Cultivating Compassion With Guan Yin Bodhisattva

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.

The author evokes the charming presence of the Goddess of Compassion through colorful anecdotes and descriptions of rituals and legends.

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.

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. .

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.

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.

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.