Care and compassionate service are the wellsprings of merit. —Master Hsin Tao
Ling Jiou Mountain engages in social service based on the conviction that "A life dedicated to others is a life well lived." Our local centers implement community outreach programs, the members of which serve as "ambassadors of compassion." Bodhicitta is made the basis for promoting harmony with nature and a virtuous cycle of life, ecology, and global ethics.
Members of Ling Jiou Mountain's Dharma Protectors Society uphold the compassionate spirit of Guanyin by caring for those afflicted by the universal suffering brought on by "birth, aging, illness, and death." Programs include care for the elderly living alone, providing assistance for the children of poor families, and emergency relief and medical services for disaster zones. In addition, the Universal Benevolence Scholarship has been established for the benefit of students of high moral character. 
