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my daughter,,ever compassionate about ALL animals,, picked the frog off the street and put him on the side on the earth ,,we came back with some flowers for him,,,
like i have said many times to my daughter when she takes this nice care of little creatures,, i will be happy if as much fuss is made for me when i die !
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
[1 Peter 3:8-12 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
Apart from the pulling and hauling stands what I am,
Stands amused, complacent, compassionating, idle, unitary,
Looks down, is erect, or bends an arm on an impalpable certain rest,
Looking with side-curved head curious what will come next,
Both in and out of the game and watching and wondering at it.
My friend asked me last week if I could go back in time, what age would it be… I don’t know … Any age with mama & grandparents. Of course, I can say my 18-inch waist, long hair, the time when I could eat 5 pastries a day and still be 86 pounds, but that would be so superficial—any age where people I love are in my life with me works for me. And never lose your sense of wonder.
Walt Whitman’s inspiration is always my inspiration. To carry that kind of inspiration and persistence throughout his life besides poetry is a gift of its own.
Retrospective Jan Banning
Bureaucratics (2003-07)
Sushma Prasad; Bihar. She was hired “on compassionate grounds” because of the death of her husband, who until 1997 had a position in the same department.
“Jan Banning (born 4 May 1954, Almelo) is a Dutch photographer and artist.
Banning was born in the Netherlands from Dutch-East-Indies parents. He studied social and economic history at the Radboud University Nijmegen, and has been working as a photographer since 1981. A central theme of Banning's practice is state power, having produced series about the long-term consequences of war and the world of government bureaucracy.
His Dutch East Indies roots are expressed in his choice of subjects, such as Indonesian women who were forced to become prostitutes for the Japanese army during the Second World War in Comfort Women; or former forced labourers in South East Asia during the same period in Traces of War: Survivors of the Burma and Sumatra Railways; also the repatriation of elderly Moluccans from the Netherlands to the Indonesian Moluccas in Pulang: Back to Maluku. His study of history is reflected in the historical components of his subject matters and his academic education is expressed in his aim to achieve sound intellectual foundations for his projects on the basis of a thorough preliminary investigation.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Banning
41/52 “If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.” (Eve Arnold)
I was hanging out with my friends Charlyn and Mon one night last week and caught this sweet moment between the two of them. I loved their happy and contented smiles and thought the image fit this weeks theme.
Adi Shankaracharya - Kalabhairava Ashtakam,
(With Meaning )
देवराजसेव्यमानपावनांघ्रिपङ्कजं
व्यालयज्ञसूत्रमिन्दुशेखरं कृपाकरम् ।
नारदादियोगिवृन्दवन्दितं दिगंबरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥१॥
Deva-Raaja-Sevyamaana-Paavana-Angghri-Pankajam
Vyaala-Yajnya-Suutram-Indu-Shekharam Krpaakaram |
Naarada-[A]adi-Yogi-Vrnda-Vanditam Digambaram
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||1||
1.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Whose Lotus-Feet is Served by Indra, the King of the Devas.
1.2: Who has a Snake as His Sacrificial Thread, Moon on His Head and Who is Extremely Compassionate.
1.3: Who is Praised by sage Narada and other Yogis, and Who is Digambara (Clothed by Sky, signifying that He is Ever-Free).
1.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं
नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं त्रिलोचनम् ।
कालकालमंबुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥२॥
Bhaanu-Kotti-Bhaasvaram Bhavaabdhi-Taarakam Param
Niila-Kannttham-Iipsita-Artha-Daayakam Trilocanam |
Kaala-Kaalam-Ambuja-Akssam-Akssa-Shuulam-Akssaram
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||2||
2.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Who has the Brilliance of a Million Suns, Who Rescues us from the Ocean of Worldly Existence and Who is Supreme.
2.2: Who has a Blue Throat, Who Bestows us with Worldly Prosperity which we Wish for and Who has Three Eyes.
2.3: Who is the Death of the Death [i.e. beyond death], Who is Lotus-Eyed, Whose Trident Supports the Three Worlds and Who is Imperishable.
