Results Presentation and Blessing Event

The Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation (hereinafter referred to as Tzu Chi) has collaborated with this correctional facility to organize cultural and educational activities such as ocarina classes, providing inmates with the opportunity to actively engage with music and culture, and to cultivate musical literacy during their incarceration. A special event, “Heartbeat・Vibration・Kind Action,” was planned this time to allow inmates to showcase their ocarina practice results while also participating in other activities designed to enhance self-awareness and appreciation of life's value.

To assist in the transformation of inmates' body, mind, and spirit, Tzu Chi, along with volunteers from groups such as the Mei-Yun Chen Opera Troupe, hosted the “Vibration Event.” Through various means, the program conveyed the power of hope, change, and kindness. By expressing music, sharing life stories, and encouraging acts of goodness, the event aimed to awaken the inmates’ inner sense of compassion and motivate positive action through the resonance of art and storytelling.

After a brief opening, a series of artistic performances followed—including “Burning Vegetables,” “Spreading Clear Streams,” ocarina performances, “Vibration,” “Kind Action,” and “The Weather is Getting Weirder.” These performances used the transcendent and soul-touching power of art to awaken inmates’ perception of love and kindness, planting invisible seeds of goodness deeply into their hearts.

The “Vibration” segment included life testimony stories shared by three Tzu Chi brothers—Chen Yue-Liang, Hsieh Chung-Ming, and Huang Wei-Lin—who spoke as reformed individuals about their personal transformations with the support of Tzu Chi. Brother Chen Yue-Liang began entering juvenile detention at the age of 18 and continued to cycle in and out of prison for crimes such as firearm possession and robbery. After encountering Tzu Chi and Buddhism, he experienced a turning point upon his release at 43. After turning 50, he and his wife founded a manpower dispatch company named “House of Bodhisattvas” to help more ex-offenders reintegrate into society. Brother Hsieh Chung-Ming is one such individual who was positively influenced by the “House of Bodhisattvas.”

Mr. Wen Min-Nan, Director of the Educational and Rehabilitation Section of the facility, expressed his sincere gratitude to the Tzu Chi brothers and sisters, as well as the volunteers from the Mei-Yun Chen Opera Troupe. Through traditional opera and diverse art forms, they gave tangible form to the power of kindness, allowing inmates to experience warm human connections in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere.

Warden Huang Hung-Hsi also expressed his appreciation to everyone involved in the event. By using artistic expression to convey charity and goodwill, the program evoked emotional resonance between people and deeply touched the hearts of the inmates. With genuine emotion, the activities broke down emotional barriers and spread the power of love and kindness in subtle ways. He offered heartfelt thanks to Tzu Chi and all the volunteers for their support and dedication to correctional education.