Tag: Mercy Wears Our Faces
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Mercy Wears Our Faces

This bluesy folk song, “Mercy Wears Our Faces,” is a heartfelt, secular exploration of the ancient Buddhist teaching of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Inspired by a passage from the Lotus Sutra, the song strips away the mythic and focuses on the deeply personal. With a lonesome guitar and a soulful voice, the track contemplates…