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Dharma as Water:
Great
Repentance

both deaf and mute. Once Wang learned about San Jose, where she borrowed a set of cassette
this family's situation, she could not ask for tapes of Master Cheng Yen’s teachings.
compensation. Although it would be twenty- “After listening to the stories told on the
seven years before she would fully understand cassettes, I finally understood that I am more
the concept of karma—that this life's script was fortunate than many people. I realized that the
written by our behavior in previous lives—she pain I endured in the past led to the rich life I
immediately forgave the boy. Now that she has enjoy today. Finally, I understood why Master
studied Water Repentance, she understands tells us to understand hardships as supplements
that forgiveness is how we can release ourselves for our life.”
when we become caught in our anger, just like
releasing a fish caught in a net. Wang had never understood before that
this life's misfortunes arise from the sins of
Years later, Wang decided to move to the previous lives. But once she studied the Water
United States, so she gave up her position as a Repentance, she learned to forgive, put aside
professor and worked at assembling computer her troubles, and remain more balanced. She is
circuit boards in a factory for over a decade. grateful to Tzu Chi for helping her write a better
One day, a friend took her to Tzu Chi's office in script for her next life.

Dharma as Water (Vol. 1)

While this is the final installment of “Dharma
as Water: Great Repentance,” the first volume

of Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s full commen-
tary on the Compassionate Samadhi Water
Repentance is now available from Jing Si
Publications. For more information, please

visit jingsi.us.tzuchi.org or your local Jing Si
Books & Café location (pp. 64-66).

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