Friday, 5 June 2009

Thousand-Hand Guan Yin

As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
A thousand hands will naturally come to your aid
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
You will reach out with a thousand hands to help others

Happy Friday, I thought I would post something a little more uplifting for the weekend. I found this video and thought it was really beautiful. However it has became even more amazing the further I researched the dance. Tai Lihuna is the Art Diector and the 21 dancers she choreographs come from a group called China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, all 21 dancers are deaf. The meaning behind the dance comes from Buddhism and this is how they explain it.


Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.


Have a nice weekend.

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