While thinking about what I wanted to write today, I unwrapped a small piece of pottery I’d bought last week, only to discover it had broken in two. I thought of Kintsugi – the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. I’ve loved this idea since I first heard of it. Pique-Assiette (or Picassiette) is an…
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Month of Written Devotion 12 – Sadness
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Sadness. Depression. Grief. Sorrow. We don’t like to talk about these things. And often people don’t know what to say in return. But if we don’t talk about them, how do we move on? Kuan Yin wants us to talk about it. She wants us to talk about it so then other people can be there…
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Month of Written Devotion 11 : Happiness
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Please bear with me as I am writing this post while very jetlagged. Since this series is dedicated to Kuan Yin, I wanted to find the link between happiness and compassion. I found this to be a most amazing description: From my own limited experience I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes…
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Month of Written Devotion 10: Soul
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You can see a person’s soul by looking into their eyes. You may see different things when you look into different people’s eyes – joy, sadness, anger, pain, fear, love . . . it’s all there. The brightness of the soul may manifest as a spark, a light, a glimmer. Yesterday I saw someone whose…
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Month of Written Devotion 9: Faith
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When Kuan Yin came to me in a vision, I paid attention. When she kept appearing to me, I sat up and listened. Why do I have faith in Kuan Yin specifically? Compassion is at the core of what Kuan Yin represents. Compassion is very important to me. Without it, I couldn’t do my job…
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Month of Written Devotion 8: Hope
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I think of hope as a mini-prayer. Here are some of mine from yesterday: I hope I catch my flight. I hope there will be gluten-free food I can eat. Hope can also be a wish for someone else: I hope you have a happy birthday. I hope you get home safely. Hope can also…
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Month of Written Devotion 7: Dark
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How long your journey seems and how dark your future, for no one sees the jade hidden in the stone. One day a clever stonecutter will saw it out, and a priceless jewel will see this light of day. – poem 32 from The Kuan Yin Oracle by Stephen Karcher Light becomes dark and dark…
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Month of Written Devotion 6: Light
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When I meditate and think of Kuan Yin, I see her as surrounded by light, her white robes glowing from the moon behind her. Sometimes the white light becomes golden. I don’t know quite how to explain the quality of light I see when she comes to me but maybe I can show it in a…
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Month of Written Devotion 5: Forgiveness
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This is a hard one. I think of forgiveness as a form of mercy or compassion. Since we’re talking about the Bodhisattva of Compassion, this is apropos. Nelson Mandela said “Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” I had never thought of it as a weapon…
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Month of Written Devotion 4: Beginning
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This is Kuan Yin’s origin story: Miao Shan was one of three daughters of an emperor. After her sisters were married, the emperor tried to marry Miao Shan off. She refused to marry, saying she’d prefer to follow a life of religion. She entered a monastery. Her father was furious and tried to make her…