and sentient beings
Attain enlightenment.
Nammo Ullambana initiate predestiny by the great filial piety Maudgalyayana Bodhisattva
Tu Bi Foundation
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Further down the page is a thank you letter English from the United Way in North Carolina.
December 26, 2018
Kính thưa quý ân nhân và quý đồng hương,
Năm 2017 và 2018, thiên tai thảm hoạ đã liên tục xảy ra khắp thế giới. Mọi sự cố gắng của Tu Bi Foundation dù chỉ là một hạt cát trong biển cả, với ước nguyện làm vơi bớt sự mất mát, khổ đau của tất cả các nạn nhân khắp thế giới. Bản chất khổ đau luôn hiện hữu trong cuộc sống bởi mọi sự vật được tồn tại do duyên khởi. Nhưng không vì thế mà chúng ta có thể ngồi yên không hành động khi thấy nhân loại khắp thế giới đang phải đối diện với tai ương, thảm hoạ; cuộc sống ngày càng bất an khắp mọi nơi ngay cả tại đất nước Hoa Kỳ của chúng ta! Thiện nguyên viên Tu Bi Foundation xin phát nguyện được làm 1 cánh tay của Ngài Quan Thế Âm, thực hiện các thiện pháp trong tinh thần: “Sáng cho người thêm niềm vui, chiều giúp người bớt khổ”. Các chương trình được thực hiện theo thời gian và khả năng của thiện nguyện viên có được nên sự thông báo tin tức có phần chậm trễ, xin quý ân nhân hoan hỷ và cảm thông!
Tổng kết chương trình từ thiện 2018 sẽ được thông báo sau. Xin gởi thư báo cáo và danh sách quý ân nhân đóng góp. (Một số ân nhân đóng góp đến 2 chương trình, nên được chia số tiền làm 2.). nếu có thiếu xót tên, xin quý ân nhân email cho Tu Bi Foundation biết.
Tu Bi Foundation xin chân thành tri ân quý ân nhân đã tin tưởng và gởi tịnh tài khiến cho chương trình uỷ lạo tại Hoa Kỳ được thành tựu. Nhiều ân nhân đã gởi nhiều lần, cứ mỗi khi biết được Hội Tu Bi sẽ thực hiện các chương trình uỷ lạo tại Hoa Kỳ tại các tiểu bang bị thảm hoạ. Đây là sức mạnh khiến cho thiện nguyện viên của Hội có thêm năng luợng và niềm tin trên con đường dấn thân, hổ trợ cho hạnh bồ tát đạo của tự thân. Chỉ có ‘phước đức của mỗi người, mới có thể giúp tự thân thoát khỏi các tai nạn, thảm hoạ’. Đó là điều mà chúng tôi cảm nhận sâu sắc trong quá trình đi uỷ lạo. Làm sao trả lời câu hỏi của các nạn nhân: “Tại sao nhà kia không bị hư hại mà nhà tôi và các nhà chung quanh bị thiệt hại”. Xin hãy nối rộng vòng tay những khi chúng ta có cơ hội.
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Các chương trình đã được thực hiện năm 2018
https://tubifoundation.shutterfly.com/2018-19/2
Các chương trình đã được thực hiện năm 2017
https://tubifoundation.shutterfly.com/2016
Thank you letter from the United Way in North Carolina
Dear Most Ven. Thich Nguyen Hanh & Ms. Le Huyen:
How can we thank friends that we did not know, who came from other states to help our families in need and brought to our community great kindness, love and compassion? Imagine how I felt, receiving a call from you informing me of your plan to provide assistance.
Several weeks ago, you came to our community to assess the damage. This past weekend, you came back to provide generous financial support that will help many.
Perhaps the greater gift was your presence. I think back to the smiles of appreciation and gratitude. I think back to the expressions of thanks and “God Bless You”. Yes, there were tears in the eyes of many. I was teary eyed on several occasions when the emotions overcame the recipients who understood that people cared about them. Some needed caring and compassion as much as the crucial funding.
Love generates love and compassion is passed on through others. I remember the mother, as we were running out of money, who told us that we should take the mothers with children first! There was the young mother that came back to let us know that we gave her too much and although she needed the money as well, she did not want to take something meant for others. She thought we were giving $100. I saw her face when you told her that the amount was correct.
