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Art of Compassion Tour
Sand Mandala Painting |
Sand Painting (Tibetan Art as Healing)
The sand painting class takes place at San Francisco State University within the Holistic Health department, San Francisco, CA |
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The experience opens with a guided meditation to cultivate intention and explore how the traditional two-dimensional sand mandala structure is transformed into a three-dimensional mandala. You will learn how the mandala is used for personal meditation practice. Lobsang will explain the spiritual significance and process of creating sand mandalas and share personal stories from his experience creating more than fifty mandalas in countries including Russia and Ukraine during his time as a monk. Watch videos
Introduction
Death is often a taboo subject and even those who hold strong beliefs may avoid talking about it. But death was once an integral part of family life. People died at home, surrounded by loved ones. Adults and children experienced death together, mourned together and comforted each other.
Today death is lonelier. Most people die in hospitals and nursing homes, where they receive the extensive nursing and medical care they need. Their loved ones have less opportunity to be with them and often miss sharing their last moments of life. The living have become isolated from the dying; consequently, death has taken on added mystery, and for some, fear.
Some of this mystery and fear may not be necessary because there are explicit Buddhist teachings that explain in some detail the processes of dying, death and rebirth. Even for those who do not believe in rebirth, understanding the stages a person goes through as they die can be helpful and illuminating.
Death is often a taboo subject and even those who hold strong beliefs may avoid talking about it. But death was once an integral part of family life. People died at home, surrounded by loved ones. Adults and children experienced death together, mourned together and comforted each other.
Today death is lonelier. Most people die in hospitals and nursing homes, where they receive the extensive nursing and medical care they need. Their loved ones have less opportunity to be with them and often miss sharing their last moments of life. The living have become isolated from the dying; consequently, death has taken on added mystery, and for some, fear.
Some of this mystery and fear may not be necessary because there are explicit Buddhist teachings that explain in some detail the processes of dying, death and rebirth. Even for those who do not believe in rebirth, understanding the stages a person goes through as they die can be helpful and illuminating.
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Medicine Buddha practice is a powerful Tibetan Buddhist healing meditation that focuses on the Buddha of Healing, known as the Medicine Buddha or Sangye Menla.
This practice is believed to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing by removing the causes of suffering and disease. It is also said to enhance the effectiveness of medicine when you recite a few mantras before taking it. We visualize the Medicine Buddha, chant and recites his mantra.The practice is often performed for the benefit of those who are ill or facing difficulties. |
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Previous events:
Sand Painting at San Francisco Public Library San Francisco, CA May 12, 2019 |
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Art of Compassion Sand Mandala
Hsinchu, Taiwan October 25, 2014 |
