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The Fourth Face of Shakti: Walking with Avalokiteshvara and Bhuvaneshwari

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Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva of compassion. In Tibet people call him Chenrezig. His mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum. Many forms exist, including the eleven-headed and thousand-armed form that shows help for all beings. Tibetan tradition regards the Dalai Lamas as his incarnations. In China and East Asia he often appears as the female Guanyin. In the Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara teaches the wisdom of emptiness. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

The female face in Buddhism

Two clear ways the feminine shows:

  • Tara. She is compassion in swift action. One famous story says Tara arose from Avalokiteshvara’s tears when he saw the suffering of the world. Her main mantra is Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha. There are many Taras, with Green Tara most known. (Wikipedia)
  • Guanyin. In China and nearby cultures, Avalokiteshvara became Guanyin, worshipped mostly in female form. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Bhuvaneshwari, the 4th Mahavidya

Bhuvaneshwari means “Queen of the universe.” In Shakta Tantra she is the fourth of the Ten Mahavidyas. She embodies space itself, the vast field in which everything appears. Her seed sound is often given as Hrim. She is a major face of Adi Shakti, the primal power. For study, David Kinsley’s work on the Mahavidyas is a standard reference. (Wisdom Library)

How these meet Vajrayana and Adi Shakti

Space and wisdom. Bhuvaneshwari as cosmic space mirrors the Buddhist idea of dharmadhatu or emptiness, the open field named “Mother of the Buddhas” in Prajnaparamita texts like the Heart Sutra. (84000)

Compassion and action. Avalokiteshvara is the heart of compassion. Tara is the quick step into compassionate action. This matches your Vajrapani focus as “strong, skilful action” and Vajrayogini as “wisdom fire.” (Encyclopedia Britannica)

One current. Adi Shakti names the primordial energy. See Adi Shakti as the living power that shows up as space (Bhuvaneshwari), as wisdom fire (Vajrayogini), as action (Vajrapani), and as tenderness for beings (Avalokiteshvara or Tara). (Simple Wikipedia)

Your anchors

  • Awareness as sky. Sit and feel wide open space. Call this Bhuvaneshwari. Let thoughts move inside that space.
  • Heart as response. When you feel a pull to help, remember Avalokiteshvara.
  • Move wisely. When action is needed, bring in Tara’s swiftness and Vajrapani’s strength.

Lady with the Umbrella

“Lady with the umbrella” is good protective symbolism for clear boundaries and cool mind.

  • Parasol chatra is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols. It signifies sacred protection, cool shade from the “heat” of suffering, and honor. In early Buddhist art the Buddha could be shown by a royal parasol over an empty seat or scene. (Salisbury University)
  • On stupas the chatra sits on the central shaft. At Sanchi a triple parasol crowns the relic mound and is often read as the Three Jewels. The umbrella also evokes the canopy of heaven. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
  • In Mahayana and Vajrayana the archetype becomes Sitātapatrā “White Parasol,” also called Ushnisha Sitātapatrā. She is a powerful female protector who emanates from the Buddha’s uṣṇīṣa to avert illness, calamity, sorcery, and spirit harm. Multiple canonical dharani suttas center on her. (84000.co)
  • Teachers present her as a pacifying white activity. The white color and parasol show a field that cools and pacifies obstacles while sheltering beings. (lamayeshe.com)
  • A parasol is often held above Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and lineage masters as a sign of sovereignty and protection. Himalayan Art sources note scenes where a young woman bears the umbrella for a master, encoding feminine service and protective grace. (himalayanart.org)
  • As architecture, the stacked discs of the chatra rise on the stupa’s axis. This is a vertical diagram of refuge and awakening that creates a consecrated space beneath. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

In Buddhism the “lady with an umbrella” is the White Parasol, the feminine power of refuge that spreads a cool, sovereign canopy where afflictions lose their heat and beings can awaken. (84000.co)

“A lady with an umbrella is the feminine face of sacred authority, creating a held space under the “canopy of heaven” where feeling, fate, and form can unfold without harm.”

