Download or read book Cultivating Compassion with Guan Yin Bodhisattva written by Miao Lien Shi and published by 靈巖山佛教基金會. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guan Yin Bodhisattva is the Bodhisattva who “hears the cries of those suffering and rescues them” (Universal Door Chapter, The Lotus Sutra). The Bodhisattva is widely revered in the East, where many Buddhists pray to and invoke Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name. In this booklet, Lingyen Mountain Temple seeks to introduce Guan Yin Bodhisattva to both English and Chinese-speaking audiences. We look to Guan Yin Bodhisattva–not simply to solve our everyday woes; rather we must constantly recite the Bodhisattva’s name with sincerity and respect, as the Sutra teaches. That will reduce our greed, anger, and ignorance and nurture our pure Bodhi minds. Then we will find a deep accord with Guan Yin Bodhisattva and, like the Bodhisattva, reach out with empathy and compassion toward all sentient beings. Cultivating Compassion with Guan Yin Bodhisattva indicates which sutras to study to learn more about Guan Yin Bodhisattva and clarifies frequently asked questions about the Bodhisattva’s form, merits, and virtues, and aspirations for the liberation of sentient beings. Relying on Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s meritorious virtues and sincerely reciting the Bodhisattva’s name, or the Great Compassion Mantra, can also lead to rebirth in the Pure Lands of Ten Directions, including Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land. Focus on both Amitabha Buddha and Guan Yin Bodhisattva and you can be assured a future life of Ultimate Bliss. Lingyen Mountain Temple invites readers to open their hearts to the compassion of the Bodhisattva. May we learn to hear the cries of the world like Guan Yin Bodhisattva and deliver all sentient beings to the Ultimate Bliss of Buddhahood.
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Download or read book Subtle Wisdom written by Master Sheng-Yen and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Sheng-yen, a dharma descendant from the founders of Buddhism in China, considers the concepts of suffering, enlightenment, and compassion; provides a glossary of key terms; and briefly recaps the history of Buddhism in China. But he goes beyond these issues to discuss contemporary matters and questions he has encountered in his years of teaching in the United States. Sometimes personal and always instructive, Sheng-yen's introductory work is perfect for those just coming to Buddhism, and for those who are already very familiar with the Tibetan and Zen schools.
Download or read book Bodhisattva of Compassion written by John Blofeld and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1978 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author evokes the charming presence of the Goddess of Compassion through colorful anecdotes and descriptions of rituals and legends.
Download or read book Cultivating a Compassionate Heart written by Thubten Chodron and published by Snow Lion. This book was released on 2006-03-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outstanding and engaging introduction to the most widely known Buddhist deity, Chenrezig also known as Avalokiteshvara or Kuan Yin written by a popular Western Buddhist teacher.
Download or read book Kuan Yin written by Maya van der Meer and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner Bank Street College of Education "The Best Children’s Books of the Year" Moonbeams Children’s Book Awards "Best Illustrator" Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale. Miao Shan isn't your typical princess. She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. Miao Shan's heart is so full of love that her dream is to spread happiness throughout the land and help people endlessly. But her father has other plans for her--he intends to have her married and remain in the palace. With the help of her little sister Ling, Miao Shan escapes and begins her journey to discover the true meaning of compassion. During their adventure, Ling and Miao Shan are eventually separated. Ling must overcome doubts, fears, and loneliness in order to realize what her sister had told her all along--that love is the greatest power in the world. After the sisters' reunion, Miao Shan realizes her true calling as Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion. A princess-adventure story like none other, this ancient Chinese tale of the world's most beloved Buddhist hero is a story of sisterhood, strength, and following your own path.
Download or read book Becoming Kuan Yin written by Stephen Levine and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine’s first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for her compassion. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but uncaring man. This is the story of how Miao Shan refused to follow the path her father had in mind and, instead, became Kuan Yin, the first acknowledged female Buddha who watches over the dying and those who work with them. Levine weaves together story and practice and helps readers discover their own infinite capacity for mercy and compassion under difficult circumstances. This book will have resonance for Kuan Yin's millions of followers.
