Brush Painting and Calligraphy Workshop
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Victoria Fan, Ming-chien Lian
Sat Jan 17, 10:30am-02:00pm, Room 2-105
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Dec-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for Cost of Material
Chinese ink painting is simple in form, rich in meaning and an aesthetic experience, and at once realistic and abstract. In its attempt to capture the essence of the subject, Chinese ink painting explores beyond the external appearance. It aims at lifting us to a transcending realm where the self is forgotten and worldly concerns distilled. Thus it is imbued with tranquility and even spiritual intensity. With the pliant brush and highly sensitive paper, this high art form demands union of the technique to master the brushstrokes derived from calligraphy, the artistic sensitivity and imagination, and the cultivation of ethical purity, intellectual and transcendental insight.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-35, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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The Spirit of Awakening: An Introduction to Bodhicitta
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Thu Jan 15, 22, 29, 06:30-08:00pm, MIT Chapel
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This series of talks will primarily focus on the centrality and the importance of cultivating the Spirit of Awakening (Bodhicitta) as discussed in the Buddhist philosophical texts. How is it that this Spirit of Awakening helps us to understand our role as a human person thereby empowering us with the sense of individual and global responsibility? Why is there so much emphasis on the joint cultivation of wisdom and compassion as a necessity for our moral and intellectual development? Why is Buddhism so keen on encouraging one to educate one’s heart and mind and not mind alone? These are the kinds of questions that would be discussed and debated during these talks in order to help us better understand our “view” of humanity and society.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-35, x4-3060, tenzin@mit.edu
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Tibetan Tsa Tsa Painting Workshop
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Victoria Fan, Tan Chuan Seng
Sat Jan 24, 10:30am-02:00pm, Room 2-105
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 30-Dec-2003
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for Cost of material
The ancient meditative practice of Tibetan tsa tsa painting is a sacred art that helps promote patience, focus and concentration. This meaningful and satisfying activity can also help open one’s heart and mind to the positive energy of the deity being painted. In the case of the Healing Buddha, who represents the healing power in the universe, painting the image helps us become more receptive to that energy, and allows us to discover the healing potential within ourselves.
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-35, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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