he Doll of Purposes, a Japanese good luck charm. Made with paper mache it is a representation of monk Bodhidharma, founder of Zen Buddhism. Legend says that it reached the illumination after meditating on a cave for 9 years but that his arms and legs fell out of atrophy. Hence the peculiar shape of Daruma. How to proceed: We choose a purpose and paint an eye on Daruma. When we get it, we will paint the other eye in a sign of gratitude. As a way of learning, we will point out how we have achieved our goal, feeling a great personal satisfaction at that time. If we do not achieve our purpose, we can burn our Daruma at the end of the year: it simply means we will look for other means to achieve it.