Download or read book Cultivating Compassion written by Jeffrey Hopkins and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Compassion is the heartfelt wish that all sentient beings be free from suffering. We have a responsibility to each other; we cannot act out of mere self-centeredness." What compels some people to act compassionately without giving it a second thought, while for others it almost seems against their nature? And what will become of our society if compassion dwindles? According to Buddhist thought, compassion "is society, and esteemed Buddhist scholar-practitioner Jeffrey Hopkins knows that by learning to live from a more compassionate viewpoint, we can create a better life not only for ourselves but for others. Cultivating Compassion is his eloquent, practical guide to tapping our own potential for caring and processing the thoughts and beliefs that interfere with our ability to interact with others in a meaningful, positive way. Through Buddhist meditations (including the Dalai Lama's favorite), visualizations, and entertaining recollections from his personal journey to more compassionate living, Hopkins guides us in developing an awareness of the capacity for love inside us, and learning to project that love into the world around us. The meditations presented here stem from a central Tibetan practice used to develop deep-seated compassion and altruism, and build on each other to culminate in a strong sense of empathy for all beings. By incorporating these simple yet powerful meditations into your life, you will open your mind to the sensibilities of care and concern for others--what Hopkins refers to as the seed of Buddhahood. Delivering a potent message with the power to change our relationships and improve the quality of our lives, Cultivating Compassion is theideal book for an age in which our dealings with each other seem increasingly impersonal--and even violent and aggressive. Anyone seeking release from negative emotions such as anger, or simply wanting to increase the love and caring among us, will welcome this timely vision for humanity.
Download or read book The Practice of Lojong written by Traleg Kyabgon and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007-04-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many centuries Indian and Tibetan Buddhists have employed this collection of pithy, penetrating Dharma slogans to develop compassion, equanimity, lovingkindness, and joy for others. Known as the lojong—or mind-training—teachings, these slogans have been the subject of deep study, contemplation, and commentary by many great masters. In this volume, Traleg Kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as in-depth new commentary of each. After living among and teaching Westerners for over twenty years, his approach is uniquely insightful into the ways that the slogans could be misunderstood or misinterpreted within our culture. Here, he presents a refreshing and clarifying view, which seeks to correct points of confusion.
Download or read book Oracle of Compassion written by Hope Bradford and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gates of Truth are Numberless! "Sit with me in divine faith and believe in me. And I will be there!...I am energy manifested into form. I don't have any need for material things. Nor, do the laws of karma bind me. I'm free, without any karmic restraints. I don't get a reward for providing you with this information. Instead, I delight in helping to liberate souls. I come from a realm where there is instant, mind to mind understanding. There can be no lies; no misunderstanding. I'm a power magnet. I'll open the portal and what you need for your life will pour into you...When people acknowledge my presence, that's what makes it work. However, I will never force my memory on people. It's all a matter of Free Will. Free Will is very important. People must have Free Will to exist!" Kuan Yin In these interesting times, Bodhisattva Kuan Yin, provides Her spiritual teachings for our modern era. Compassion at the level personified by Kuan Yin is not some luxury sentiment that might be expressed towards others at the appropriate moment. Indeed, it is foundational for our very humanity. Emphasizing faith, love and knowledge as the pathway to liberation, Mahāyāna Buddhism reveres Bodhisattva Kuan Yin, (She who hears the cries of the world) as their central figure of worship. Personal enlightenment, according to the above spiritual discipline, is manifested through compassion which forms the basis of all perfections.While, primarily aligned with Mahāyāna Buddhism, this manuscript also presents new spiritual dimensions. As is emphasized in this text, reciting Kuan Yin's mantra: Aum Mani Padme Hum, allows one to call upon Her for help and comfort. While there are varying translations, among Kuan Yin's four traditional vows are: "The gates to truth are numberless." and "The way of awakening is supreme, I vow to realize." Within Buddhist tradition, Kuan Yin is known for Her infinite compassion and vow to relieve suffering for those living on earth. Herein, then, are the deity's sage words for how we, as eternal beings reincarnated on earth, can live in accordance with Her spiritual teachings. An alumni of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Hope Bradford CHt continued on to become a licensed Hypnotherapist. During a scheduled hypnosis sessions, her client, Lena Lees, began to spontaneously channel the modern spiritual teachings of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin. Having, for nearly two decades, written about and practiced these teachings, Ms. Bradford has experienced the profound peace and joy the Bodhisattva's wisdom can bring. Having again come for hypnosis and achieved her trance state, Ms. Lees once described a most exquisite "gateway to truth" "It's very interesting how Kuan Yin will manifest gifts for me. She has created a beautiful marble entrance-way that sits on a beach that I now can go through. Peering through this magical portal, I see Kuan Yin riding on a dragon. She is having such a good time! I hear Kuan Yin say, 'Come sit with this energy for awhile. It is an All-Knowing energy. There is so much beyond an earthly existence; when we leave our bodies. There is much work to do in these realms. There are so many souls that need help. I'm just asking you to send my message about this All-Knowing, limitless energy. Most people don't have the opportunity to experience this energy while still in a human body. Don't you know Lena that you can come here anytime?" Featuring a compendium summarizing the forty Kuan Yin Buddhism Universal Laws codifying humanity's primary resources of love and free will, the primacy of sound and frequency, true meditation, the infinite realms, the simultaneous nature of reality, Kuan Yin's Love and Forgiveness Principle and the multidimensional nature of reincarnation, this manuscript presents a tapestry of found pieces to the cosmic puzzle, based on astounding psychic phenomena. .
