Goddess Of the Week : Tara [ Kuan Yin ]

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Kuan Yin, Goddess of Compassion

 

 

 

I made the vow

and kept my word

I reached enlightenment

but rather than pass over

to the state of eternal bliss

I retain human form

till all beings attain enlightenment

Keeping human form

enabled me to know more deeply

the pain others experience

Because of my deep feelings

because of my understanding

of misery and suffering

because of my decision

I am called The Compassionate One

She Whose Name Alleviates All Suffering

But wouldn't you prefer to wait

feeling what others feel

suffering what others suffer

knowing their pain as your own

wait till the end of all suffering and pain

till all beings attain enlightenment?

For me there was no other choice