Fiery, Radiant Guanyin

Description

Allison outlines the manifestations of Guanyin appearing as the five elements: space, earth, water, air, and fire. Guanyin manifests solutions from unseen space in any situation that may have been deemed unfixable.

Summary

Fiery Guanyin is in the butterfly tent with open wings. Allison outlines the manifestations of Guanyin appearing as the five elements: space, earth, water, air, and fire. Guanyin manifests solutions from unseen space in any situation that may have been deemed unfixable.

Fire is an ancient symbol of transformation that also appears as Guanyin being the inner radiance of all things. Every appearance has its own brightness.

Allison shares one of the One Hundred Samurai Koans: The Great Temple Fire of Engaku-ji, about a great temple in Kamakura, in which everything was burned and yet nothing was destroyed.


Allison Atwill gives a dharma talk in the Guanyin in the Pavilion Under the August Moon series of special Sunday talks. Includes Michael Wilding on flute. Recorded on August 30, 2020.

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