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Kitsi si the Goddess Of Compassion, wearing germs and Kisses 3000 dress and 365 day gold earrings. She weeps the tears that make the rivers flow again, thta bring with it life and noursihment
Avalokiteshvara is the patron deity of Tibet. When this guy was
confronted with the suffering of the world he was filled
with such compassion that his head burst into eleven heads, and from his body sprang a
thousand helping arms and hands, like a badass empathetic superhero. I didn't count the hands though.
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Interfaith Prayer Service: A Call to Compassion
The 2013 Festival of Faiths opened with an interfaith service, A Call to Compassion at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Kentucky on May 14, 2013. This call is heard in every faith tradition because it is heard in every heart. It is a call heard in sacred silence, which directs attention from the self to the other, creating a pathway to compassion. Local faith leaders recalled the observance of Sacred Silence within their respective houses of worship through their sharing of prayers or readings reflective of their religious traditions.
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Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
-Isaiah 30:18
most of you know that we are on the Student Life Tour right now. one of my favorite times during the tour is when we get the chance to speak on behalf of Compassion & all that they are doing for kids in poverty around the world. during this time we come out on stage & aaron talks about our heart for the world & those that are living in poverty. he then explains the video (footage of our trip) they are about to see & the song that we play during the video. after the video is over i get the awesome opportunity to speak to the people in the audience about my personal experience with my sponsored child Isabel. it's a moment that i take very seriously. i have been critiquing my story & presentation over the past 6 weeks because i want it to be the most impactful that it can be. i believe so much in what Compassion does, and i long for everyone in that room to sponsor a child...that i don't want myself or what i have to say be the reason for someone not sponsoring a child.
this moment on this tour has given me a new love & passion for what i do with my music & ministry. it brings joy to my heart to get a text message from Jared (the guy with Student Life that helps run the Compassion Table) saying that there were 80 children saved from poverty this weekend in Memphis. WOW!!! 80 kids sponsored! A huge thank you to all of those that sponsored children this weekend. Jared told me that his grandmother was there during the Compassion moment, and she decided to sponsor two kids! That is the kind of stuff that makes this all worth while.
i close my talk with this.."i'm not asking you to change the entire world on your own. i'm asking you to bring hope to just one child. and with that hope you bring progress. and when there is progress...there is change. the question we have to ask ourselves is this: are you & i willing to make the small sacrifice needed to make a huge & lasting impact in the life of a child? that is the question that we have to ask ourselves."
if you are willing & wanting to make that small sacrifice...click here to sponsor a child. help change the world one child at a time.
Tai Pei Yuan Temple 大悲院
Tai Pei Yuen Temple’s vision is “May loving kindness and compassion pervades the world, alleviating fear and giving solace to all beings.”
Such are the praises of the aspirations and practices of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. They aspire to free beings from suffering and allow them to be liberated. Tai Pei Yuen Temple worships Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, and they believe is "listening to the Dharma, contemplating and practicing the Dharma" in order to gain enlightenment.
The Bodhisattva is believed to aspire to help free all sentient beings, even at the expense of her own happiness. Her altruism encompasses the Buddha worlds in the ten directions, thus benefiting countless sentient beings.
One would try to help others from their difficulties because of their compassion and great loving kindness. Ways of spreading kindness include consoling, encouraging and advising others with wisdom and eloquence.
The devotees of Tai Pei Yuen temple believe in learning form the loving kindness of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and make compassion their habit. They aspire to help as many sentient beings as possible with their compassion.
In addition, Tai Pei Yuen Temple has monthly blessing sessions as well as blessing sessions on Sunday.
History
The temple is founded by Venerable See Fatt Kuan.
Venerable See Fatt Kuan was born in 1927 in the Chinese village of Pang Yu in Kwangtung. When she was born, she was given the name Poon Sin Kiew. When she was only a mere nine years of age, she fled to Singapore with her mother, Madam Chow Siew Keng as there was political unrest in Kwangtung Province.
When the mother and daughter just arrived in Singapore, Madam Chow provided free Chinese medical care in Kreta Ayear District. Two years after Madam Chow arrived in Singapore, Madam Chow purchased a land, which measured 24000 square feet, at Jalan Kemaman and founded Kuan Yin Lodge, which was to become Tai Pei Yuen Temple. It was founded with the hope to spread the Buddhist Dharma in Singapore.
