A Sanskrit word meaning tranquility, bliss, or peace. It is frequently used at the end of prayers and is repeated three times for inner, outer, and world peace; spiritual, mental, and physical bliss; etc.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...