Found Exhortation
Avilokitesvara
Avilokitesvara– god(dess) of compassion had one head and two arms. Zhe didn’t have enough ears to listen to all the stories of suffering, so one of the buddhas busted one head into eleven. Avilokitesvara’s two arms broke from the weight… (READ MORE)
AbhayaMudra, Varada Mudra
A Weekend of Practice (Ways of Maintaining Focus for the Long Resistance)
This was the first weekend in some time where I did not have any commitments. I knew I’d have to get some errands and correspondence done, but I’d thought it might be nice to find an asana class on Saturday… (READ MORE)
State of the Garden (Kuan Yin and Mourning Doves)
Signs Around Town
Statuary Around Town
Found Exhortation
Goddesses Around Town (Durga)
A friend gave me this sticker of Durga, which I put on my current journal. She’s looking kind of sweet here, and her lion somewhat Aslan-like. Some images show her looking much scarier. She carries an array of weapons, knows… (READ MORE)