After World War II ended in 1945, the 18-year-old Venerable Fatt Kuan was put in charge of operating a shop providing supplies to post war renowned eateries near High Street. After 12 years of hardship, she has established a viable business. However, her mother’s health was getting from bad to worse, and Venerable Fatt Kuan stopped operating her business in 1957 in order to take care of her mother and the fruits of her labour, Kuan Yin Lodge.
During the time she took time off to care for her mother, Venerable Fatt Kuan felt her calling to devote her life to Buddhism and spreading it. After the demise of her mother, Venerable Fatt Kuan devoted herself to Kuan Yin Lodge. In 1965, there was an increasing number of Buddhist devotees, and Kuan Yin Lodge was too dilapidated and old to support so many people. Therefore, Venerable Fatt Kuan saw a need in rebuilding it and thus, worked very hard to raise funds. The rebuilt temple was renamed Tai Pei Yuen Temple, or Great Philanthropist Temple, honouring Bodhisattva, the quintessential philanthropist. Venerable Fatt Kuan was inspired into becoming a Buddhist nun under the guidance and encouragement of Venerable Yan Pei and Venerable Xu Ming.
Venerable Fatt Kuan had the aspiration to propagate Buddha’s teachings. Moreover, the temple had the objectives of providing shelter and nursing care to female aged destitute regardless of race and religion, and to provide welfare programmes for the benefit of the elderly in Singapore, in their own words.
Venerable Fatt Kuan had the aspiration to receive ordination under Venerable Chang Xi. In 1966, Venerable Fatt Kuan received precepts from Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.
After the temple rebuilding was completed in 1967, Tai Pei Yuen Temple conducted 3 days of intense prayer sessions. These prayer sessions attracted participation from many Buddhists.
From 1957, Venerable Fatt Kuan raised funds in order to build the first Buddhist Women Nursing Home, the Tai Pei Old People’s Home in 1980. It catered to the needy in Singapore. When it was first established, it had 3 recreational rooms, 2 physiotherapy rooms, an obversation room, a clinic, prayer rooms, a hall, a courtyard, 56 dormitories and more than 200 beds.
Later in 1985, Tai Pei Foundation was established. It is a charitable organization set up to spread Buddhism. Kwang Fu was bought over by the Foundation and it was renamed Tai Pei Buddhist Centre. The place housed a child-care centre, conducting Dharma classes for the community in order to interest the young with Buddha’s teachings.
After some time, the building became old, and thus needed rebuilding. There were various fund raising events, like charity fairs, auctioning of donated calligraphies, art pieces and antique furniture and a Thousand People Charity Dinner event. This raised enough funds for the rebuilding of Tai Pei Buddhist Centre in 1998.
In 2002, the new building was completed. Tai Pei Buddhist Centre provided Chinese and English Dharma classes, has Internet access for devotees to have access to rich Buddhist Literature and invites international and local venerables to conduct Dharma Talks. Such acts are aimed to provide the public with channels to learn more about Buddha’s teachings. These are especially targeted at the young ones as their modernised place of learning provides a perfect ambience for them to learn more about Buddhism.
Source: projectbalestier.weebly.com/tai-pei-yuen-temple.html
I have to give credit to Masha for this wonderful image.
This was her way of saying goodbye to this excellent head
I hope he has found a new home.
From April 26th to May 2nd 2009, five Compassion Bloggers witnessed firsthand the ministry of Compassion International to the poor of Kolkata, India.
To meet the bloggers and read their posts from Kolkata visit CompassionBloggers.com/India
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Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Portrait of Truycken Verbeeck with testament inscription (Paul Pourbus II, 16th century).
Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Christ the Protector of Orphans by Peter Paul Rubens.
Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Round glass window with the act of mercy (Antwerp, 19th century).
This is a painting of an angel based on a photo I took of a sculpture in Rome, Italy.
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com-passion, 2023
Esitykset: 3.2.2023 — 4.5.2023 Teatteri Jurkassa
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Kuva: Marko Mäkinen
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May 29-June 4 a group of bloggers traveled to Manila to witness and write about the ministry of Compassion International to impoverished children living in the Philippines. Read all about their journey at compassionbloggers.com/philippines