Women Empowerment

Womens Foundation Workshop

Posted by on Aug 12, 2013 in Portfolio, Women Empowerment | 0 comments

Womens Foundation Workshop

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The Mother

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Blog, Women Empowerment | 0 comments

The Mother

Healing the Wounded Feminine I am so deeply touched by Dr. Pillai’s message about the Mother, just out before Mother’s Day. We experience our humanity and evolve, in the context of our relationships. Without relationships of every kind, we have no life. Our very first relationship is with the mother, because we grow up in her womb. No matter what kind of conditions you have with your mother, whether pleasant or not so nice, on the soul level, there’s always a deep, indelible bond that has to be acknowledged. I know people who cut off from their mom, or don’t talk to her for years, or hold a bitter grudge. Such people experience a lot of anguish. Isn’t it much easier to find a place to let go and forgive? Forgiveness just means accepting her for who she is, and loving her the way she is, not the way you want her to be. This is tremendously freeing. People who have healthy, positive relationship with their mother enjoy the flow of abundance. The abundance (both material & spiritual) can find pathways to enter their lives. Venus and Jupiter (two Brahmin teachers) are both in Taurus right now (May 9, 2013).  A surge of the Divine Feminine infuses planet earth. We are learning about love, tough love, and love without bargaining or negotiations. Love re-instated as core value. The wound with Mother should be healed on all levels. Whether your mother is alive or not it doesn’t matter. On the soul level, we are connected to our Mother. By healing the Wound, all the abundance and happiness you desire will find its way to you....

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Gold Mother of Shining Lake (瑤池金母) (part 1)

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Blog, Featured, Taoism, Women Empowerment | 0 comments

Gold Mother of Shining Lake (瑤池金母) (part 1)

Encounter at the Mineral Spa “Gold Mother has yet another title.  Wu Ji Li Tian (無極理天). She is the Divine Logos beyond all form. Roughly, her name can mean “The Realm of Infinite Possibility beyond all polarity.” A mild winter’s day in Beitou. I slide easily into the flowing waters of the Beitou mineral spa, and its silky warmth entices me into a dreamy, trance-like state. My head is still spinning from the encounter just now at the private temple of Yaochi Jinmu (瑤池金母), or the Golden Mother of the Shining Lake. Her other name is Xiwangmu, Queen Mother from the West. If you have read the famous Chinese Taoist novel, or seen an animated version of Monkey, you might have an idea of Xiwangmu. She is the Queen Mother of Paradise who throws a birthday party and invites all the gods and celestials to attend. On her birthday feast, she gives away peaches of immortality to her guests, a much coveted treat even among the gods! However Monkey stole into the orchard and ate up all the peaches! We were in Xin Beitou (New Beitou), the area around Xin Beitou MRT Station and Qinshui Park, north of Taipei city. Developed as a hot spring resort during the Japanese era (1895-1945), it enjoyed the notoriety of being a red-light district. But in the past 20 years, the government has upgraded the entire area so that the tree-lined, lush hill city of Xin Beitou, from MTR station all the way up to the mountain top, is now lined with high quality spas, deluxe hotels, and good restaurants. . Behind the mineral spa area lays Yangmingshan National Park famous for its seasonal splendors.  Plum flowers in winter, azaleas and cherry blossoms every spring, picturesque hiking trails, and stately homes of government bureaucrats and famous men of letters. Mineral waters stream from numerous geothermal vents that populate the region and are famous for their health benefits. Since Japanese colonization, the hot springs have improved to include aroma therapy, massage, acupuncture, and excellent food which contribute towards the fulfilling spa experience.  It was the 4th day after Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. The Year of the Dragon had just settled in, and I was nudged to travel to Beitou, after my last visit which was ten years ago. I said to my girlfriend, “Let’s go soak in the mineral springs and truly r-e-l-a-x!” The flight from Hong Kong to Taipei is just a little over an hour. Little did we know that we were in for a little adventure of our own. On this particular day, we had made reservations at a designer spa, situated right at the mouth of the largest geothermal vent of the Beitou Valley. Due to the smell of sulfur and the constant rising of steam, Beitou Valley has the appearance of a witch’s cauldron. Aboriginal inhabitants of the area named it paktaaw, meaning ‘witch’. We were entering the witch’s brew. Surprise Audition in a Taoist Shrine Spring Hotel is where we stayed was further up the hill. In the afternoon, my girlfriend and I strolled down the hill from our hotel towards the designer spa. It was a 20 minute walk. As we turned the corner and was just about to arrive at our destination, we stumbled upon a beautiful mansion by the roadside. The outdoor patio was drenched in the golden-ocher rays of the afternoon sun. Statues of Buddhist and Taoist gods–including Bodhidharma–carved out of marble and granite, were spread out all over the patio, and nestled amidst pine and cypress trees. I should note here that in Taiwan, Buddhism,...

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