If your wondering what the funky looking word at the top of this post is, He is the artistic bodhisattva of Music, writing, and creativity. And if you are also wondering what a bodhisattva is, he is an enlightened buddha who's presence returns to earth to help others eventually achieve Nirvana.
Tich Nhat Hanh says on the topic of Bodhisattvas, "These are the bodhisattvas we know about because thier stories have been passed down to us. There are also countless unknown bodhisattvas everywhere whose work expresses their love, compassion and deep commitment to the world. Their hearts are full of love, and they are not interested in consuming many things. They want to live a simply in order to have time and energy to support others. They are everywhere. I know a bodhisattva who lives in Holland. Her name is Hebe. During WWII she helped twenty thousand Jews escape the Holocaust. I do not know how she did it. Looking at her you see that she is very small and only has two hands. I met her and worked with her and she was helping with Vietnamese war orphans.
There are also bodhisattvas who do not seem to be very active, but they are very calm and kind and their presence inspires us with love, understanding and tolerance.
There are countless bodhisattvas like that in the world. We should liive so that we have time to recognize and touch their presence. Bodhisattvas are not gods or figures from the past. They are living around you in flesh and blood. They have much energy, understanding and compassion, and we can benefit from being near them."
Now that you have taken the time to listen to this, you may begin to notice bodhisattvas all around you in the community, in the prisons, in the churches, in the homeless, even in your family. You may even begin to recognize the bodhisattva incarnate in the trees and in the wind.
-Jake
(Above picture Tibetan Thanka of the Bodhisattva Tara)
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