2.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
शूलटङ्कपाशदण्डपाणिमादिकारणं
श्यामकायमादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम् ।
भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥३॥
Shuula-Tanka-Paasha-Danndda-Paannim-Aadi-Kaarannam
Shyaama-Kaayam-Aadi-Devam-Akssaram Nir-Aamayam |
Bhiimavikramam Prabhum Vichitra-Taannddava-Priyam
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||3||
3.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Who has Trident, Hatchet, Noose and Club in His Hands and Who is the Primordial Cause of the Universe.
3.2: Whose Body is Dark, Who is the Primordial Lord, Who is Imperishable and Who is beyond Diseases [of the World],
3.3: Who is the Lord with Terrific Prowess and Who Loves the Strange, Vigorous Tandava Dance.
3.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं
भक्तवत्सलं स्थितं समस्तलोकविग्रहम् ।
विनिक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥४॥
Bhukti-Mukti-Daayakam Prashasta-Caaru-Vigraham
Bhakta-Vatsalam Sthitam Samasta-Loka-Vigraham |
Vi-Nikvannan-Manojnya-Hema-Kinkinnii-Lasat-Kattim
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||4||
4.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Who is the Giver of Worldly Prosperity and Liberation and Who has an Auspicious Pleasing Form.
4.2: Who is Kind and Loving to His Devotees and Who Stands Firm as the Deity of All the Lokas.
4.3: Who has Shining Golden Bells around His Waist which Jingles Creating a Variety of Pleasing Sounds.
4.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
धर्मसेतुपालकं त्वधर्ममार्गनाशकं
कर्मपाशमोचकं सुशर्मदायकं विभुम् ।
स्वर्णवर्णशेषपाशशोभिताङ्गमण्डलं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥५॥
Dharma-Setu-Paalakam Tva-Adharma-Maarga-Naashakam Karma-Paasha-Mocakam Su-Sharma-Daayakam Vibhum |
Svarnna-Varnna-Shessa-Paasha-Shobhitaangga-Mannddalam
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||5||
5.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Who Guards the Established Institution of the Eternal Dharma and Destroys the Path of Adharma which are averse to the Eternal Dharma (by leading the devotee towards the Eternal Dharma).
5.2: Who is the Lord who Frees us from the Fetters of Karma (binding impressions of work on our minds accumulated during several births) thereby Giving us [by Revealing] the Great Joy [of the Soul].
5.3: Who is Adorned with Golden-Coloured Serpents encircling His Body.
5.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
रत्नपादुकाप्रभाभिरामपादयुग्मकं
नित्यमद्वितीयमिष्टदैवतं निरंजनम् ।
मृत्युदर्पनाशनं करालदंष्ट्रमोक्षणं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥६॥
Ratna-Paadukaa-Prabhaabhi-Raama-Paada-Yugmakam
Nityam-Advitiiyam-Isstta-Daivatam Niramjanam |
Mrtyu-Darpa-Naashanam Karaala-Damssttra-Mokssannam
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||6||
6.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Whose Charming Beautiful Pair of Feet Shine with Sandals Studded with Gems.
6.2: Who is the Eternal, Non-Dual, Ishtha Devata and Who is Stainless and Pure.
6.3: Who Destroys the Pride of Death (manifested as Fear within us) and Whose Large Terrible Fangs Liberate us (from the Fear of Death).
6.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
अट्टहासभिन्नपद्मजाण्डकोशसंततिं
दृष्टिपातनष्टपापजालमुग्रशासनम् ।
अष्टसिद्धिदायकं कपालमालिकाधरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥७॥
Atttta-Haasa-Bhinna-Padmaja-Anndda-Kosha-Samtatim
Drsstti-Paata-Nasstta-Paapa-Jaalam-Ugra-Shaasanam |
Asstta-Siddhi-Daayakam Kapaala-Maalikaa-Dharam
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||7||
7.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Whose Loud Terrific Laughter Shatters the Continuity of the Sheath of Creation (delusion of our mind) of the Lotus-Born Brahma from the Primeval Egg.
7.2: Whose Terrific Glance Destroys the Net of the Powerful and Mighty Rule of Sins (in our mind).
