Kuan Yin—
Intercessory Light for a Suffering World
Raymond Ziemkowski, for The Hearts Center®
September – October 2026 • Vol 4, No 24
Kuan Yin’s Rosary of Mercy
Kuan Yin, in recent decades, has become well known in the West and stands side-by-side with Mother Mary as a mediatrix and icon of mercy and compassion. Both are venerated and prayed to for intercession for humanity’s suffering and woes throughout many cultures, East and West.
I would like to invite you to participate in an in-depth study of Kuan Yin’s Rosary of Mercy practiced by The Hearts Center com-munity. I will be leading a “Spirit Matters” class on September 24, 6:30–8:00 pm on the Patreon platform. We will review and discuss this devotional rosary, then give the rosary in an expanded format that allows a short meditation after each of Kuan Yin’s Ten Vows. We will conclude with 20–30 minutes of sharing by class participants. It will be a powerful experience.
Kuan Yin’s Miracle Mantras—Awakening the Healing Powers of the Heart, by Josefine Stark, with Christine Meiner, Boyd Badten, and Dorothy Soo-Kiu Lam, is an exceptional and comprehensive book on Kuan Yin. It is available at the Alchemy Exchange store in Livingston, MT. It provides background and context to the ancient history of Kuan Yin and context as to how we can employ her intercession in our modern world.
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Kuan Yin’s Miracle Mantras
One of her many titles is Bodhisattva of Compassion. The word Bodhisattva comes from the Sanskrit “bodhi,” meaning enlightenment. The term usually denotes an enlightened or awakened being who has vowed to forgo higher realms and full liberation in order to save and assist those still struggling in the physical world. A Bodhisattva cultivates virtue and pursues his/her spiritual career while on a path of self-sacrifice for the welfare of others and gives compassionate, loving service to humanity and to all sentient life. A Bodhisattva (P’u Sa in Chinese) can be an unascended person still in embodiment on the earth or a celestial being like Kuan Yin.
At this highest transcendent level, the title is mahasattva. Kuan Yin’s Rosary of Mercy begins with the Bodhisattva Prayer. She invites us to step into her shoes, and with her to emanate intercessory light to a suffering world.
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Kuan Yin’s Bodhisattva Prayer
I am a fount of eternal mercy from the heart of Kuan Yin, manifest now unto all life caught in the sea of samsara. I am walking the way of the Buddha and the bodhisattva, dedicating my life to the salvation of all sentient beings on Earth and in all systems of worlds.
Through the light of mercy-joy, I give the gift of my life and being unto all who are awakening from the sleep of non-awareness. Through compassion, kindness, forgiveness and love, I am raising all life unto divine bliss and union in God.
I am an active participant in bringing heaven to Earth, and by the love of all divine mothers, I am fulfilling our mission as bodhisattvas of mercy. Beloved Kuan Yin, bless the Earth and its evolutions with your presence as the Pure Land manifests in the physical octave. Unite all hearts East and West in transcendent love, mercy and joy.
I am of the Buddha, and the Buddha is of me. I am of the Mother, and the Mother is of me. Together we comprise a pure sphere of light and emanate blessings, boons, and benevolence to all beings, quickening them unto the fulfillment of Earth’s dharma and ascension in the light.
Beloved Kuan Yin, seal this prayer in holy purpose as we now radiate mercy-love to all!
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Kuan Yin’s Ten Vows
These vows were taken from the Dharani Sutra, in which the Bodhisattva of Compassion invites all to make these vows with her and to her. Establishing a heart tie to Kuan Yin through these vows and rosary to her, allows her to support us with more light.
- In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am embodying the teachings of the Buddha. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am attaining the wisdom of inner vision. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am ferrying all beings to the shore of liberation. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am attaining good, expedient means to enlightenment. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am boarding the boat of transcendental wisdom. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am transcending the sea of karmic suffering. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am internalizing higher principles, the consciousness of formless awareness,
and the way of the Buddha. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am climbing the mountain of ultimate enlightenment. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am abiding in a state of non-duality. - In deepest reverence to the sacred name Kuan Shi Yin,
I am uniting with the body of all essence.
After our Rosary and meditation, participants of our “Spirit Matters” class will have an opportunity to share their insights into these ten vows and devotion practice with Kuan Yin.
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Rosary to Kuan Yin
Hail, Kuan Yin, full of mercy,
The Mother Light is with thee.
Blessed art thou among Buddhas
And blessed is the mercy that flows through thee.
Holy Kuan Yin, Mother sublime,
Pray for us, bodhisattvas divine,
Now and ever as we emanate with thee.
In Buddhism, the Buddha nature of perfection is acknowledged as already within us, just not yet self-realized. Through devotional prayer and ritual, we nurture our own self-realization while serving to set all life free.
By consciously directing the flow of forgiving love as the Flame of Mercy, in visualization and in our words, feelings and actions, we can create miracles. Join us to bless life and be blessed, by giving this ritual which is a gift from the heart of Kuan Yin!
To participate in this “Spirit Matters” class,
follow the link below to register with Patreon:
Patreon.com/SPIRITMATTERS
Raymond Ziemkowski is a native Montanan. He has been a student of many spiritual teachings since he was a teenager, often experiencing visionary dreams and insights. For most of his adult life, he has sold crystals, gems, and books spanning the esoteric teachings of the world religions. “Over the years,” he says, “I’ve listened deeply to the customers in my store. I consider the highest teaching and path, and the best book for them to be the one that guides them to the next steps on their spiritual path.” Raymond is a long-time member of The Hearts Center Community.
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