One Day You Will Ask
One day you will ask me how I am able to live like I do. And I’ll say I tried to show you.
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The Goddess of Mercy
Always in white (colour of purity) Nan Hai Ku Fo – merciful, tender, compassionate, loving, protecting, caring, healing, kind, pure, and wise – is often depicted holding a vase and willow leaves. The willow leaves (a symbol of being able…
The Tap In The Tree
The Company Gardens in Cape Town is an oddly serene place. In these gardens no one seems to be concerned with the next persons business in the garden … all are in their own space and time. Street people sleep…
The Laughing Buddha
Maitreya Bodhisattva – The Bodhisattva of Great Benevolence and the Next Buddha The monk called Maitreya (in Sanskrit) or Mi Le Fo ( 弥勒佛 ) – known as The Happy Buddha, The Lucky Buddha or The Laughing Buddha – is…
Eating Rituals
This website brings to mind the following, from the chapter on health and beauty in Shakti Gawain’s book Creative Visualization. “… many people are very unconscious while they eat. We are so busy talking and thinking of other things, we…
Be The Person
You can improve your community just by starting with yourself. Show everyone kindness and respect. Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are. There are…