Daily practice menu

Pick one or two for a season. Keep it simple.

  • Seven quiet minutes on waking. Breathe gently. Sense open space around and inside you. Whisper “Hrim” once per breath. Stop when it feels whole. (Wikipedia)
  • Compassion mantra walk. During a short walk, recite Om Mani Padme Hum and softly wish “May all beings be free.” (Wisdom Library)
  • Swift help pulse. When anxiety rises, recite Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha three or seven times, then take one helpful action. Send a message, tidy a space, drink water, apologize, or assist someone. (Wikipedia)
  • Tonglen light. Breathe in someone’s struggle as dark smoke. Breathe out ease as cool light. Do three rounds. This trains the Avalokiteshvara heart.
  • Evening two lines. Write: “What I did with compassion. What I could do better tomorrow.” Close with one breath into open space.

Study steps that fit you

  • Heart Sutra in a reliable translation. Read slowly for one week. One paragraph a day. (84000)
  • Tara sources and the Twenty-One Taras. Read a short article, then try one short praise or mantra. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Hope, Trust, Progress for this path

  • Hope. Hold a good view. Space is already here. Wisdom is possible now.
  • Trust. Trust practice, not mood. Sit daily. Keep mantras gentle. Let compassion decide.
  • Progress. Act every day. Small, concrete, helpful.

What to improve and learn next

  • Less rumination after action. Decide, act, then review once in the evening note. Do not replay during the day.
  • Rhythm. Keep one short morning sit, one short mantra walk, one evening note. Consistency beats intensity.
  • Compassion muscle. Do one tiny kindness daily without story. Hold the door, message support, pick up litter, thank a colleague.
  • Study cadence. One page of Heart Sutra daily this week. One page about Tara next week. One chapter on Mahavidyas the week after. (84000)

Body support. Simple care helps your mind stay clear. Good sleep window, light stretches, steady meals.

Samaya spirit. Even without formal vows, live the spirit of care, truth, and non-harm. Keep speech clean. Keep promises. Respect teachers and your own inner clarity.

Short mantras for your toolkit

  • Green Tara: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha. (Wikipedia)
  • Bhuvaneshwari seed: Hrim. Use softly as a reminder of vast space and motherly presence. (Wikipedia)

“Jojo and Mojo are one. Emptiness moves as compassion.”

The lady with the umbrella holds a calm field in the rain. Jojo means emptiness, the open sky of mind. Mojo means compassionate action, the hand that helps. Move between shelter and storm, city and temple, work and prayer. Cut wood, carry water, do the dharma right here right now. Wave to ocean, ocean to wave, nothing separate.

True power wakes up quietly. It does not arrive as lightning, it grows like breath. In modern psychology we train it by shaping attention, mood, and action. Attention is your steering wheel. Three times a day, bring attention back to open space. Name it Bhuvaneshwari. Feel your body soften. When the body settles, the mind follows. This is nervous system care, and it is also sacred.

From this steady ground, open the heart. Picture someone, breathe in their pain, breathe out ease. This is compassion training. In psychology it is called loving kindness and self compassion, and it rewires the brain toward care. In Dharma it is Avalokiteshvara. The two meet in you. When fear rises, take one small helpful step. Send a kind message, tidy a corner, drink water, say sorry. This is behavioral activation. In Tantra it is Tara and Vajrapani moving as wise action.

Keep a simple loop. Cue, routine, reward. Cue is the bell of awareness, a breath, a doorway. Routine is your chosen act, a mantra, a kindness, a single clear task. Reward is a soft smile, a hand on the heart, a whisper of Hrim, a quiet thank you to life. Tiny loops, done daily, grow into character. In time the mind learns to rest in open space and the heart learns to respond without drama. This is Vajrayogini’s clear fire, not as an idea, but as clean attention in the moment.