7.3: Who Bestows the Eight Siddhis and Who Wear a Garland of Skulls.
7.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
भूतसंघनायकं विशालकीर्तिदायकं
काशिवासलोकपुण्यपापशोधकं विभुम् ।
नीतिमार्गकोविदं पुरातनं जगत्पतिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥८॥
Bhuuta-Samgha-Naayakam Vishaala-Kiirti-Daayakam
Kaashi-Vaasa-Loka-Punnya-Paapa-Shodhakam Vibhum |
Niiti-Maarga-Kovidam Puraatanam Jagatpatim
Kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavam Bhaje ||8||
8.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Who is the Ruler of Ghosts and Goblins and Who Bestows Great Glory to us (by revealing the Glory of the Self).
8.2: Who is the Lord who Purges both the Merits and the Sins of the Persons Dwelling in Kashi (thus revealing the Self in its pristine beauty).
8.3: Who is Skilled in Guiding us in the Path of Righteousness and Who is the most Ancient (i.e. Eternal) Lord of the Universe.
8.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
कालभैरवाष्टकं पठंति ये मनोहरं
ज्ञानमुक्तिसाधनं विचित्रपुण्यवर्धनम् ।
शोकमोहदैन्यलोभकोपतापनाशनं
प्रयान्ति कालभैरवांघ्रिसन्निधिं नरा ध्रुवम् ॥९॥
Kaalabhairavaassttakam Patthamti Ye Manoharam
Jnyaana-Mukti-Saadhanam Vicitra-Punnya-Vardhanam |
Shoka-Moha-Dainya-Lobha-Kopa-Taapa-Naashanam
Prayaanti Kaalabhairava-Amghri-Sannidhim Naraa Dhruvam ||9||
9.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Those who Read the Eight Verses on Sri Kalabhairava with Devotion which is Heart-Stealing and Charming,
9.2: Will be Lead straight to the Goal of Knowledge and Liberation and Will result in the Rise of Various Auspicious Qualities.
9.3: And Which Destroys (mental) Sorrows and Afflictions, Delusions and Infatuations, Wretchedness and Depressions, Passions and Anger and (mental) Heat and Burns.
9.4: And after Death the Devotee will Surely Attain the Feet of Sri Kalabhairava.
Orville Spencer
Early 1950s
Oil on wood
I do not know whether the artist named this piece. I gave it a name for compassionate reasons.
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Today I came across paintings by an obscure and very local artist. The occasion was the 20th Finnish American Festival at the school in historic Naselle, Washington. The place was a classroom full of logging memorabilia, where six or so yellowing paintings on board rested against the wall behind a rope line of plastic chains.
I will let this 1971 article about the artist from the Longview Daily News of Longview, Washington, speak for itself:
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"Where is artist Orville Spencer?"
By Richard Spiro
Daily News Staff Writer
NASELLE - Where is Orville Spencer now?
He was a logger. a decade or more ago in the Deep River area. A logger, and something more - Spencer was also an artist who took the scenes that were part of his everyday life and painted them on wood. Those familiar with such things refer to his work as "primitive .. style, and it is probable that he had no formal training. Yet he painted in great detail, as a camera would record the scene.
Varnished to preserve them, a half dozen of his works hang on the walls of the Naselle Cafe. Owner Larry Howell said Spencer had turned out the paintings in the early 1950s and that he had been offered $500 for just one of them.
His paintings are there but Orville Spencer has vanished. Some who knew him say he retired and moved to Astoria, but a check of various municipal records failed to locate him. And someone else in Naselle thought he had gone East.
The fact is we didn't locate anyone who was very familiar with this logger-painter. But if matters run true to form, this account might just turn up any number of people who know all about him.
Perhaps even Spencer himself.
Longview Daily News , Longview, Washington. Monday 15, November 15, 1971.
#1 Ar-Rahman
The All-Compassionate
The Most Gracious has imparted this Qur'an unto man.
He has created man: He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.
At His behest the sun and the moon run their appointed courses; before Him prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.
