Prayer Wheel for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Seeds of Compassion, as described at their website, "came about through a collaboration of the Kirlin Foundation and the Venerable Tenzin Dhonden to focus world attention on the following:
- Our communities need thoughtful, creative adults who are actively engaged citizens.
- Our global society needs people equipped to communicate across cultures and address differences through understanding and collaborative problem solving.
- These qualities must take root in early childhood.
- When children build from strong foundations emotionally, socially and cognitively, they can develop into compassionate adults."
On April 15th, 2008, the group hosted the Inter-Spiritual Dialogue at HecEd Arena at the University of Washington with 10,000 people in attendance. At the event, Chris presented the "Seeds of Compassion Prayer Wheel" to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on behalf of the City of Seattle and all those involved in the Seeds of Compassion.
Later, Chris presented the "Path to Enlightenment Prayer Wheel" to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a gift. Lama Tenzin Dhonden, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Emmisary for Peace and co-founder of the Seeds of Compassion, worked with Chris to design both prayer wheels. Click on the photo to scroll through other images of the event.
You can find wonderful resources on how to actively encourage compassion in your own life, schools, workplace and across this small world on the following links:
Whatcom Creek Restoration Prayer Wheel
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"Whatcom Creek Restoration Prayer Wheel" was created in 2009 to honor the memory of all that was destroyed in the pipeline disaster 10 years earlier, and the exceptional work since then to restore the creek and strengthen the regulation of pipeline safety. Click on the photo for the story of the imagery.
The vessel will be cast in bronze so that a durable version can be installed somewhere along Whatcom Creek. The cost of creating and installing the bronze sculpture is about $5,000 which is being aided by The Pipeline Safety Trust. We are in need of additional funds to make it happen. If you would like to contribute, tax deductible donations can be made through the Pipeline Safety Trust, http://www.pstrust.org
If you want to learn more about the pipeline disaster go to:http://www.pipelinesafetytrust.org/whatcomcreek/
Presidential Prayer Wheel
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The "Presidential Prayer Wheel" is a gift from the Bellingham, Washington community to President Obama. The images speak from our unique place here in the Pacific Northwest.
On the wheel's top, Trumpeter Swans with outstretched necks are flying home. They help each other: drafting, taking turns slicing the wind.
We are the swans sticking our necks out, because we must. We are strong, willing, able. On the very top, a flame burns bright to guide us.
Click on the photo for the story of the imagery on the body of the prayer wheel.
