A Deeper Dive into why I wrote the poem, A Symphony of Love and Compassion
Thich Nhat HanhA Deeper Dive into why I wrote the poem, A Symphony of Love and Compassion
When I wrote A Symphony of Love and Compassion, I wanted to express that love, in its truest form, is not possession or perfection. It is presence, patience, and understanding.
A Symphony of Love and Compassion
A love so pure, its kindness is boundless loving.
A love so deep, vast with empathetic joy.
In a sea of intense, fiery blue, equanimity reigns.
In emerald waters, calm compassion sustains.
Lost within the depths of each other's soul.
In a sea of azure, endless love so pure.
This poem was inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist whose writings have profoundly shaped my understanding of love and mindfulness. His Four Elements of True Love are loving-kindness (maitri), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and equanimity (upekkha) offer a timeless path toward healing and connection.
Gratitude for Thich Nhat Hanh
I am deeply grateful to Thich Nhat Hanh for giving the world these beautiful tenets. His life’s work reminds us that understanding is the essence of love. Before we can truly love another, we must learn to care for ourselves, to cultivate inner peace, to listen deeply, and to be fully present.
How These Tenets Reflect Chiara and Nikolai’s Love
In my novel Ashes and Amaranth, the connection between Chiara and Nikolai reflects these same principles.
Loving-kindness
They seek to bring peace and happiness to one another, even through pain and uncertainty.
Compassion
Each recognizes and gently holds the other’s suffering, allowing healing to unfold through empathy.
Sympathetic Joy
They find joy in each other’s light, celebrating moments of growth and discovery together.
Equanimity
Their love expands into freedom; a love not rooted in control but in deep trust and acceptance.
Love, when expressed through these elements, becomes a spiritual practice, a shared awakening. It is the meeting of two souls who see one another clearly and, in doing so, illuminate the world around them.
While some may overlook or misinterpret art and poetry, true beauty arises when love itself becomes mindful. When we allow it to be compassionate, joyful, and free, love becomes the most powerful force for healing and transformation.
With love and gratitude,
Janet Carson
Author of Ashes and Amaranth
When I wrote A Symphony of Love and Compassion, I wanted to express that love, in its truest form, is not possession or perfection. It is presence, patience, and understanding.
A Symphony of Love and Compassion
A love so pure, its kindness is boundless loving.
A love so deep, vast with empathetic joy.
In a sea of intense, fiery blue, equanimity reigns.
In emerald waters, calm compassion sustains.
Lost within the depths of each other's soul.
In a sea of azure, endless love so pure.
This poem was inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist whose writings have profoundly shaped my understanding of love and mindfulness. His Four Elements of True Love are loving-kindness (maitri), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and equanimity (upekkha) offer a timeless path toward healing and connection.
Gratitude for Thich Nhat Hanh
I am deeply grateful to Thich Nhat Hanh for giving the world these beautiful tenets. His life’s work reminds us that understanding is the essence of love. Before we can truly love another, we must learn to care for ourselves, to cultivate inner peace, to listen deeply, and to be fully present.
How These Tenets Reflect Chiara and Nikolai’s Love
In my novel Ashes and Amaranth, the connection between Chiara and Nikolai reflects these same principles.
Loving-kindness
They seek to bring peace and happiness to one another, even through pain and uncertainty.
Compassion
Each recognizes and gently holds the other’s suffering, allowing healing to unfold through empathy.
Sympathetic Joy
They find joy in each other’s light, celebrating moments of growth and discovery together.
Equanimity
Their love expands into freedom; a love not rooted in control but in deep trust and acceptance.
Love, when expressed through these elements, becomes a spiritual practice, a shared awakening. It is the meeting of two souls who see one another clearly and, in doing so, illuminate the world around them.
While some may overlook or misinterpret art and poetry, true beauty arises when love itself becomes mindful. When we allow it to be compassionate, joyful, and free, love becomes the most powerful force for healing and transformation.
