108 Faces of Buddha

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Today is my birthday...wowwww...life... I have been spending special moments sending healing to my mother who passed about 6 years ago... life was a fearful experience for her...oh, of course, moments of happiness touched her... but during the time I was with her from my conception until the time she passed on, I believe her to be dealing with uncertainties, fear, helplessness.

I had this thought yesterday about sending her healing energy...using all of my wisdom to go back to her when she was with child-iris...sending her love...love says about all of it. Then I remembered a dream that my sister had. She said that Mom said in this dream that iris had healed her.

At this time...this moment in my life...I can see the connection with my thought today of sending healing love to my Mom during my birth time and with what my Mom said to my sister in the dream. I had always thought about how I had healed my Mom? And I didn't see it...mostly, we were not on the same page. I always had the feeling that she loved me but we didn't connect...she thought I was out there...and I was... and the love wasn't the way I wanted to be loved....whatever that means...

So now I look at this all...I wonder if the healing that I am sending to my Mom right now is healing her...the Mom of 65 years ago... (and I must admit that I need to include my Dad in this healing) could it have changed her/his life...would the fear be replaced with love and connection...and will this have an impact on me in this moment....will their healing of her 65 years ago...the healing that I am intentionally sending to them... can this healing take place there in the past...and how would all of that be able to affect my life...my whole life...and my sisters lives also. This is big...

My wisdom tells me yes...living, dying, dreaming, time, space, worlds, universes... they are all the same...all moving energy...how can we differentiate any of it?... So I will go with Mom and Dad's healing. They are healed...I AM...healed...ALL are healed. thank you thank you thank you

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WHAT IS 108 FACES OF BUDDHA?

Simply, it is about 108 (and more) steps toward peace!

This is how it all began ... Early one morning, I had a thought of the mala that is used in meditation (like the one pictured above) to be symbolic of the connection of all things. They are connected… all 108 beads with each bead being used as a counter of our mantras (our prayers).

If you are familiar with malas, you know the love energy they emanate. You hold them, your fingers caress each bead, you invoke the mantra with each bead...108 times.

I had already begun to create clay pieces… peaceful meditating images with each holding a mantra. Then I realized each of these clay images were like the beads of a mala… all connected… all infused with love and inspiration for me and YOU on the pathway toward the realization of our loving- kindness for ALL.

My life, my art, and my spiritual practice became one. Here... I AM...

UNDER THE BODHI TREE IN HANAPEPE

MORE ABOUT MALAS AND MANTRAS...

Traditionally, a mantra would consist of a Sanskrit word or syllable which is chanted aloud or silently. A mantra is a spiritual tool that can be used along with a mala in a different kind meditation. One would use each bead to recite the mantra over and over again. The 108 beads help you to do that...and keeps track of the counting.

With my clay BuddhaFaces, it is slightly different... each piece is invoked with a thought while I am working with the wet clay... of course, the mantras are for me, but they are also for YOU. The affirmative mantras are directed toward spiritual growth, for gratitude, for health, for happiness, for peace...I let my heart lead me.

When gazed upon, these images serve as a reminder to realize our intrinsic loving and wise natures within. They also work on a subtle level of putting blessings out in the Universe. My personal commitment is to make 108 of the Buddhafaces... and they are here to share...

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: "Silence vibrating is Creation. Silence flowing is Love. Silence shared is Friendship. Silence seen is Infinity. Silence heard is Adoration. Silence expressed is Beauty. Silence maintained is Strength. Silence omitted is Suffering. Silence allowed is Rest. Silence recorded is Scripture. Silence preserved is Our Tradition. Silence given is Initiating. Silence received is Joy. Silence perceived is Knowledge. Silence stabilized is Fulfillment. Silence alone is." Thank you, Maharishi, for bringing Transcendental Meditation and your teachings to the Western world. You opened a door.

Walt Whitman ... Coming out of the 19th century, this poet is known as the father of free verse. He had the courage to live and to write his truths. With insight he could see people, nature, the cosmos and the inter-relationship between all things ... believing "a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." When he said, "I am large. I contain multitudes" he shows his understanding that he does not stand alone. Thank you, Walt Whitman, for truly looking deeply into our human nature.

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