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JAPANESE #CAMELLIA FLOWER ESSENCE

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WHAT IT CATALYZES
Activate: Contentment
Message: I am #love.
Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) inspires a #peaceful acceptance of the way things are. It induces contentment, like the full belly feeling after a beautiful meal. We feel warm and fuzzy, almost as if we’re surrounded by family or a sense of family and camaraderie. Japanese Camellia offers a deeper acceptance of all things the way they are.

It magnifies a deep softness and appreciation of beauty. We are filled with peaceful laughter and we experience empathy with the people around us. Our ability to deeply listen with all senses and feel the essence of what’s behind people’s words is enhanced. We may feel like being quiet so that we can tune in and listen even more to what others are saying vs. having our own reaction or interjecting our own words. There is a peaceful, patient energy that flows through us that acts clearly without hesitation.

Even if people around us are harsh or come at us with fierce words or energy, we can soften and stay open and peaceful. Our sense of inner peace is not as affected by others emotions; we can maintain our soft patience. Instead of jumping to conclusions and then being hard on ourselves, we can simply quietly observe what’s happening around us and find it easier to #maintain a sense of soft #inner #peace.

In #Essence
MAGNIFIES: Love; #Compassion; #Appreciation

DISSOLVES: Worry; Callousness; Indifference
https://www.lotuswei.com/blogs/blog/japanese-camellia-flower-essence

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

8th Day of #Navratri: Colour - #Pink
Pink is one of the colors most strongly associated with concepts of love and empathy, which makes it even more meaningful in many cultural contexts, such as its identification with Goddess Mahagauri. The color encompasses many positive emotions and qualities that can be cultivated to develop relations and network with people.

Symbolism of Pink
Love and Compassion: Pink is the color that often represents love, which carries feelings of warmth since it provokes nurturing. It reveals emotional healing and the ability to nurture give and receive love. Being so close to the heart chakra's rule over forgiveness and compassion, it seems that with a pink gemstone, one might get to experience a more focused grasp of those feelings.

Feminine Energy: Color pink is traditionally associated with feminine energy, kindness, softness, and love which guarantees the proper emotional link and comprehension in any relationship.

Emotional Calmness: Pink is a color that exhales serenity. This soft color calms anxieties and brings emotional balance. Hence, it is suitable to promote positive interaction when celebrating festivals or occasions.

Goddess Mahagauri is revered on the eighth day of Navratri, a festival dedicated to various forms of Goddess Durga. This day is symbolized by the color pink, which embodies qualities such as love, compassion, and harmony.

Significance of Goddess Mahagauri
Purity and Cleansing: Mahagauri represents purity and is believed to cleanse the souls of her devotees. Worshipping her on this day invokes blessings for peace and well-being.
Nurturing Energy: The nurturing and graceful energy associated with Mahagauri aligns with the attributes of pink. This color reflects her essence, promoting emotional healing and kindness among devotees.

Day 8
October 10
Pink
Goddess Mahagauri
Symbolizes #compassion, #harmony, and #love.

Pink (Day 8): Pink is associated with #Goddess #Mahagauri. Pink symbolizes love and compassion. It fosters rapport on those days when the festival is held.

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

5th Day of #Navratri: Colour - #White
White, often associated with the #goddess #Skandamata during the fifth day of Navratri, embodies #purity and #peacefulness. This color is revered for its ability to invoke divine blessings and create a serene environment.