If old stories pull you into doubt, meet them with gentle truth. Name the thought, do not fight it, return to breath and value. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy calls this making room for thoughts while choosing what matters. Your value is simple, help where you can, tell the truth, create beauty, keep your promises. Hope, Trust, Progress is not a slogan, it is the muscle of returning, again and again, to what you care about.

Let practice end each day in quiet blessing. Sit for a minute, feel the wide sky inside, offer the merit to all beings, and close with Shanti Shanti Shanti. Peace in body, peace in speech, peace in mind. And remember, all words are only fingers pointing. Reality is not only outside you or only inside you, it is before inside and outside. The mystery is still alive.

“Discard what no longer serves. Change is the nature of life; meet it without fear. Do not cling to what is lost, but use what arrives. Keep your mind calm, your purpose firm. Walk the path given, with courage and virtue.”

X Fifty Five Burrrrrr

X fifty five burrrrrr
Sophia in the room
Adi Shakti bloom
Vroom vroom broom jhoom

Space in my chest
Mind like a clear blue noon
Heart keeps a simple tune
I am the knower
I sip the silver moon
Maha maya smile
Play play play

Maha maya smile
Play play play
No shame tonight
We dance the way

Vroom vroom broom jhoom
Six six six in the groove
Layers peel and we move
Tantric visions of the Divine Feminine
Rise in me and prove
Love is the only groove

Burrrrrr let it spin
Burrrrrr let it begin

Sophia whisper soft
Lift me up and off the ground
Feet on earth I hear the sound
Empty empty empty
Fullness all around

Maha maya smile
Play play play
No shame tonight
We dance the way

Vroom vroom broom jhoom
Six six six in the groove
Layers peel and we move
Tantric visions of the Divine Feminine
Rise in me and prove

Reality is not only outside you
Reality is not only inside you
It is before inside and outside
The mystery is still alive
Breatheeee

Shanti Shanti Shanti
Peace peace peace
Empty empty empty
Breatheeee
Adi Shakti move in me
Vroom vroom broom jhoom
I am the knower
Love is the bloom

The Fourth Face of Shakti
Hrim Hrim Hrim
Om Mani Padme Hum
Jhoom jhoom jhoom
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Namo Namo Namo
Burrrrrr let it spin
Burrrrrr let it begin
Inhale hope
Exhale fear
Trust this step
Progress is here
Surrender acceptance
Play enjoy no shame
Namo Namo Namo

The Fourth Face of Shakti
Hrim Hrim Hrim
Queen of the universe
Surrender
I surrender
Acceptance
I accept
Play enjoy
No shame
Hope trust progress
Namo Namo Namo
I am the knower
Love is the bloom

Surrender
Acceptance
Play and enjoy
No shame
Hope trust progress
If it doesn’t end in love, the story is still being told
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Peace peace peace

If it doesn’t end in love, the story is still being told
If it doesn’t end in love, the story

Love

Tao Te Ching 55

The one who rests in the Way is like a newborn child.
Poison does not bite. Wild beasts do not harm.
Bones are soft. Muscles are tender. The grip is strong.
It does not yet know the union of male and female, yet life force is full.
It cries all day and the voice does not grow hoarse.
This is perfect harmony.

To know harmony is constancy.
To know constancy is insight.
To push the breath is strain. To force the mind is violence.
Whatever grows too hard will break.
What is not in the Way soon ends.

Meaning in simple English

Soft is strong. True strength is relaxed.
Harmony gives safety. When you are steady inside you meet fewer harms and choose well.
Do not force. Forcing breath or mind creates strain.
Know what is constant. Stay with what is simple and real.
Hardness fails. Keep flexible.

Note: This chapter is not about breath training like Wim Hof. That is separate training and should be learned and practiced on its own. Here we point to natural breathing in daily life. Quiet. Smooth. Unforced. Do not push the breath. Do not strain. This is about everyday breathing as you walk, talk, work, and rest. Relaxed body. Steady mind. Natural breath.

