Photo by: Shu Li Lo Author: Julienne ChiEditor: Dilber Shatursun The Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) began in 1994. Over the years since

TIMA 2019 is complete. Here is a highlight of the closing ceremony and and thoughts shared by volunteers from around the world as they continue to provide compassion and relief around the world.

For Stephen Huang, Tzu Chi’s humanitarian culture is the Buddha’s spirit, one of great love, compassion, tolerance and universal respect, and Tzu Chi volunteers embody it.

Photo by: Peter Chu Author: Peter ChuTranslator: Pen-Chi LiuEditor: Anik Ghose Jack Huang, Boston Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, participated in the 2019 Tzu Chi

Photo by: Dennis Lee Author: Julienne ChiEditor: Anik Ghose At the 2019 TIMA Global Forum, keynote speaker Tenaya Wallace defines purpose as focusing on

Photo by: Andy Vu Author: Ida Eva Zielinska During several afternoon sessions on March 30, attendees of the 2019 TIMA Global Forum, “Enlightened Wellness: Body,

Photo by: Andy Vu Author: Ida Eva ZielinskaEditor: Anik Ghose The second day of the 2019 TIMA Global Forum, “Enlightened Wellness: Body, Mind, Spirit,” in

Photo by: Dennis Lee Author: Jenny SunTranslator: Pen-Chi LiuEditor: Dilber Shatursun When Steven Voon, Executive Vice President of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation,

Photography / Luca Yeh Author: Fangwen HuangTranslator: Penny LiuEditor: Anik Ghose Dr. Sou-Hsin Chien, Superintendent of Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, spoke at the 2019 Tzu

An awe-inspiring tour of the Tzu Chi USA Campus