Symbolism of White
Purity and Innocence: White is universally recognized as a symbol of purity and innocence. It represents a clean slate, offering a sense of renewal and hope. In many cultures, white is the color of choice for weddings, symbolizing new beginnings and untainted love.
Serenity and Calmness: White can evoke feelings of #tranquility and calmness. It is often used in spaces intended for relaxation, promoting emotional well-being, and reducing stress.
#Divine #Connection: In various religions, white symbolizes divinity and holiness. It is commonly associated with spiritual #enlightenment, purity, and the #sacred. For instance, in Christianity, white garments are worn during significant religious ceremonies to signify purity and sacrifice.
#MaaSkandamata
Skandamata is the fifth form of #Navadurga and has a story related to the birth of #Kartikeya and is often known as the "Mother of #Skanda". Her identity goes hand in #hand with #motherhood and #compassion and is often associated with #gentle attributes. She is described as having four arms, three eyes, and a pure complexion, riding on a lion with lotus flowers while holding her son. She is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri in memory by doing mantras, offering sweets and flowers, and asking for some fasting.

#Skandamata was drawn from Hindu mythology as one of the divine mothers who bore Kartikeya to slay the demon Tarakasura. She represents #victory #over #evil in the form of maternity. The devotee seeks boons of #wisdom, #wealth, #power, and a #peaceful #mind praying to Skandamata to lead them to greater #consciousness and enlightenment.

White (Day 5): Dedicated to the Skandamata goddess, white symbolizes purity and peacefulness. White creates serenity and is done to invoke divine blessings.

mlansbury@despora.de
Mark Lansbury

Sperm Whale Asks Divers For Help Removing Trash Tangled In Its Mouth

Imagine that dental floss is attached to a bunch of old food and other stuff, wrapped around the bottom of your jaw, and you don’t have any arms. Are you imagining it? Well, you might have an inkling of how a sperm whale felt in the Indian Ocean.

The poor creature approached a group of divers, seemingly asking for help.

The whale swam directly up to them, mouth agape and dragging all sort of detritus. When the diver cautiously approached it, it left its mouth open and allowed her to pluck the tangled pile out, piece by piece.

https://www.theinertia.com/environment/sperm-whale-asks-divers-for-help-removing-trash-tangled-in-its-mouth/

#nature #whales #wildlife #humanity #compassion #oceans #trash #cooperation #video

Sperm Whale Asks Divers For Help Removing Trash Tangled In Its Mouth

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tord_dellsen@diasp.eu
Sunyata ☸ 👨🏻‍💻

How Compassion Prevented a School Shooting

By Sara Schairer | February 28, 2018 | 1

On Feb. 7, 2018, I received an email from a Compassion It community member that moved me to tears. This note had even more meaning a week later when a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

The email came from a father of a courageous daughter. They both gave me permission to share his note anonymously to showcase the power of compassion.

Hi Sara,

I wanted you to know that my daughter and I have been Compassion It bracelet wearers for a long time.  She recently reported a potential school shooting, and the youth she reported had multiple firearms in his possession. 

She attributes being compassionate as the way in which was able to befriend a vulnerable youth. 

The day after she reported the incident, her Compassion It bracelet wore out. The whole incident was overwhelming, and at times she felt worn out, too; on one hand she is characterized as a hero, on the other a young person went to a detention center away from his family. At the age of 14, she has seen the benefit of self-compassion and compassion for other and you had a hand in that. Well done!

We will be ordering more bracelets!

All the best to you and your family, with compassion,

-A

I recently had a phone call with this incredible young woman and her father, and she shared her frustration with me. She has been trained in how to act when there’s an active shooter in school, yet no one had led trainings in how to reach out to those who are cast aside. “Why wouldn’t we be trained in something that could prevent violence?” she wondered.

This troubled classmate, according to her, was an “easy target” for bullying…a scrawny young man who said whatever he wanted and often offended his classmates. Despite that, she reached out and became friends with him. She knew he needed compassion.

We must not underestimate the power of compassion. It has saved lives, and it needs to be a focus in our schools and homes. By offering our time and attention to those who are most vulnerable, we may be preventing acts of violence.

What can you do to bring compassion into today’s conversations about gun violence prevention?

1 – Lead by example and make compassion a priority in your life.

2 – Share this post with your network and invite others to contemplate and discuss the power of compassion. Ask them to consider what might happen if we start reaching out to those who are most vulnerable.

