In his book on Kannon, the omnipresent Goddess of Mercy of Japan, Shun'ei Tagawa reminds us of how urgently we must develop the "eyes of Kannon," learn Kannon's way of looking at the world. This seeing is without preference or prejudice; it is not driven by self-centeredness or indulgence; it has empathy for all beings. It is the way of the Great Mother.
— Madonna Kolbenschlag, Eastward Toward Eve