Book Reviews
The Divine Light Within
By Hope Bradford CHt
Mar 16, 2008

Addressing suffering and death in The Living Word of Kuan Yin Click here to go to the webpage.
Kuan Yin insists we are indestructible, that our pure soul essence or Core Being knows what is necessary for our evolution. Demonstrating her and, indeed, our immortality, Kuan Yin is not afraid to merge with the most fearsome of creations. Maintaining that understanding this eternal nature of the human soul is essential, Kuan Yin transfigures herself, placing herself at the center of an ominous mushroom cloud. Disputing those believing this existence is our singular experience in a body, she pronounces: “death is just another entrance, a doorway to another time, place".
According to Kuan Yin, we choose our lives here on earth so to evolve into stronger, more powerful energies. It is though our shedding of "layers to the soul", leads us back to our Core Essence.
Evaluating certain scientific data within a metaphysical context suggests that expressions and behaviors emanating from each of the five EEG periodicities, as well as other key biological processes, can be viewed as tools for human self-determinism. Incarnating on earth one is, in fact, choosing to live in a reality wherein free will remains the centerpiece of existence. We, as the consciousness architects of reality, therefore possess limitless freedom to construct and reconstruct our beliefs and emotions until we have created our ultimate reality.
To create the most expansive reality, one must first live from a place of love and not fear. What humanity has perhaps not fully understood until now, however, is that loving god also implies loving oneself and all of humanity. Casting aspersions, loathing our humanity, perhaps we weren’t paying enough attention to the wondrousness of the human spirit and soul. The antithesis of original sin, Core Essence is the divine light radiating from within us all, defining our humanity.

Developing Potency Through Compassion

“Some energies are not as potent. The only way to develop a potent energy is to spend an existence on the earth. There, one can develop a compassionate nature so that when passing onto other dimensions, one can be of help. When one leaves ones earth body one will need to fully understand compassion to be helpful, effective. On earth, you are encapsulated in flesh. No soul is forced into an “assignment” upon the earth. Instead they go to their “rightful space”. When you leave earth you have a lot more power. It won’t be ego-based power. Rather it will be beyond ego, beyond good and evil. In fact, “evil” is just a label as everything is intermixed. The pendulum just appears to swing back and forth.” Kuan Yin

As mentioned, Kuan Yin advises that what is needed on earth is “compassion for the untruth”. Touching untruth's shoulder with utmost compassion, the goddess shows her infinite capacity for love and understanding. Stemming the tide of war and destruction can only occur, she maintains, by “sprinkling elements of truth, healing” upon that which is untrue.
Explaining it is necessary to return to and experience the earth, and even the darkness to finally enter Nirvana (our Oneness), Kuan Yin insists that this earthly experience constitutes the most important step in our entire existence:

"Human mistakes and inaccuracies are no less important than divinity. The human condition creates divinity in the higher self. Thus, it is very important to be human and not to shun or hate our humanity. The incredible process of being human allows for the higher self to acknowledge and extract divinity from one’s trials and tribulations." Kuan Yin

This process requires one be centered upon and understand the issues of his, her life from a place of detachment as well as compassion. To examine one’s life from this perspective allows the higher self to participate in daily choices and problem solving. While ego is responsible for maintaining the self in day-to-day reality, much of the pressure of decision-making can be mitigated when allowing one’s relationship with the higher self to evolve and blossom.
Divinity is not, then, some distant or unattainable ideal. Rather is intimately associated with all that is considered mundane. To spiritually assess one’s personal dramas, to regard them as integral to spiritual growth is therefore an informed choice, that transforms the course of one’s life path.
Such panoply of the senses versus the more focused ego-centered consciousness is the anomaly of living an earthly existence. Indeed, a child's initial driving force is desire. Desire to achieve certain goals fits hand in glove with the framework of surrounding beliefs—a framework to eventually be filled with words and emotion.
Insisting that desire is why we're here on earth: to taste, to experience, Kuan Yin cautions not to become attached to the outcome. According to the goddess, attachment to a certain goal can create a "negative driving force". Distinguishing between the two, Kuan Yin characterizes desire as a natural human drive whereas over attachment to a goal encourages artificial expectations and outcomes. Relinquishing ego's need to "grab onto" and "take things to personally", trusting in one's natural impulses without presupposing the outcome, one has an opportunity, here and now, to experience authentic spontaneity and liberation.
Kuan Yin professes that even when all hopes and dreams have been dashed, when everything has been destroyed, humanity will eternally possess the attributes of loving kindness and free will. Those born of this precious earth are capable of transcendence through utilization of these inherent human traits.
Ushering her through spectacular astral vistas, Lena Lee's trances were gateways to illumination with visionary sojourns spanning the earth plane and beyond. Embellishing each amazing journey is Kuan Yin’s ability to transform herself into any shape she so desires. Her transformations utilize two primary modes: metaphor and archetype. While entertaining, her metamorphoses are intended to be much more. As she has expressed, her shape shifting allows her to take whatever forms necessary to convey her spiritual teachings:

“Do not believe that your humanity prevents you from being spiritual. Know that this (earth) drama (and sometimes chaos) doesn’t mean spirituality doesn’t exist on the earth plane." Kuan Yin

We all strive for personal validity and acceptance. Whether raising our children or in our unique life’s work, we want to know we’ve contributed something to our family and to the family of mankind. We want to know we are on the right track.
What are some of the ways we are validated? Some of us experience “external” validation, such as a job promotion or pay raise. Others might experience a more "inner" validation, such as a positive dream or inner sense of peace and/or completion. Validation serves as an important mirror, a barometer encouraging self-acceptance. Because of our collective agreement involving the three dominant and limiting beliefs: "not enough", "better than" and "survival of the fittest", however, we are continuously surrounded by hierarchical systems encouraging competition and separation. Because beliefs can carry over from lifetime to lifetime, it is even possible for such limiting systems to impact ones present experience.