“Tara is the spiritual daughter of Avalokitesvara. She is usually either white or green in colour, and according to another beautiful legend she was born from the tears of Avalokitesvara as he wept over the sorrows of existence. In the midst of a great pool of his tears there appeared a white lotus. The lotus opened, and there was Tara , the very essence, indeed the quintessence, of compassion.” CompassionBuddhismThe Path Of The BodhisattvaTaraAvalokitesvara Book:The Bodhisattva Ideal : Wisdom and Compassion in Buddhism Source: The Bodhisattva Ideal : Wisdom and Compassion in Buddhism
“The Surangama Sutra chooses, as the best meditation method for the present historic cycle, the one used by Avalokitesvara. It disengages bodily hearing from outward sound, then penetrates still deeper into the void beyond this duality, then beyond ego and its object, until all opposites and dualities vanish, leaving absoluteness. Nirvana follows as a natural consequence. In other words, disengage consciousness from the senses and return to pure Consciousness itself.” EnlightenmentAwakeningContemplationNondualityPaul BruntonAvalokitesvaraThe Surangama Sutra Book:Advanced contemplation: The peace within you Source: Advanced contemplation: The peace within you