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"There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos."
- Milan Kundera
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1. Dalai Lama, 2. Score!, 3. Seeds of Compassion, 4. Key Arena (overlook), 5. Happiness, 6. How does your Garden grow?, 7. Bosque by Twilight Star Trails, 8. Rainbow of Peace, 9. The Dalai Lama in Australia #1
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COMPASSION
Above a rectangular support, on which are arranged alignments of words summarizing the essence of what humanity is, the following sentence is written: COMPASSION FOR THE HUMAN SPECIES.
Technique: paper, cardboard. Size: 53 x 24 x 30 cm.
I was asked to design a new hero graphic for the compassion sunday service for this year.
The direction I was given was to include a global aspect while also communicating the work with children.
I realize it might be hard to make out the "child continent", but felt it would still communicate.
Any feedback on how to better incorporate children and/or any other design critique is very welcome. Thanks for keeping this creative community strong.
The idea I started with for Goddess of Compassion was Quan Yin, or Kwan Yin, the Buddhist goddess or mother of compassion, mother of Buddha.
I knew early in the process that this just wasn't Quan Yin, but I continued with the idea of Compassion as a focus.
She became a unique expression of a compassionate being, and the expression of her face, the gesture of her arms, and her demeanor all imply compassion.
Her clothing, hair, and white skin is part regal and part otherworldly.
The opposite setup as the previously posted photo. I really wanted to capture her intense and loving eyes. No editing here, as raw as can be. What a great woman! The gaze says I'll love you know matter what and I'll take care of you while at the same time warning you not step out of line! The perfect Yin and Yang that a grandmother must have.
Strobist info:
Canon 7D
24-70mm @ 70mm
f 5.6 1/125 iso 100
sb-28 bare camera left
sb-28 umbrella camera right
430ex broken on the ground argh!
special order from the Catholic Health Corporation of Manitoba.
Each stone was handpicked from the shores of Lake Winnipeg and graced with the powerful word "compassion". The words were all hand written and a multitude of different fonts were used.
Compassion is far more important than belief. . . It is the essence of religion. All the traditions teach that it is the practice of compassion and honoring the sacred in the other that brings us into the presence of what we call God, Nirvana, Raman, or Tao. And people are remarkably uneducated about compassion these days. So we want to bring it back to the center of attention. But then, it's got to be incarnated into practical action.
~ Karen Armstrong, Bill Moyers Journal
Photage 157: Today was just one of those days when I need to wrap myself in compassion and give myself a break.
**ParenTeen Challenge**
As a parent of a teen, and as a teen, there are many a day when you will need to wrap yourself in compassion and give yourself a break. I encourage you to do so whenever the need arises. And my hope for you is that your relationship with your teen and/or with your parent can be a source of strength and support. I am deeply appreciative to my own teen who gave me the biggest hug today when she saw that I felt less than 100%.