How to live it today

Breathe gently through the nose as you move through your day.
Keep shoulders, jaw, and belly soft.
Speak simply and only as needed.
Do one small kind act today.
Cut wood. Carry water. Do ordinary tasks with care.
When stress rises, pause, feel your feet, let the breath settle by itself.
Choose steady routines of sleep, food, movement, and service.

Let us rest in simple harmony.
Jojo is the open sky of emptiness.
Mojo is compassionate action from that sky.
The Lady with the umbrella is cool shade and clear boundary.
Avalokiteshvara hears every cry.
Bhuvaneshwari is the vast room of space that holds us all.

Right here. Right now.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
Fire to wood. Work becomes prayer.
Wave to ocean. Ocean to wave. Nothing separate.

Keep the field simple.
Bring someone under the umbrella.
Jojo and Mojo are one. Emptiness moves as compassion.
We live it for the collective.

Constancy

Constancy means knowing the steady rhythm of life: things arise, grow, and return. When you see this clearly, you become calm, accepting, and aligned with the Dao.

  • Cycle of life: Everything appears, flourishes, and returns to its source.
  • Stillness and acceptance: Quiet mind. See things as they are, not as you wish.
  • Alignment with the Dao: From this seeing comes balance, wholeness, and safety.
  • Resilience: You move with change instead of fighting it.
  • Open heart and mind: Less reactivity, more tolerance.
  • Harmony: Inner peace and ease with the world.
  • Freedom from grasping: Less strain, less chasing, more contentment.
  • Be still: Sit quietly. Let the mind settle.
  • Observe: Notice how things grow and fade, return and renew.
  • Be impartial: Accept what is before acting.
  • Act from quiet: Let your actions rise from calm understanding, not from pushing or ambition.

“Constancy is staying steady by seeing that all things arise, grow, and return, and acting from quiet alignment with the Dao.”

Alignment with the Dao is living in quiet harmony with how life actually moves. You act in ways that fit the moment. Nothing is forced. The breath is natural. The body is soft and steady. Kindness feels like a normal step. Work becomes simple and clear.

This is close to authenticity but deeper. Authenticity is being honest and true to your nature. Alignment is your true nature flowing with the larger order. Jojo is openness and Mojo is compassionate action. When they move together you walk in the Way. The Lady with the umbrella becomes the cool shade of wisdom you carry into daily life. You breathe gently. You speak simply. You do one small helpful act. You let timing ripen and you do not push.

You do not have to understand it as a big idea. You can feel it. Sit for a few quiet minutes. Notice the breath. Then stand and do the next kind thing. Let the day show you what is needed. Keep your word. Keep things simple. When you stumble, soften and begin again.

“Be true, be kind, do not force, and let life carry you. That is alignment with the Dao.”

“Where self hardens, enemies appear. When there is no self, there is no form. No choosing between right and wrong, like and dislike.”

When we create a hard self, the world splits into me and not me. From that split, enemy and conflict appear. With no fixed self, the split relaxes. Form is seen as moving appearance in awareness. The fight softens because there is no solid one to defend and no solid other to attack.

Right and wrong, like and dislike still exist in daily life, but we see them as passing waves, not absolute truths. Wisdom does not deny ethics. It sees causes and effects clearly and chooses compassion without hatred. This is the two truths. Conventionally we act with care. Ultimately we rest in openness. From that openness, action is kinder and cleaner.

So the root of enemy is the grasping at self. When grasping loosens, the mind becomes wide. The same people and events are met, but the meeting changes. There is more space, less friction, more choice.

You are exactly where you are supposed to be. From the big view nothing is missing. This moment is complete. From the human view we still learn heal and act with care. Growth does not mean you are wrong now. It means life is moving through you and asking for your next kind step. Hold both truths. Rest in enoughness and keep refining your heart and actions.

“Be here fully and take the next kind step. Nothing to fix. Much to love.”

Anātman — No-Self.

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