Prayer - Jizo Peace Center for Children

Let us refrain from injuring anyone through our thoughts, words, or deeds. Let us see each person we meet as desiring happiness as we practice compassion toward one another. Let us remember the wisdom children naturally develop when they receive unconditional love for their highest aspirations. We visualize peace for ourselves and for all living beings.

WZM Award for Compassion

The WZM Award for Compassion grants $300 to graduating high school seniors in Southern California who value unselfishness and kindness. These seniors give service in an empowering way to others in the community and may have overcome significant obstacles to success themselves.

Each recipient will be selected by the Jizo Peace Center on the basis of a 500 word essay written by the student on the experience of learning and practicing compassion. High school senior scholarship counselors invite students to participate acknowledging teacher recommendations. The WZM Award is given out at the annual awards ceremony at the individual high schools.

The Jizo Peace Center is willing to partner with community organizations and businesses to match funds towards the award.

The WZM Award for Compassion recognizes the Eastern idea of “crazy wisdom” – of following inner guidance for kindness and openness to others despite what family or friends may say. WZM also stands for Walter – Jizo – Martha, the names of Jizo Peace Center founder Ruth Handy’s parents linked on either side honoring Jizo.

Recipients (click the picture below for essay and larger picture):

June 19, 2008	June 11, 2008	June 4, 2008	June 2, 2008
June 17, 2007	June 16, 2007	June 4, 2007	June 4, 2007
June 21, 2006	June 12, 2006	June 8, 2006	June 7, 2006
June 2, 2005