#compassion #CompassionIt #SaraSchairer

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bonobo@nerdpol.ch
Bonobo

TIME AND AGAIN I am surprised how people who adorn themselves with being OH SO VERY #SPIRITUAL, with #BUDDHISM and #MINDFULNESS … people who praise #COMPASSION in speech or writing … how they FAIL TO REALIZE that their consumption and use of animal products (meat, dairy, leather …) depends on the #suffering of #Nonhuman_Persons, on #captivity, #exploitation, #forced_labour, #torture, and finally, #murder.

Folks, that’s #LIP_SERVICE_SPIRITUALITY.

THEN I REMEMBER how I did the same, how I was in that same state of #denial, for most of my life, even when I was vegetarian: I still ate cheese, curd, eggs, and I wore leather shoes and belts, thus showing the other animals that I am powerful enough to clothe me in their skins, a permanent menace to them!

https://youtu.be/rkzZhuN6eL4?t=3080
(long video, the link goes to 51:20, “edible food”)

(thx for the link, @Sighris Zargon!)

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tord_dellsen@diasp.eu
Sunyata ☸ 👨🏻‍💻

Dharma Talk by Br. Pháp Tuyển

https://www.youtube.com/live/D-2nah2rGUY?si=vIWJQnDX5BbtPpPM

Bodhisattvas mentioned in the talk:
* #Avalokiteshvara --- Bodhisattva of great #compassion (who listens to the cries of the world)
* #Manjushri --- Bodhisattva of great #understanding
* #Samantabhadra --- Bodhisattva of great #action
* #Kshitigarbha --- Bodhisattva of great #vow (who goes into the most difficult circumstances to help)

#PhapTuyen #DharmaTalk #buddhism #dharma #dhamma #bodhisattva

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

#Luke 23:34: “Then said Jesus, Father, #forgive them; for they know not what they do.
And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”

Psalms 78:38: “But he, [being] full of #compassion, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”

1John 1:7 But if we walk in the #light, as he is in the light, we have #fellowship one with another, and the blood of #Jesus #Christ his Son #cleanseth us from all #sin.

#Psalms 51:7: “Purge me with #hyssop, and I shall be #clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than #snow.”

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The word in #Greek for #forgiveness is #aphes which means to send away, leave alone, depart or release and pardon.

The word in #Aramaic is #shavaq which is the word used for divorce, the ending of a marriage as well as pardon.

In #Hebrew, the word for forgiveness is #chaphar which means to cover up or cover over and pardon.

#All these words have the idea of a pardon. In a sense what Jesus was saying when He said: “Father forgive them” was that he was granting them a pardon.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5xjjLClF-uM
#How to pronounce #Kṣamā | Kshama ( #Sanskrit #word)

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libramoon@diaspora.glasswings.com
libramoon

"1000 #Goddesses Gathering in Bergen on Saturday.

This annual #global #event is based upon a Tibetan #prophecy that states that when 1000 Goddesses or Buddhist Taras gather, the Divine Feminine will rebirth through their combined energies, and the tone of our Sacred Planet shall shift from Fear to #Compassion.

The 2023 event builds on the 1000 Goddesses Gatherings & Global Grids from 2016 - 2022.

This will be our 3rd year of hosting the event at our home in Bergen with the Goddess of Willendorf.
Thus we are inviting as many ceremonies as possible
to start at 12pm ET, 5pm UK time to facilitate a focused global
energetic surge at that time (for those
who can accommodate this).

Given the current state of the world, I would encourage everyone to find or create a #local event to join. We desperately need #peace now. https://www.1000goddesses.net/

Home | 1000 Goddesses Gathering Global Grid

The 1000 Goddesses Gathering Global Grid is a world-wide Unified Field of Divine Feminine ceremonies based on a Tibetan Prophecy that when 1000 Goddesses or Tibetan Taras unite, this will shift the tone of our Sacred Earth from Fear to Compassion.

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