Dmae Roberts explores her own spiritual roots through a presentation of the Awakened Being of Great Compassion, the Bodhisattva Guan Shi Yin. Her moving theme: a daughter struggling to find a home in her multi-racial, multi-cultural background, particularly in terms of her mother's and grandmother's very different spiritualities. This theme speaks to many women and men in similar situations. Guan Yin's influence in Asia is so profound it parallels in many ways the cult of the Blessed Virgin in Roman Catholicism. Guan Yin has distinct resonance with Asian Buddhist women and Ms. Robert's haunting piece brings out the nuances with sensitivity and creativity. While avoiding a facile happy ending, she reaches instead an honesty that inspires hope in the listener: mothers and daughters can stay related through compassion and respect despite the gulf between East and West. This radio work includes story-telling, sound-effects and Chinese language used as aural spice. Suitable for any Asian-related cultural programming.
Review of The Journey of Lady Buddha
Rev. Heng Sure
Posted on January 02, 2005 at 07:58 PM
Dmae Roberts explores her own spiritual roots through a presentation of the Awakened Being of Great Compassion, the Bodhisattva Guan Shi Yin. Her moving theme: a daughter struggling to find a home in her multi-racial, multi-cultural background, particularly in terms of her mother's and grandmother's very different spiritualities. This theme speaks to many women and men in similar situations. Guan Yin's influence in Asia is so profound it parallels in many ways the cult of the Blessed Virgin in Roman Catholicism. Guan Yin has distinct resonance with Asian Buddhist women and Ms. Robert's haunting piece brings out the nuances with sensitivity and creativity. While avoiding a facile happy ending, she reaches instead an honesty that inspires hope in the listener: mothers and daughters can stay related through compassion and respect despite the gulf between East and West. This radio work includes story-telling, sound-effects and Chinese language used as aural spice. Suitable for any Asian-related cultural programming.