And the skies has He raised high, and has devised for all things a measure, so that you too, O men, might never transgress the measure of what is right: weight, therefore, your deeds with equity, and cut not the measure short!
and the earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters of dates, and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Ar-Rahman 55:1-13, tr. Asad
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
-Psalm 103:8
I was meditating on this verse this morning at church. And I just wanted to post the definitions of some of these words.
Compassionate
Adjective
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
Synonyms
merciful - sympathetic - pitiful - tender-hearted
Gracious
Adjective
Courteous, kind, and pleasant, esp. toward someone of lower social status.
Synonyms
kind - merciful - kindly - benignant
Abounding
Verb
Exist in large numbers or amounts
Love
Noun
GOD
Yellow -- Optimistic, expressive, people-oriented
Pink -- Affectionate, compassionate, romantic
Purple -- Intuitive, spiritual, insightful
Light blue -- creative, perceptive, imaginative
"Remember how generous the Lord Jesus was: he was rich, but he became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of his poverty."
– 2 Cor 8:9.
Painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the church of the Holy Family in Mexico City. June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
& compassionately pink for the cure
clicking here each day ❤ provides mammograms
love you * and hope to be back visiting You on your streams starting this weekend.. xox
Beginning with the 2nd century B.C., and continuing into the 6th century A.D., the paintings and sculptures in the caves of Ajanta and Ellora, inspired by Buddhism and its compassionate ethos, unleashed a surge of artistic excellence unmatched in human history. These Buddhist and Jain caves are ornately carved, yet seem quiet and meditative and exude a divine energy and power.
About 107 km from the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, are the rock-out caves of Ajanta nestled in a panoramic gorge, in the form of a gigantic horseshoe. A set of 29 caves, Ajanta is among the finest examples of some of the earliest Buddhist architecture, cave paintings and sculptures. These caves comprise Chaitya halls or shrines, dedicated to Lord Buddha and Viharas or monasteries, used by Buddhist monks for meditation and the study of Buddhist teachings. The paintings that adorn the walls and ceilings of the caves depict incidents from the life of lord Buddha and various Buddhist divinities. Among the most interesting paintings are the Jataka tales, illustrating diverse stories relating to the previous incarnations of the Buddha as Bodhisattava, a saintly being who is destined to become the Buddha. These elaborate sculptures and paintings stand in impressive grandeur in spite of withstanding the ravages of time. Amid the beautiful images and paintings are sculptures of Buddha, calm and serene in contemplation.
The cave temples and monasteries at Ellora, excavated out of the vertical face of an escarpment, are 26 km north of Aurangabad. Sculptors, inspired by Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, created elaborate rock carvings. Extending in a linear arrangement, the 34 caves contain Buddhist Chaityas or halls of worship, Viharas or monasteries and Hindu and Jain temples. Spanning a period of about 600 years between the 5th and 11th century A.D., the earliest excavation here is of the Dhumar Lena (Cave 29). The most imposing excavation is, without doubt, that of the magnificent Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) which is the largest monolithic structure in the world. Known as Verul in ancient times, it has continuously attracted pilgrims through the centuries to the present day.
Declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO since 1983, the paintings and sculptures of Ajanta and Ellora, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a great influence in the development of art in India. The creative use of colour and freedom of expression used in depicting human and animal forms makes the cave paintings at Ajanta one of the high watermarks of artistic creativity. The Ellora preserved as an artistic legacy that will continue to inspire and enrich the lives of generations to come. Not only is this cave complex a unique artistic creation and an excellent example of technological exploit but also, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India.
