The one who hears the cries of the
world
Quan Yin is a diety in
Buddhist tradition. She is the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness.As
the Bodhisattva of Compassion, she hears the cries of all beings.
In many images she is
depicted carrying the pearls of illumination. Often she is shown pouring a
stream of healing water, the "Water of Life," from a small vase. With
this water all living things are blessed with physical and spiritual peace. She
holds a sheaf of ripe rice or a bowl of rice seed as a metaphor for fertility
and sustenance. The dragon, an ancient symbol for high spirituality, wisdom,
strength, and divine powers of transformation, is a common motif found in
combination with the Goddess of Mercy.
Guan Yin, as a true
enlightened one, vowed to remain in the earthly realms and not enter the
heavenly world until all other living things have completed their own
enlightenment.
The name Guan Shi Yin,
as she is often called, means literally "the one who hears the cries of
the world."
Ancient Prayers for Love and Peace
Do everything with a mind that lets go.
Do not expect any praise or reward.
If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.
If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom.
Your struggles with the world
will have come to an end. Insight Meditation - Achaan Chah
Do not expect any praise or reward.
If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.
If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom.
Your struggles with the world
will have come to an end. Insight Meditation - Achaan Chah
St. Francis of Assisi – 13th century
Lord, make me an
instrument of Thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Lao Tzu– 6th Century BC
If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the
nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the
cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between
neighbors,
There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the
home, There must be peace in the heart. Chinese Philosopher -
~Om Shanti
Mary Jane
