Kuan Yin

Kindness and Nurturing

Refill your inner cup

Have compassion for yourself and others

Bodhisattva of infinite compassion, Kuan Yin (pronounced kwahn yin) is worshipped in East Asian Buddhism as “She Who Hears the Cries of the World.” Originally a princess named Maio Shan, she was tyrannized by her father for renouncing luxury in favor of a simple life in a monastery. He ordered her execution, but at her death a tiger appeared, and placed a peach of immortality in her mouth. She rose into the divine realms and instantly transformed into a goddess. Kuan Yin brings healing for the damaging effects of the patriarchy.

How do you hear the true needs of your soul? Do they whisper, or do they have to scream to be heard? Do you ever stop to listen to the messages from your body? Or are you caught in a trap of self-criticism and harsh judgment, pushing yourself to be “perfect”?

You’ve been prioritizing your masculine energy, which governs decision-making, planning, goal-setting and problem-solving. The feminine voice of your heart, body and spirit has been drowned out – but she now needs to be heard.

See yourself sitting with Kuan Yin, bathed in her peach-colored radiance. Allow any guilt about being cared for to melt away. Imagine a cup inside you being abundantly refilled by this gentle light.

What is your feminine energy asking for?

It’s time to prioritize receiving – love and friendship, self-care rituals, nurturing food, gifts, compliments, relaxation, fun and healthy pleasures. What you’re seeking will only come from loving yourself just as you are.

Additional meanings:

Get a massage treatment – your body needs safe touch

Limit the information you consume from news outlets, social media and people who deplete you

You’re being helped to eat and cook more nourishing food, and/or heal damaging eating patterns

Seek out positive images that celebrate body diversity

See yourself, another person or a situation through the eyes of compassion

Invocation

Kuan Yin, fill my cup generously

with your light. Help me to love

my body just as it is, and nourish

my whole being with kindness.