Tzu Chi Humanities Classes

Tzu Chi humanities classes were designed as required courses for students at the Tzu Chi Nursing College and Medical School to help students there better understand the missions and spirit of Tzu Chi.

The two units contain a history of the founding of Tzu Chi and its spirit of humanitarianism. Through various lectures and activities, they introduce the missions, development, social impact, and ethics of Tzu Chi from the perspective of culture and the humanities.

The objectives of these courses include gaining insight into the karmic causes that lead to the creation of Tzu Chi, understanding the history and meaning behind the Tzu Chi missions, transcending physical and material contributions to attain true empathy for the suffering and impoverished, manifesting the wisdom of equanimity, and cultivating a spirit of compassion, mercy, joy, and generous giving.