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december 30, 2012
someone asked me "in the last year what have you learned that you want in a partner"
i think the obvious answers are compassionate, vegan friendly, honest, kind, and have a mostly positive outlook. someone who loves to travel, works hard and doesn't want kids.
i also think i learned more of what i DON'T want in a mate.
passive aggressive doesn't work for me. fighting through text message, constant arguing, not having my back, being too passive, and long distance also won't work for me. i can't be in a relationship where i'm planning this FUTURE fairytale. that just doesn't work for me.
so that's what i learned relationship wise this year.
i've had a pretty rough year. i went through the worst breakup of my life. gut wrenching. didn't think i was going to live through that one. my grandma had to go through surgery - which was super hard on me emotionally... many hours spent in the hospital with her... and then i broke my grandmother's heart by deciding to move from new york - she had to move into assisted living. had SO much extended family drama. started a new relationship that was wonderful while it lasted. there were many factors as to WHY it didn't work, but i don't regret one minute of it. that relationship was pretty much the highlight of 2012. i only have happy memories. i was robbed (caught the robbers in action clearing out my u-haul) which i lost $10,000 worth of computers, kitchen appliances and personal belongings. and the pictures & music on the externals is not replaceable. :o( spent a month or two in bed crying. insomnia and PTSD plagued me. became super depressed and anxious. almost gave up on this project. moved in with my parents at 33 years old. felt (still feel) like a total loser. had to buy a car and am now back in debt. fun fun fun. had a horrible breakup with the long distance relationship. blah blah blah. the year was full of stress, sadness and drama.
but 2012 DID have it's high points too. i traveled a bit... road trip from new york to florida in february, weekend in brooklyn with nikki, went kayaking in the keys with my friend josh. had many good times with friends, started a new job at marlins park where i met some amazing new friends, went to chicago to photograph my best friends courthouse wedding / engagement, traveled to detroit and met vic & rachel!!!!, and started riding bikes with a boy.
some terrible things happened to me this year, but i have to focus on the great things i experienced instead of harping on the bad. i'm so happy 2012 is over. let the new year begin! thank you to my friends and flickr friends for all of the encouraging words through it all. i love you guys and wouldn't have made it through this year without you.
♥
stephanie
photo rights reserved by B℮n
Wat Si Phan Ton, also known as the Temple of a Thousand Kilns, is a Buddhist temple located in Nan, a province in northern Thailand. This unique temple is known for its extraordinary architecture and the use of ceramic tiles that come from ancient pottery kilns. The temple is made of bricks and ceramic pieces, including vases, plates and other objects produced in the past. Over the years, the temple has experienced wear and tear and damage. Fortunately, efforts have been made to preserve and restore the temple, preserving its unique architecture and artwork for future generations. Buddhist monks live in Wat Si Phan Ton, including the venerable monk Chao Abbot. In Thai temples such as Wat Si Phan Ton, monks perform several roles: Prayer and Meditation, Buddha's Teachings, Community Service, and Almsgiving. Monks may be involved in community service, such as providing spiritual guidance to those in need, attending ceremonial events, and providing moral support. They follow a strict set of precepts and devote their lives to the pursuit of spiritual development, meditation and spreading the Buddha's teachings. Monks spend a significant portion of their time in prayer and meditation. This enables them to achieve inner peace and gain profound insights. Monks can be involved in community service, such as providing spiritual guidance to those in need, attending ceremonial events, and providing moral support. In Buddhism, it is considered virtuous to give food and donations to monks. Monks often enter the community early in the morning to receive alms as a way to promote spiritual connection. Monks lead a simple lifestyle and have minimal material possessions. They wear traditional orange robes and shave their heads as a sign of renunciation of worldly vanity. Wat Si Phan Ton is not only a place of worship, but also a cultural and historical site.
Venerable Monk Chao Abbot, residing at Wat Si Phan Ton temple in Nan, humbly accepts alms from the community. His serene presence and profound spiritual wisdom endear him to many. As the custodian of the temple, he plays a vital role in imparting the teachings of Buddha to seekers. Beyond his religious responsibilities, he provides moral support and guidance to those in need, compassionately lightening the burdens of others.
