The Laughing Buddha Logo
We always have the choice of what we think and feel. though it can take time to clarify that choice and we may even need to feel emotions that we would rather not, just to get enough in touch with them to change them.
I am not Buddhist. However I honor ALL spiritual practices and disciplines. The Buddha picture you see is taken from a small Jade figure that I inherited from my stepmother. He stands for balance and abundance.
My stepmother contracted parkinsonism' disease and had an RH negative baby boy that turned out severely retarded. She was constantly aware of a shortened lifespan and this put tremendous pressure upon her and those around her. She was also extremely frightened and defensive about her retarded son's welfare to the point of imagining me doing harm to my little helpless brother. I received several beatings from my father due to this. She called me to her bedside soon before she died and asked me if I hated her. I told her no, I just wanted my father to live the rest of his life in peace. She passed-over soon thereafter.
For decades I had never thought of her as my mother, but in a workshop with John Bradshaw I realized during a process that she was actually, in many ways, more of a mother to me than my biological mother. This inspired me to put more attention on our past and resolve any lingering negative feelings. The Laughing Buddha (Hotei-Chinese or Pu-tai - Japanese ) has been a way for me to heal our past together. He embodies an expression of happiness attained by anyone when they find their own Buddha nature. .................The Buddha Within.
I retired him as I want to focus on the issue of breathing from a generic, all encompassing, non specific spiritual practice or paradigm. The rig cage and diaphragm is a more direct way to show people about breathing.
The laughing Buddha has done his work well and I will always feel his (and my stepmother's) loving presence.
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