Then there was our young 11 year old hero. We essentially stopped the project to highlight what this young boy did after the storm, going house to house helping others in the neighborhood. This young man will remember for a lifetime, our genuine appreciation for what he did.
Well, I will never forget this past Saturday when you came to visit our Cape Fear area. I may forget the faces of the people you helped and I may forget the details of what we did together. I will never forget the feeling of love and compassion that you brought to our community with your financial support.
It is now something we will need to pass on to someone else, because you gave us a wonderful gift. Your love is still shinning in my heart and mind. We are thankful to you.
Sincerely;
E Craig Heim
President & CEO
United Way
Xin trận trọng tri ân
Tu Bi Foundation
Dear friends,
The end of the year is an opportunity for family members to spend time together, instead of being happy with their children and grandchildren, 114 people are alone in quiet rooms of nursing homes during the year-end holidays.
There are many people who can’t walk and/or eat, they spend the entire day watching television or sleeping in bed. It seems that TV has become a close friend of the elderly. Even if they had loss their hearing, but he could see the images. There are many people who are very happy every time they see our group visit. On Saturday morning, December 22, 2018, the volunteer group from Tu Bi Foundation and Vietnam Buddhist Temple (including Venerable Thich Minh Phuoc, Venerable Thich Tam Lac, and bhikkhunī Hue Hoa) visited and gave gifts to 114 people in the nursing home; hoping to bring joy during the holidays. Each gift consists of a wool hat, a pair of socks, a pair of gloves, a toothpaste tube and a card of heartwarming brothers and sisters who are given each hand.
The gifts are not expensive but were wrapped with the love of our brothers and sisters, and hope to bring them smiles and warmth this winter.
Dear Benefactors,
Since 2018, Từ Bi Foundation once a month to visit and share with the Vietnamese people who are staying at the West Houston nursing home. Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 13428 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77083 in Houston.
On June 16, 2018 Tu Bi Foundation visited and presented gifts to the elderly people at Father’s Day Elderly Care Home at 9 o’clock today, Saturday June 16.
Much appreciation to Ms. Arsenia, Director Of Activities, and everyone for making this possible.
February 01, 2017
When I was born mother did not want me to be like everyone
And I was born not seeing anyone in the world
The love for me is more precious than anything
My eyes can not see my mother and father.
Who loves me like my parents in this life
Who loves me like my teachers have taught in those days
The love for me is longer than the longest river
My eyes can not see my teachers.
Oh! My eyes.
Why can’t my eyes see my parents
Cannot see my teachers
No light, only the dark night.
Who loves me like my parents in this life
Who loves me like my parents have care for me in those days
Their love for me is longer than the longest river
Right now my eyes can not see my friends.
(trying to be as accurate as possible, please forgive the English translation)
Dear Benefactors;
Tu Bi Foundation is sincerely grateful to our benefactors Concept Solutions, friends from Norway and Vietnam for their help in the gifting project for Lunar New Year in Vinh Long and Binh Duong Province possible. Our purpose is not only provide New Year gift, but to give the association an opportunity persuade parents to not let their children drop out of school. Special for this trip we have sister Phong from Norway tending to the project in person.
In addition to rice, noodles, fish, cucumber, … we also give them prayer beads to encourage them to pray to any religion. In extreme suffering, everyone has dreams …
The association also gave milk for children, slippers, clothes, and mattresses for children to sleep on instead of the floor. The last time when visited, a family asked for a mattress because the new husband just had surgery. We bought a new bed for our family. We feel that this immediate help is practical and is urgent need of the poor. We also visited the children who were escaped from the life gathering trash and are now in care at the temple so they can go to school.
Thankfully Venerable Thich Thien Hue has promised every year that he will bring New Year gift to poor households living near the landfill in Vinh Long.
Video clips of poor people living near the landfill.
Sincerely,
Tu Bi Foundation
Lunar New Year gifts for students at Binh Duong, Jan 22, 2016
February 06, 2016
Dear Benefactors;
The dream of being able to go to school for Viet children without citizenship from Cambodia have been fulfilled. In only two months they are able to read and well behave. They’re always polite and courteous.