Wat Si Phan Ton, ook wel bekend als de Temple of a Thousand Kilns, is een boeddhistische tempel gelegen in Nan, een provincie in het noorden van Thailand. Deze unieke tempel staat bekend om zijn buitengewone architectuur en het gebruik van keramische tegels die afkomstig zijn van oude aardewerkovens. De tempel is gemaakt van bakstenen en keramische stukken, waaronder vazen, borden en andere voorwerpen die in het verleden zijn geproduceerd. Door de jaren heen heeft de tempel te maken gehad met slijtage en beschadiging. Gelukkig zijn er inspanningen geleverd om de tempel te behouden en te restaureren, zodat de unieke architectuur en kunstwerken bewaard blijven voor toekomstige generaties. Er wonen boeddhistische monniken in Wat Si Phan Ton zo ook de eerbiedwaardige monnik Chao Abt. In Thaise tempels zoals Wat Si Phan Ton, vervullen monniken verschillende rollen: Gebed en Meditatie, de leer van Boeddha, Gemeenschapsdienst en Aalmoezen. Monniken kunnen betrokken zijn bij gemeenschapsdienst, zoals het bieden van spirituele begeleiding aan mensen die dat nodig hebben, het bijwonen van ceremoniële gebeurtenissen en het bieden van morele ondersteuning. Ze volgen een reeks strikte leefregels en besteden hun leven aan het nastreven van spirituele ontwikkeling, meditatie en het verspreiden van de leer van Boeddha. Monniken besteden een aanzienlijk deel van hun tijd aan gebed en meditatie. Dit stelt hen in staat om innerlijke vrede te bereiken en diepgaande inzichten te verwerven. Monniken kunnen betrokken zijn bij gemeenschapsdienst, zoals het bieden van spirituele begeleiding aan mensen die dat nodig hebben, het bijwonen van ceremoniële gebeurtenissen en het bieden van morele ondersteuning. In het Boeddhisme wordt het als deugdzaam beschouwd om voedsel en donaties te schenken aan monniken. Monniken gaan vaak in de vroege ochtend de gemeenschap in om aalmoezen te ontvangen als een manier om spirituele verbondenheid te bevorderen. Monniken leiden een eenvoudige levensstijl en hebben minimale materiële bezittingen. Ze dragen traditionele oranje gewaden en scheren hun hoofd als teken van verzaking van wereldse ijdelheid. Wat Si Phan Ton is niet alleen een plek van aanbidding, maar ook een culturele en historische plek.
even in dream worlds
When truly compassionate and benevolent, good people may unknowingly hurt you harshly. For their ways have you grasp what evil besieges you, perhaps lays within you. Yet you shall welcome this enlightening gift of theirs.
Only one shot, in a park, low light again (rainy day). A few textures, mines but more importantly one by the wonderful SolSol on DeviantArt, AKA Solitaire Miles here on Flickr.
I don't remember the sculptor's name but I'll go back to find out and give due credit.
"Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged yourselves; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned yourselves; grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and there will be gifts for you: a full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap; because the amount you measure out is the amount you will be given back.’" – Luke 6:36-38, which is today's Gospel.
Stained glass window from the National Shrine of St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MA.
“There is a saying, “Your own experience need to be treated as knowledge.”
For example if you had gone through some sort of hardships or difficulties in life, you should treat people nicely, instead of feeling, “I had a very difficult time, so I should make life of others difficult too.”
From the view of Bodhisattva or Bodhicitta practice, you should not feel or act like this.
Your experience should be treated as a knowledge, and this knowledge should really make you a more compassionate, more loving and kinder person”
(His Holiness Jigme Pema Wangchen, the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa)
This pillar stands in a temple room of the ancient palace in Leh, the capital of Ladakh in the Himalayan hills, which was modeled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa (Tibet) and is the highest building in the world of his own times.
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Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), often called the "compassionate recorder", used her photographic skills to draw America's attention to the poor and forgotten during the dark days of the "Great Depression". Her stirring images of migrant farmers and the unemployed, while working for the Farm Security Administration, have become universally recognized symbols of the Depression-era. Lange was an influential photographer and photojournalist who profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography.
Starting in 1935, the fledgling Farm Security Administration sent photographers across the country to take pictures in an effort to document the lives of Americans hardest hit by the Depression and drum up support for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. From Delta cotton fields to rough-looking Ozark homesteads, photographer Dorothea Lange and others captured the everyday struggles of some of Arkansas' poorest residents.....people who had been suffering years before the 1929 stock market crash sent the country into the Great Depression.
" How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light."