Download or read book Kuan Yin Box written by Manuela Dunn Mascetti and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2004-09-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often appearing in repose and with a gracious air, Kuan Yin is a deeply worshipped female deity in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. This bodhisattva answers prayers, petitions, and pleas for help far and wide. This box becomes your personal altar, including a figurine of the "Bodhisattva of Compassion" and a beautifully illustrated book revealing her fascinating history, the miracles she has performed, and instructions on how to seek her guidance.
Download or read book Compassion Yoga written by John Blofeld and published by Rivers Oram Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discovering Kwan Yin Buddhist Goddess of Compassion written by Sandy Boucher and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most celebrated goddess in all of Asia, Kwan Yin has crossed the ocean to enter the lives of American women. She is a bodhisattva (one who delays her own full enlightenment to work for the liberation of all beings), compassionately engaged in the world. In this illustrated volume Sandy Boucher offers an invitation to women to share in Kwan Yin's illuminating light. With meditations, chants, and prayers created by Buddhist devotees of Asian and Western heritage. Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion is sure to become an important spiritual touchstone for all those who seek to celebrate the goddess in their lives, to give and receive the loving power of her presence.
Download or read book Oracle of Compassion written by Hope Bradford and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful book on the Kuan Yin prophecies and spiritual teachings is an updated version of the spiritual classic: "The Living Word of Kuan Yin: The Teachings and Prophecies of the Goddess of Compassion and Mercy." According to Kuan Yin, earth is the most important step in our evolution where we, as limitless beings, achieve physical manifestation in all of its complexities; where beliefs, intentions and desires are the driving forces for reality. Compassion at the level personified by Kuan Yin is not some luxury sentiment that might be expressed towards others at the appropriate moment. Indeed, it is at the very core of our survival. And as Kuan Yin's Law of Compassion is intimately connected with all daily choices and emotions, such compassionate feelings on the part of the ego will join and expand the great rhapsody of light and sound stretching beyond any time/space constraints. Kuan Yin's eternal wisdom can help you to understand: * Your purpose in life * Oneness * Kuan Yin's powerful spiritual meditations * The Love and Forgiveness Principle * How the moment is one's link to eternity * The power of sound and vibration * The power of imagination * Reincarnation * Love and relationships
Download or read book Buddhism written by Jana Igunma and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring rare treasures from the British Library?s collection, including colourful scrolls, unique cosmologies, lavishly painted manuscripts and temple banners, and bejewelled books spanning 2,000 years and 20 countries, this exhibition catalogue highlights the outstanding aesthetic beauty of Buddhist manuscripts and printed works in the largest display of its kind ever held at the Library. 0Through sacred scriptures written on tree bark, palm leaves, ivory and gold to exquisite silk scrolls of major Sutras, follow the life of Buddha and his many incarnations, and discover how Buddhism was pivotal in developing writing and printing techniques to transmit stories and ideas across Asia. 0Contemporary art, calming ambient film and audio, and ritual objects provide a window onto everyday life in Buddhist communities, allowing you to understand current customs and beliefs, gain insight into meditative practices and the Buddhist concepts of compassion and loving-kindness, and even experience the feeling of stepping into a monastic library.00Exhibition: The British Library, London, UK (25.10.2019-23.02.2020).
Download or read book The Lost Art of Compassion written by Lorne Ladner and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this practical guide to cultivating compassion delivers Buddhist and psychological insight right where we need it most—navigating the difficulties of our daily lives. Compassion is often seen as a distant, altruistic ideal cultivated by saints, or as an unrealistic response of the naively kind-hearted. Seeing compassion in this way, we lose out on experiencing the transformative potential of one of our most neglected inner resources. Dr Lorne Ladner rescues compassion from this marginalised view, showing how its practical application in our life can be a powerful force in achieving happiness. Combining the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Western psychology, Ladner presents clear, effective practices for cultivating compassion in daily living.
Download or read book The Compassionate Life written by Dalai Lama and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion." --His Holiness the Dalai Lama Giving and receiving affection is the key to happiness, and compassion is the key that opens our hearts to affection. Illuminating themes touched upon in The Good Heart and The Art of Happiness, this generous and gentle book contains some of the most beloved teachings on compassion that the Dalai Lama has ever offered. Touching and transformative, The Compassionate Life is a personal invitation from one of the world's most gifted teachers to live a life of happiness, joy, and true prosperity. Collected here for the first time are four of the Dalai Lama's most accessible and inspiring teachings on compassion. The purpose of life is to be happy, His Holiness reminds us. To be happy, we should devote ourselves to developing our own peace of mind; the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own peace of mind. Therefore, we must develop compassion for others in order to be truly happy. In these four teachings--imbued with the gentle humor and extraordinary kindness of this incomparable teacher--His Holiness explores altruism and the need for compassion on an individual as well as a global scale. He offers specific practices for developing loving-kindness and compassion in even the most difficult situations.
