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taken in Hartlepool Art Gallery. There was a statue there and my husband Trevor suggested taking a photo of his hand touching the statues.
Om Mani Padme Hum
After seeing this image on various monitors, I realized the mantra (om mani padme hung) coming out her mouth is hard to see. It's important that this component of the image is seen as it brings new dimensions to the image beyond just a portrait of a little girl but a broader concept of those enlightened beings and their activities all around us . A yogini is a female knowledge holder or holder of authentic wisdom which transcends any 1 religious ownership. For the yogin and yogini every breath is a prayer born from the motivation to benefit others. So the image shows a young female whom isn't talking but her compassion is spontaneously expressed. The mantra itself isn't pronounced because the qualities and activities of the yogins and yogini's is often times very subtle and at times requires a tremendous amount of mindfulness and spiritual accomplishment to even perceive. Offering this explanation earlier or at time of posting is an oversight of mine. If the mantra was easily perceptible, cool.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (July 17, 2022) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, of 29th and 30th Company from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2027 participate in a squad combat drill during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Annie Qu)
atc for "wacky" swap. i was mailed 6 found objects from the swap host that i had to use in 6 different atc's. the object for this one was the background paper which i cut into 4 or 6 and rearranged. sheer gold paint can't be captured in scan!
There is a meter du Temple place in Tongliang County of Chongqing City, has a history of several hundred years Shakya Mani Buddha, special mercy, this statue of Buddha is particularly effective, people have what demand as long as the heart pious no evil case what she will give you strength and blessing, so a particularly strong!
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (July 12, 2023) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, of 19th and 20th company from the United States Naval Academy class of 2027 participate in sailing lessons during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Alan Wang)
Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Round glass window with the act of mercy (Antwerp, 19th century).
By the grace of compassion
May ice melt
May the water of the mountains
become bright clouds in blue skys
May the spirit of compassion warm your heart
Lifting you higher and higher
Leaving all waepons behind…
By the grace of compassion
HKD
This weekend I explored Hearty Creek in the Twin Sisters Range in NW Washington. The creek has at least seven waterfalls along its course and they are perhaps the most beautiful and diverse collection of waterfalls I've seen on one creek. Each waterfall has a different look and feel to it, but they are all great.
Compassion Falls is the 2nd of the seven waterfalls and the second tallest as well. Hearty Creek plunges 65' before cascading for an additional 21'. When the volume is lower, this 65' drop is one plunging segment, but when the creek is running higher water drops over the cliff in several places.
Finished! The remainder went quickly as the beautiful surprise in the center revealed itself. I found this puzzle to be brilliantly entertaining, with great colors, intricate details and cutting, yet a recognizable form that made solving somewhat easier than other Tibetan puzzles from Genest. A mandala puzzle would be a great introduction to Genest's larger puzzles and he has another example of a modern mandala currently listed on his Etsy shop.
Completed in 33 hr., 8 mins with no box reference. 96.5 secs./piece; 37.3 pcs/hr. Difficulty rating: 9.7/10.
Here is the information provided about the mandala:
"The Wish-Fulfilling Mandala of Avalokiteshvara"
Your white-colored body is free from any faults,
and your crown ornament is the completion of Buddha (Mandala).
You look at beings with eyes of compassion;
To you, Avalokiteshvara, I bow and rejoice.
- Avalokiteshvara sadhana composed by Drikung Chetsang II, Trinley Zangpo, 1656-1718
In this tangka the four-armed Avalokiteshvara called Sadkshari Lokeshvara, "the Lord who looks down (in compassion)," is represented in his fourfold emanation called the Father (Chenrezig), the Mother (Lhamo Yigdrugma), the Son (Se Norbu Dzimpa), and the Daughter (Semo Rigdzinma) according to the mandala called "The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel for Taming Beings."
Belonging to the Sakya school, this tangka is dated to the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. Its characteristic feature is the arrangement of the deities within the mandala in the manner of a chess board. The arrangement of gurus and deities bordering the central mandala is typical for the early period of this painting style of Central Tibet. It presents the entire Sakya lineage tree of spiritual masters in the uppermost row, together with Indian siddhas and their Tibetan protagonists in the middle section,, and a number of wisdom protectors and wrathful meditation deities at the bottom.
The cult of Avalokiteshvara and the use of his classical six-syllable mantra, Om mani padme hum, dates back to the earliest transmission of Buddhism to Tibet. The Mahayana literature, while largely concerned with the cult of various buddhas conceived of as residing throughout an endless universe in different "pure lands" or buddhafields, presumes also the existence of bodhisattvas. Avalokiteshvara is the most popular bodhisattva, and a whole sutra, the Karandavyuha, is devoted to him. This work was translated into Chinese in the third century and became well established throughout Central Asia. Avalokiteshvara became popular in Tibet, where the cult began to spread from the seventh century onward.
