Venerable Master Hsing Yun―― Ecological Safety- Beginning from.doc

Venerable Master Hsing Yun―― Ecological Safety: Beginning from 　　Editors Note： “Joy and Harmony， Oneness and Coexistence， Respect and Tolerance， Equality and Peace， Wholeness and Freeness， Nature and Life， One Truth For All， To Resolve and To Develop， Self-awareness and Practicing the Buddha’s Way， Change the World and Benefit Humanity， Bodhisattva and Volunteer， Environmental and Spiritual Preservation， Happiness and Peace” by Venerable Master Hsing Yun， together with the notion of “one planet” have now become the spiritual guidance for the current world and the universal life value people hanker for. They play a big role not only in resolving ecological and environmental crisis facing the world today， but also in awakening peoples awareness of ecological safety preservation and environment protection. On October 4， 2013， the presenting ceremony of “World Ecological Safety Award” was held in the Assembly Hall， Chuandeng Building， Fo Guang Shan Monastery， Taiwan. The presidium of International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization made the above statement while introducing the awardee of this honor. With his usual modesty and calmness， Venerable Master Hsing Yun said， if this award is an honor， then the credit should not be given to himself， but to the efforts made by Buddhas Light International Association（BLIA） as well as all the Taiwanese and other people who care for the planet. Venerable Master Hsing Yun spent all his life preaching people to have pity of mercy， follow the right trend， tenderly treat all things on earth and be friends with nature. In his 80s， Venerable Master Hsing Yuns concern for the Mother Nature and all living things is not abated at all. The Tonsured Can also be Environmentalists Shi Jinjue， whose earthly name is Li Guoshen， was born in Yangzhou in 1927， Jiangsu Province. Out of admiration for the vastness and infinite of the nebula， he gave himself the name of “Hsing Yun”（the Chinese word for nebula）. When he was