Program Dates: May 23, 2010 / 7:00 PM – May 28 / 5:00 PM
Shambhala Art teachings celebrate art that springs from the meditative mind. They remind us to appreciate the uniqueness of everyday sensory experience, the art of everyday life. Seeing the simplicity and brilliance of “things as they are” provides the ground for genuine creativity which is the expression of non-aggression.
The Shambhala Art Program takes five of the topics from a body of teachings presented by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and offers them as discrete units of inquiry and focus. It is a study program of Trungpa Rinpoche’s root teachings on these topics which includes perception and art-making exercises that bring our understanding into direct experience.
Part Four: The Power of Display
Things as they are appear in many shapes, patterns, colors, seasons, emotions and wisdoms. In Part Four we focus on one of the most universal and comprehensive systems, the five elements: earth, water, fire, air (wind), and space, and how they form a Gestalt, mandala, or complete display. In learning the nature of these elements, we learn about ourselves and our unique means of expression. Diversity and totality work together to create works of art that communicate far more than the sum of their parts.
Part Five: Art in Everyday Life
The gap between inspiration and manifestation can be huge and filled with obstacles, negativity, and self-consciousness. These challenges can be worked with through four actions: Pacifying, which is achieved by clarifying; Enriching, which is attained through imbuing presence; Magnetizing, by way of assigning importance; and Destroying, through the process of editing. The Four Actions are used as the vehicles for true compassionate action and pure expression.
There is a $40 materials fee. Program Prerequisites: Shambhala Art: Parts I – III
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Sara J. Demetry, Registrar
mukpoinstitute@karmecholing.org
802-633-4417 x217
