These quotes, poems and SoulCollage card examples
go with our KaleidoSoul tele-class
led by Alexa Singer-Telles on July 13, 2017.
Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
Quan Yin/Avalokiteshvara
The goddess of compassion and mercy
Reaching back at midnight,
A thousand flowing hands and eyes
Calmly hear all cries,
And share their pillow with myriad beings.
Eyes of Compassion
observing sentient beings
assemble an immeasurable ocean of blessings
Don’t dismiss the heart, even if it is filled with sorrow.
God’s treasures are buried in broken hearts.Ā Rumi
The heart that breaks open can contain the entire universe.
~ Joanna Macy
QUESTIONS
1.What is the question you hold during this time ā for self, family, relationships, the world?
2. What in your life needs discernment, deep understanding?
3. Do you have the patience to wait till your mind is clear?Ā Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?Ā ~Ā Lao Tzu
Zen Chant
May all awakening beings
extend with true compassion
their luminous mirror wisdom.
May the merit and virtue
of these considerations of bodhisattvas
be extended to all beings,
that all may find their
unique, sparkling place
in the way of awakening
and may the practice of awakening go on endlessly.