Showing us the Crown of Creation, Kuan Yin professes that we are here not only to experience the wonder and beauty of being alive but to also learn from her and from those spiritual speakers who preceded her. Desiring that we fully experience our humanity by marveling at and participating in all the sights, sounds and smells this earth has to offer, Kuan Yin stresses that one’s earthly incarnation is an opportunity for the divine.
Accompanying Kuan Yin during each new session was an array of items and environments intended to demonstrate her canons. Once, coming with a thousand arms, holding traditional spiritual items, (for example, a candle, incense, a peace symbol, etc.) she quickly explained:
“You might find it helpful to read about the many tools I hold in my hands. I can tell you they are often metaphors for human qualities and also are used to balance one’s life.
In offering her many and varied spiritual tools, Kuan Yin provides ways for us to heal beliefs stifling our potential for love and joy. Cautioning that spiritual tools are very individualistic, she explains that we need not feel compelled to utilize spiritual tools designated for other cultures and historical times.
Instead, she recommends seeking out tools and interactive strategies most applicable to one’s present season of life. By skillfully identifying the driving force (intention, beliefs, and emotions) and prevailing circumstances (karma) influencing one’s present situation, one can effectively prioritize and customize their individualistic spiritual needs and strategies.
In several of the chapters, I was transfixed by the beauty and complexity of Kuan Yin’s wardrobe. In one remarkable passage I contemplated the folds traversing Kuan Yin’s regal robes. In a flash of divine inspiration, I suddenly fathomed this cosmic enigma: The folds represent one’s spiritual mosaic of multifaceted realities. I came to comprehend that the entirety of Kuan Yin’s wardrobe held a deep significance, integral to the ancient messages harbored within each of her parables. Utilizing extravagantly fanciful environments, unnatural distortions or fantastic combinations of elements: her upaya-kaushalya demonstrates that there are only moments upon moments to be lived.
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