The first step in generating a quality of Being is to realize that it is innate. Like a seed, one cannot produce that which is not already within. Grace in and with one’s Being is one quality that Avolokiteshvara exemplifies. We generated this elegance in this meditation. Downloadable podcast: Sitting Avolokiteshvara
Buddhist imagery is symbolic of various aspects of Awareness, enlightened already present Being. Green Tara represents the swiftness – therefore immediacy – of compassion and wisdom to rise and perfectly meet a need. The need can be as simple as this moment and what Truth of Being is this moment presenting, therefore, what wholeness can … More Green Tara: immediate Awareness
There are several layers of meaning within Buddhist imagery. The image can be engaged devotionally for the Being or Beingness that it represents, such as any other religious icon. Or one might understand that the image represents a factor of Awareness, or a particular Path to Awareness and Enlightenment, thus one would engage the image … More Medicine Buddha