Cliff Swain-Salomon - Bodhisattva Box

Bodhisattva Box

Class description: Bodhisattva Box- Several years ago, I had the opportunity to study with a Tibetan lama. He taught me how to meditate to help improve my health and lower my stress levels.  At the time, I was a college professor, teaching at a holistic medicine school, and had my own private practice.  While working with the lama, he shared many of his tradition’s teachings including the concept of what a bodhisattva is.

In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who has put off entering paradise to help others achieve enlightenment.  They are believed to be highly evolved spiritual beings who display immense compassion for all humanity and beings on this planet. Many have compared bodhisattvas to other spiritual leaders, saints, and prophets including Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Kuan Yin (Guanyin), some archangels, Moses, and even Mother Teresa.

A beautiful legend is that Kuan Yin was on…