- Barry Lopes in Arctic Dreams -
[ Explore #381, May 28, 2009 ] - of course, this couldn't have been possible without all my great and supportive friends, so thank you all!
Day 4/100 Happy Days. My daughter's caring and compassionate hands. I am so glad she chose Nursing as her profession. These hands care for the sick and hold the hand of the dying. They are there in a patient's darkest hour. I am so proud of you Jessica and love you dearly xo.
Long before you entered nursing
The Lord had played His part,
Planting seeds of love and kindness
In the portals of your heart.
For it's clear that you've been gifted
With a sympathetic ear,
And blessed from the beginning
With a willingness to cheer.
And the people who you care for
Are better off by far,
When they're touched by your compassion,
By the person that you are.
For in times of woe and worry
When they're frightened or they're blue,
No one could be more consoling than the friend they'll find in you
...need compassionate actions.
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"The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love.
The Lord is good to all, compassionate to every creature. ***
The Lord supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down."
Psalm 144
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below from: www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/albert_camus.html
are a few quotes from Albert Camus, French Philosopher
Born November 7, 1913: January 4, 1960 Died
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
EXPLORE #228 on Tuesday, May 20, 2008; # 290 on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Compassionate Communities author's talk poster on a billboard at the Smoke Bluff Coffee House, Squamish, B.C.
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Soldier returning to Iraq after compassionate leave.
Phone call overheard before we chatted: 'Tracy? I'm on my way back to Iraq. I've changed my will and I'm leaving everything to my daughter.' The glorious land
He said he had no option but to return to his station, and that it was mostly just endlessly tedious in Iraq.
I struggle with touch specifically being touched by other people, it startles me and makes me uncomfortable. Lets hear it for counseling and finding healing paths. Oddly enough I love having hair played with and my face stroked. So I showed up for me today
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The USS Constitution, compassionately known as “Old Ironsides,” is a ship constructed in 1794 as the beginnings of the new U.S. Navy. Far from simply being a great American icon, she represented a new path of shipbuilding. She was one of six frigates designed to be more heavily armed and armored than other ships of her size, while still being fast enough to evade enemy men-o-wars.
Her design proved effective and after winning the first victory against the British Navy in the War of 1812, the USS Constitution was kept from the scrapyard. Now, she is the oldest ship still afloat—even sailing under her own sails and performing salutes for special occasions.
Here is your chance to have this world-famous ship sail its way across your desk or perform salutes from your shelf! This model is solidly designed from stem to stern and is highly detailed, allowing you to reenact all of your favorite battles.
Features:
A Full Compliment! The model is roughly to nanofigure scale and comes with several figures representing officers and crewmen.
Head Below! Two separately removable deck sections allow access to the gundeck. That deck is complete for display or play with, stairs, ladders, cannons, carronades, powder kegs, and even bilge pumps.
Stowing Away? A section of the hull may be removed to access the cargo hold belowdecks.
Raise Anchors! Spin the Capstan to raise the anchors. The pulleys are hidden out of sight so as not to distract from play or display.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bottle: At nearly 2400 pieces, this model measures 74.1cm (2.4ft) long and 65.3cm (2.1ft) tall without the display base.
So unfurl the mains and set sail with this Eagle of the Sea!
My sons are great with all my dogs, loving, compassionate and helpful in their care when we need them, but Kiera has always been my son Zakary's favorite. He makes no bones about it. Kiera herself knows it and lights up when he walks in the door. But living an almost 21 year olds lifestyle has put a cramp in that relationship. College, 2 part time jobs and a serious girlfriend means Zak is not home like he used to be, and I think Kiera feels it. He was "loving on her" this morning and to me, her face is saying, "Ok, but I am not going to get up, but I AM going to ignore you a bit and make you pay for your absence"
It was a nice moment, and my firstborn, who is vehemently camera shy, allowed this shot to be taken. That in itself makes it a very special moment captured.
"The White Queen"
How compassionate or malevolent a queen you are perceived to be depends on who your subjects are, and who you call your enemies.
-Wig and polar bear from Tuneful87. Ice throne made by Tuneful87
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