On Quotes from
THE LIVING WORD OF KUAN YIN
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Kuan Yin, Chinese Goddess of Compassion and Mercy’s is the highly venerated deity in the Chinese Pantheon. Her legend reaching far and wide, She has many names and forms. Known as Kannon in Japan, Avalokitesvara in India, Quan Am in Vietnam and Spyan-rasgzigs or Bodhisattva Chenresi in Tibet, She is the Eastern Deity who weeps for those upon the earth. And indeed, Goddess Kuan Yin is sharer of both misfortune and joy of the masses. Showing the Way, clasping in her hand the mythic weeping willow twig, She showers love, wisdom and compassion upon those who would follow.
Introduction
Gathered from The Living Word of Kuan Yin: The Teachings & Prophecies of the Goddess of Compassion & Mercy (c) 2006 Hope Bradford CHT & Lena Lees, the following collection of Kuan Yin quotations attest to the wisdom and compassion of this ancient Goddess. A tapestry of found pieces to the cosmic puzzle coupled with wondrous and mystifying phenomenon, the aforementioned work chronicles the origin of the Kuan Yin Scriptures: the amazing channeling abilities of trance channel, Lena Lees. In this, her spiritual opus, Kuan Yin's authentic words inform how each of us carry within us the twin potentials for rebirth: compassion and free will. Indeed, the Goddess also speaks of the "waves" and the "wind": how no matter where we have landed in our lives, we each experience seen and unseen forces.
Addressing karma and free will Goddess Kuan Yin states: "There are the waves and there is the wind, seen and unseen forces. Everyone has these same elements in their lives, the seen and unseen, karma and free will. The question is, 'how are you going to handle what you have?'" Focused upon the power of loving-kindness and the importance of intention and personal beliefs, Kuan Yin speaks with immediacy and ardor. This transcription of her channeled words is unique as it represents a direct and authentic communication with this ancient Goddess: her gift to humanity. Speaking through Lena at this crucial historical moment, Kuan Yin offers her wondrous insight and wisdom on crucial topics including the creation of personal reality, immortality, reincarnation and contemporary world affairs.
You may already be familiar with Goddess Kuan Yin. Considered the premiere female deity in the Chinese Pantheon, this Goddess has traditionally been (in Chinese culture) the protector of mothers and children. She has also been patroness and protector of fishermen. Not surprisingly, therefore, Kuan Yin speaks extensively on the power of motherly love, compassion and loving-kindness.
Beyond her wise and prophetic words, however, are her parables--vignettes demonstrating her profound teachings concerning one's creation of personal reality and immortality. Ever the changeling, Kuan Yin could, at any juncture, transform her guise. The embodiment of her empathetic and powerful message, her forms show the divine dynamic that is the God/Goddess Force. Transmuting with ecstatic abandon, the Goddess demonstrates how we are all a part of this vital dynamic. Appearing to Lena as thousand-arms Kuan Yin, she commands: "Look at this arm! You've seen it in the book and now I'm showing it to you. So to attract and assist many people, I manifest in many ways. If it means being a man, it's fine with me!"
Morphing into "bigger than life", godlike forms, Kuan Yin demonstrates our full god-potential. Insisting evil does not exist and that nothing can overcome the God Force, Kuan Yin emphasizes there is no reason to fear. Teaching that no one is better than the next, she stresses the importance of accepting differences and the development of community. Explaining it is necessary to return to this earth odyssey, experiencing even the darkness (ignorance)to finally enter Nirvana (which is Oneness), Kuan Yin insists that it is the earth experience which represents the most important step in our entire evolution: "Human mistakes and inaccuracies are no less important than divinity...the incredible process of being human allows for the higher self to acknowledge and extract divinity from one's trials and tribulations." Further, Kuan Yin advises that what is needed on earth is "compassion for the untruth".
Touching "untruth's" shoulder with the utmost compassion, she demonstrates her infinite capacity for love and forgiveness. Stemming the tide of war and destruction can only occur, she maintains, through "sprinkling elements of truth and healing". This process requires one be centered upon and understand the issues of his or her life from a place of detachment. To examine one's life from this perspective allows the Higher Self to participate in daily choices and problem solving. While ego is responsible for maintaining the self in day-to-day reality, much of the pressure of decision-making can be mitigated when allowing one's relationship with the higher self to unfold.
Divinity is not, then, some distant or unattainable ideal. Rather is intimately associated with all that is considered part of a "realistic life". To spiritually assess one's personal dramas from a place of detachment; to regard them as integral to spiritual growth is an enlightened choice. This personal choice, in itself, has the power to transform the course of one's life path. Manifesting during Lena's trance, Kuan Yin did not arrive with a list of instructions. Nor was there a user's manual so to interpret her many and varied transformations. Insisting that her kaleidoscopic shape shifting harbors the mysteries of the universe, Kuan Yin instead explains that it rests upon us to unravel the meanings of her vast array of amazing and mysterious forms.
While instantaneous metamorphosis is, indeed, a very impressive skill, the full extent of Kuan Yin's upaya-kaushalya (expedient means) is truly stupendous. The fantastical and sometimes whimsical props and spiritual tools she brings with her (to each discourse) are to illustrate her spiritual teachings. One must wonder if Kuan Yin is limited in any way-whether her ability for metamorphism is, indeed, infinite.
Let The Magic Happen States Kuan Yin:
"Let the magic happen. It's always there. Abundance and love are always there. Believe in the highest good. There is a higher essence to everything. The realm you're in has a heaviness that mutes energy. You can penetrate through it, no matter how dark and heavy. Sometimes it has nothing to do with karma. Just don't forget to keep it open. Don't get too bogged down, don't limit the brightness."
"Reach through the dark energy and grab it. You might see the smoke coming out of the chimney and you'll even see the smoky sky. You need to reach through the smoke and bring the light to you. Remember the possibilities of something greater then are right here. Be willing to go to the lightness. Don't feed off what is not right in the world." Kuan Yin
Words to Live By: Quotations from the Kuan Yin Scriptures
Copyright © 2006 Hope Bradford & Lena Lees; copied onto Katinka Hesselink Net with permission (March 2007)
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