Unlike most other celestial bodhisattvas who are enlisted to serve as the entourage of the presiding buddhas, Avalokiteshvara became the center of a cult in his own right. He became the supreme ideal of compassion for living beings in all their various spheres of existence. He is variously invoked as the "Universal Saviour," the "Great Compassionate One," the "Stirrer of the Pit of Existence," and the "Stirrer of the Pit of Hell." Since each title implies a different manifestation, it involves a differing entourage of supporting divine forms and a different rite of invocation. A new development in the cult of Avalokiteshvara in Tibet started with the Indian pandit Atisha, who, while staying in Guge, Western Tibet, devised a special version of the Guhyasamaja Tantra. Where the tantra normally concentrates on the Five Buddhas, in Atisha's version Avalokiteshvara is the central divinity. This was - in the words of Daniel Snellgrove - "a subtle change from the dependence on an accepted Buddhist symbolic arrangement to a devotional alliance to a divine being conceived as a god in the Hindu patterns. From now on this change begins to characterize all Tibetan Buddhist practice, as expressed in private meditation upon tutelary divinities and public worship of the great gods of later Buddhism in temples and monasteries."
The sacred mantra of Avalokiteshvara, in this mandala embodied as the "Mother" or "Goddess of the Six Syllables," is recited throughout Tibet, and countless prayer wheels are filled with its scrolls. The benefits and qualities of the six syllables are commented on in many treatises. Recitation of the mantra is said to produce wealth and nourishment in poor countries and cause one to be reborn as a man and not as a woman. Further, between one and seven recitations is said to purify the defilements accumulated in 108,000 kalpas. Reciting the mantra ten thousand times is said to close the gates into the three lower realms of existence, and one billion recitations is said to bring about complete buddhahood.
Each syllable of the mantra is connected with colors and also with the six realms. The white Om closes the gate for rebirth among the gods and grants the siddhi of long life. Its sound and light vanquish dullness, purify all physical obscurations, and allow one to reach the path of accumulation.
The green Ma closes the gates for a human rebirth and grants the siddhi of good health. Its sound and light overcome hatred, purify the obscurations of speech, and allow one to achieve the path of preparation.
The yellow Ni closes the gates for a human rebirth and grants the siddhi of glory. Its sound and light subdue pride, purify mental obscurations, and lead one to the path of seeing.
The red Pad closes the gates into the animal realms and grants the siddhi of power. Its sound and light subdue desire, purify the obscurations of emotions, and lead one to the path of meditation.
The blue Me closes the gates into the realms of the hungry ghosts and grants the siddhi of splendor. Its sound and light subdue jealousy, purify the obscurations of karmic traces, and lead one to the path of no more learning.
The black Hum closes the gates into the hells and grants unimaginable siddhis. Its sound and light dispel off all emotions, purify all obscurations, and allow one to attain the path of union.
By the merit of this recitation may all beings be reborn into the heavenly abode of Sukhavati!
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 16, 2020) The United States Naval Academy holds the third swearing-in event for the Class of 2020. The Class of 2020 will graduate approximately 1,000 midshipmen during five swearing-in events and one virtual ceremony. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Burke/Released)
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The good deed you do today For a brother or sister in need Will come back to you some day For humanity's a circle in deed.
Robert Alan
This is the new Silicon Valley Compassion Center, a non-profit focused on teaching social skills to wealthy tech executives.
You've seen them wandering the streets, hanging out in alleys and stairwells. They have no place to go. No place to dance.
Maybe you just ignore them when you walk by. Pretend you didn't see them shimmying at you in a vain attempt to capture your attention.
Maybe you have given them some spare change. You hope they will spend it on food, but deep down you know they'll blow it on some feathery boa, or string of beads.
However, this problem will not go away just because we ignore it or want it to. It's time to take action. The thousands of bellydancers living on the streets deserve our compassion and help.
Donate today. Help us end the bellydancer problem.
On a trip out of Yangon in Burma/Myanmar, we happened to come across this lovely cemetery, seemingly in the middle of nowhere but not far from the town of Twante.
We were struck by two things – the extraordinary tranquillity of the place, and the fact that all the tombs bore an identical Buddha image, in a state of compassion. A smiling image, as well – which helped create a feeling of wellbeing as well as peace.
More images of an unforgettable holiday are here, when democracy in Burma was alive and well, and times were good.
Have you ever considered what compassion is and how it might improve your life?
Compassion involves more than putting yourself in another’s place.
