FW: Quan Yin and flowers

[Guest guest]

Greetings all,

 

Received this ~ this morning. Thought some of you might enjoy reading this.

 

Love,

~jess

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Please take time to read this. We're living in amazing times and many

things

are becoming possible.

 

MIRACULOUS FLOWERS SPROUT ON A GOLD STATUE

IN SOUTH KOREA

 

"Flowers that bloom only once every 3,000 years

are budding on the head of a sacred Buddhist

statue."

Buddhist priests in South Korea "say the

legendary flowers blossoming on the forehead of

Kuan Yin the Compassionate" only appear "when the

'Sage King of the Future' (also known as Maitreya,

the future Buddha--J.T.) comes into the world," which

one Buddhist leader called, "a delight that gives joy beyond

description."

"The Miracle of the Flowers, as it's now being called,

happened in the Chonggyesa Temple," in a suburb of Seoul,

the capital of South Korea. "Tens of thousands of

pilgrims are flocking to see the white blossoms on

the tip of the eyebrow of the shining, gilded statue of

Kuan Yin."

"'Kuan Yin is a gentle Buddhist deity who refused

to enter paradise (Nirvana--J.T.) because she heard the cries of

suffering humanity,' says religious expert Dr. Kenneth

Ireland (No relation to Kathy--J.T.) 'She is acknowledged to

save the soul of everyone on Earth, turning her back on none.'"

""'Many are now saying that the monastery of

Chonggye-sa could become the Buddhist Lourdes

because many cures are being performed there.'"

"According to the monks, 21 threadlike stems are growing

from the statue of Kuan Yin, each with a tiny white

flower 'no bigger than the tip of a ballpoint pen.'"

"This is the first time in the 1,000-year history

of the monastery that the flowers have blossomed."

"'Buddhists say sighting the flowers is like

witnessing the birth of Buddha,'" he added.

"Experts say it's unthinkable that the

500-year-old statue of Kuan Yin, gilded every

three years over the (original) woodwork, could

produce growing flowers without divine intervention."

"'Botanically, the flower is related to the ficus,'

says botanist William Grant, 'There is just no way it could

take root in the statue.'"

"Dr. Ireland says the flowers are regarded as

divine in India, Japan and China and are believed to

bloom only when a momentous event is about to

happen."

"Buddhist monks are currently keeping a prayer vigil

at the statue, waiting for the event that will change

mankind's future forever."

[Guest guest]

Talking about flower,

 

I just love the rose of Jericho, wonder if those small flowers are of the same family?...

 

Antoine

 

ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA

rose of Jericho

also called Resurrection Plant (Anastatica hierochuntica), plant that

is the only species of the genus Anastatica, of the mustard family

(Brassicaceae), native to western Asia. The small, gray plant curls

its branches and seedpods inward in the dry season, forming a ball

that opens only when moistened. In this form, it can be stored for

years and is often sold as a curiosity. The ball rolls with the wind

like a tumbleweed. When moistened, it spreads into a fernlike plant

as much as 30 cm (1 foot) wide and bears minute, white flowers.

Jessica White

Saturday, February 24, 2001 2:25 PM

 

"'Botanically, the flower is related to the ficus,'says botanist

William Grant, 'There is just no way it couldtake root in the

statue.'""Dr. Ireland says the flowers are regarded asdivine in

India, Japan and China and are believed tobloom only when a momentous

event is about tohappen.""Buddhist monks are currently keeping a

prayer vigilat the statue, waiting for the event that will

changemankind's future forever."

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