We were very happy to see these result.
Mr. Phong from Norway gave students candies and “lucky money”. Also, Venerable Thich Thien Hue gave “lucky money” to 17 families.
We sincerely thank you.
Tu Bi Foundation
Life Near a Landfill – 2016.01.24
Dear Benefactors,
When we hear stories about the lives of those who live using the rubbish we emit daily, we want to do one something to help but we do not know of a practical way to be of assistance.
On 23/12/2015, Lieu Duyen and her friend from Norway visited some families living on the island at Vinh Long that survive by picking up nylon bags from the garbage that we emit daily. At the same time we went to the garbage dump with the workers and gather nylon garbage bags.
Surrounded by pollution, it is difficult to imagine that anyone can survive in such environment. But here there are hundreds of families from parents to children gathering trash. LD only worked with them for 30 minutes and became dizzy with headache. Her hands were swollen from using borrowing their gloves. This direct interaction gave LD an understanding of their difficult life and wish to find a way to help them.
Tu Bi Foundation
Gifts for the blind in Soc Trang
Dear Benefactors,
This year, Tu Bi Foundation volunteers in Viet Nam joined the delegation from Europe to give gifts to the blind in Soc Trang. 1000 set of gifts were handed out directly and everyone was provided lunch.
People without paper at Binh Duong -Viêt living in exile from Campuchia 2015
October 28, 2015
http://www.baodoi.com/tintuc/xa-hoi/Nhung-phan-nguoi-khong-quoc-tich-o-Binh-Duong-196163
http://vietnamnhanvan.org/?unesco=chi-tiet&id=220&ghi-o-xom-viet-kieu-campuchia-nuoc-mat-me-goa-con-coi.html
At the beginning of 2015, we were accompanied by a charity delegation from Europe visiting and giving presents to Vietnamese people in the Cambodian sea area. We see their difficult life and most children were not going to school because they didn’t have birth certificate – we were worried but there was nothing we could do.
Having read the article “People without citizenship at Binh Duong”, we feel that this is something that the Tu Bi Foundation needs to do to help those who have been living in foreign land and have to reside on the border.
In early August, Tu Bi Foundation visited twice with gifts. The charity was led by Venerable Thich Thien Hue from Europe who did not hesitate the difficult trip and arrive with give gifts.
Buddha Mindfulness Hall & Leprosy Hospital – Quy Nhơn City
August 05, 2015
Dear Benefactors,
It was with great happiness that we were able to visit and experience Niệm Phật Đường (NPĐ – Buddha Mindfulness Hall) at the Leprosy Hospital in Quy Nhon on 26/7/2015.
The July heat in Quy Nhon burns as we walk for hours in the afternoon. In particular, this summer charity trip I brought my 17 years old niece, Hoang Quyen, to learn and see the life of poor people compare to our children fortunate “silk” life in the United States (to see is to appreciate and not waste their blessing/opportunities).
Tu Bi Foundation delegates include: Venerable Thich Quang Thuc from Huong Mai Temple, Nhon Hai from Quy Nhon, Lieu Duyen and Hoang Quyen come to the join in the activities at NPĐ in Quy Hoà.
The prayer ceremony took place in a solemn and pure atmosphere with 100 attending Buddhists. We are very touched to receive the smile from each Buddhists. After the ceremony, Venerable teacher shared the Dharma and books to diligent practitioners, accepted the illness in the present, and tried to transform the body and mind through practice and good deeds so that their body/mind are at peace and bless in the future – directing their birth to Buddha’s Pure Land.
At the same time, Tu Bi Foundation donated 200,000 VND to 100 Buddhist regardless of status … and gifted 50 Buddhist robe to the temple.
Tu Bi Foundation sincerely grateful to our benefactors close and far, who have contributed and helped make the program as successful for the patient at Phong Quy Hoa hospital.
Venerable Thích Chúc Thiện from Texas has also promised to visit the NPĐ again in the future. And hopefully from now on, annually Venerable nun Nhu Minh from Hue will come every year with gifts for patients at NPĐ – Quy Hoa.
We hope our benefactors will be happy upon seeing the images below …
Sincerely yours.
Tu Bi Foundation
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