The definition of compassion is the ability to understand the emotional state of another person or oneself. Often confused with empathy,...
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Sorry but I liked that photo a lot so I made another page with it...
Thanks for looking and the comments you leave and MERRY CHRISTMAS whoop whoop !! : 0) xxx
(guess what I've had a tipple...made the page beforehand )….lol
There is more to life than a radio tube that needs a place to plug into. Jesus taught us the dignity and importance of being a person...Read more at ibibleverses.christianpost.com/?p=112423
#devotional #clothe #compassion #kindness #love
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (July 10, 2023) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, of 9th and 10th company from the United States Naval Academy class of 2027 participate in pistol and rifle training during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Kenneth D. Aston Jr.)
"Excuse me sir, could you spare some change" his quiet voice broke through the noise of passing traffic "I'm trying to get enough so I can stay at a refuge tonight" he explained.
I didn't have much money on me at the time but after giving him what I took the opportunity to highlight his struggle. Meet Nathan, he's the one in the Adidas tracksuit and black cap. Nathan moved away from his home because of what he describes as "personal reasons" and until this week had been staying with his uncle.
Nathan admits to having issues with his temper, it's something he isn't proud of. After an argument got out of hand between him and his uncle, he was asked to leave. Nathan is 20 years old, he doesn't have a job or a place to sleep... he struggles to see past today.
After chatting with Nathan and unsuccessfully offering to pray for him, I asked if I could take a few images of him. He didn't mind at all, "just don't load them onto one of those x-rated sites" he joked.
So staying back a safe distance I watched as he approached a man in his 30's, he didn't have any luck. Then a man in his 50's, no luck. He approached a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th...still no luck. His head hung low he moved on. Looking back over his shoulder in my direction, I couldn't offer him much but an encouraging smile.
He tried to stop a young woman who was passing quickly, in too much of a hurry, she kept moving. I thought, how could she do this, to not even stop! Oh how I was wrong, just as Nathan's head dropped again, she turned back. Reaching to her purse first she pulled out some coins, followed by some notes. She smiled at poor Nathan, held his hand and was gone.
Nathan came to me with a broad smile of his face and more than enough money for the refuge tonight. I showed him the pictures, this was his favorite, I proposed to him compassion as a title, he winked, smiled then left.
When others shook their head and refused to help, one woman went against the flow. She showed a poor man compassion. We can all show compassion but it has to be by choice, your choice and mine!
“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.” Eric Hoffer
When you next hear a voice asking for help, how are you going to answer? I hope this image has reminded you of the responsibility to love that we all should carry
they may not have a roof over their heads
they may be beggars on the streets
but there is no absence of love and compassion
it was touching how this woman was feeding her sick husband some watermelon.
captured from the streets of dhaka
I am grateful for people of compassion and generosity.
Gratitude Series - photo #39
Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin which means "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World".
. . . Among Chinese Buddhist schools that are non-devotional, Guanyin is still highly venerated. Instead of being seen as an active external force of unconditional love and salvation, the personage of Guanyin is highly revered as the principle of compassion, mercy and love. The act, thought and feeling of compassion and love is viewed as Guanyin. A merciful, compassionate, loving individual is said to be Guanyin. A meditative or contemplative state of being at peace with oneself and others is seen as Guanyin.
Chua Phat Bao Temple, Cincinnati Ohio
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2013-12-30: Snow Leopards Genghis and Tomiris, the snow leopard pair at the Milwaukee County Zoo, snuggle with each other this cold Christmas day. I rarely have ever seen these two be in so close with each other. Though I'm sure that they were avoiding the snow (say wha?) and relaxed upon the heated rock in their outdoor exhibit. I've been told the zoo would like to see these two pair up and have a cub but in speaking with other zoo visitors I'm learning more that it'll be unlikely. Stranger things have happened I suppose.
I may or may not post another photo for end of the year so just in case I hope everyone has a great New Year. I think I reached 200,000 new views this year (currently at 271k; 61k in 2010; 10k in 2011-2010). 12 photos made it to Explore this year. Along my journey this year I have now completed visits to 20 different zoos, visited Florida / Kennedy Space Center, and traveled home to visit my family. I thank each one of you who routinely stop by and comment along the way. It really makes my day when I get a notification of some of your comments - it's been known to lighten the day more than once.
I'm hoping 2014 brings in plenty of wonderful adventures and good times for all. Keep safe my Flickr friends!
Edit: The Milwaukee County Zoo announced the birth of a male snow leopard cub on June 1, 2014! "This marks the first birth for Tomiris (age 14); as the oldest first-time snow leopard mother in captivity. The cub’s father is 15-year-old Genghis."
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