With love and gratitude,
Janet Carson
Author of Ashes and Amaranth
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After the discussion that James and KarensKael had about a Tale of Love and Darkness that book got added under my profile without asking me by one of those two just so they could 1 star bomb it because both of them left a 1 star review.
Janet wrote: "I can't wait until cyber forensics reveal who you guys are and never can my lawyer.""Never can my lawyer?" Never, huh? I'm going to assume that's NOT a typo and it's you fessing up that you "NEVER" consulted an actual lawyer about this.
Here's the funny part: claiming I maliciously added a book to your author page (which I did not do, and can actually prove as such) while we both know full well that book was, more likely than not, truly "written" by you? Congratulations, you’ve just stumbled into committing the very sins you’re accusing others of. That, my dear, is what they call in football "offsetting penalties." The play is dead.
Act like an adult. Take your criticism on the chin and move on. That’s what every author with an ounce of professionalism does, and trust me, real authors have seen a whole hell of a lot more one-star reviews than you have. Reviews (even the harsh ones) are part of the deal when you put something out into the world. You don't have the luxury of basking in five-star praise from a Mumbai bot farm and then crying “libel!” the second someone calls your book the AI-generated sludge it reads like.
If you’re really serious about calling yourself a writer, your work should speak for itself. If it doesn’t, no tantrums and certainly and no lawsuits from a make-believe “lawyer” will change it. The internet can be brutal for sure, but it’s also fair in its own chaotic way: the good work stands tall, while bad work sinks and gets forgotten. I think we can both agree which path Ashes & Amaranth is on.
Just...save yourself the embarrassment. Knock it off with the posturing like you’re filing landmark litigation when you're just butthurt that someone has an opinion you don't like. Close the Goodreads tab (and more importantly, close that damn ChatGPT tab).
Open your word processor and write (ACTUALLY WRITE) something better. That’s the only way to win.
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A Deeper Dive into why I wrote the poem, A Symphony of Love and Compassion
When I wrote A Symphony of Love and Compassion, I wanted to express that love, in its truest form, is not possession or perfection. It is presence, patience, and understanding.
A Symphony of Love and Compassion
A love so pure, its kindness is boundless loving.
A love so deep, vast with empathetic joy.
In a sea of intense, fiery blue, equanimity reigns.
In emerald waters, calm compassion sustains.
Lost within the depths of each other's soul.
In a sea of azure, endless love so pure.
This poem was inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist whose writings have profoundly shaped my understanding of love and mindfulness. His Four Elements of True Love are loving-kindness (maitri), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and equanimity (upekkha) offer a timeless path toward healing and connection.
Gratitude for Thich Nhat Hanh
I am deeply grateful to Thich Nhat Hanh for giving the world these beautiful tenets. His life’s work reminds us that understanding is the essence of love. Before we can truly love another, we must learn to care for ourselves, to cultivate inner peace, to listen deeply, and to be fully present.
How These Tenets Reflect Chiara and Nikolai’s Love
In my novel Ashes and Amaranth, the connection between Chiara and Nikolai reflects these same principles.
Loving-kindness
They seek to bring peace and happiness to one another, even through pain and uncertainty.
Compassion
Each recognizes and gently holds the other’s suffering, allowing healing to unfold through empathy.
Sympathetic Joy
They find joy in each other’s light, celebrating moments of growth and discovery together.
Equanimity
Their love expands into freedom; a love not rooted in control but in deep trust and acceptance.
Love, when expressed through these elements, becomes a spiritual practice, a shared awakening. It is the meeting of two souls who see one another clearly and, in doing so, illuminate the world around them.
While some may overlook or misinterpret art and poetry, true beauty arises when love itself becomes mindful. When we allow it to be compassionate, joyful, and free, love becomes the most powerful force for healing and transformation.
With love and gratitude,
Janet Carson
Author of Ashes and Amaranth
I can't wait until cyber forensics reveal who you guys are and never can my lawyer.