Brush Painting and Calligraphy Workshop
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Ming-Chien Liang
Mon Jan 23, 02-06:00pm, 3-343
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 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-11-004, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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Dharma on the Screen: Dinner and Movie
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Wed Feb 1, 06:30-09:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Watch a movie which is both entertaining and educational. Participate in the discussion and enjoy some of the best gourmet food Boston has to offer! We will be watching "Enlightenment Guaranteed" this time.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-004, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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Japanese Shakuhachi Workshop
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Phil Nyokai James
Sat Jan 21, Sat Feb 4, 02-04:00pm, 5-233
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2006
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Learn to play the Japanese Shakuhachi Flute and its history. Shakuhachi is a traditional flute that has a longstanding association with Zen Buddhism in Japan.
Phil Nyokai James has been composing and performing his music for over thirty years. He is a licensed sensei (master) of the traditional Japanese shakuhachi flute. In reviewing Nyokai's solo CD "First Places," composer Stuart Dempster noted that it "provides the listener with spiritual nourishment bordering on the sacred." Nyokai lives in Portland Maine and teaches privately in Boston.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, w-11-004, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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Mandala Making: From Rock to River
Ven. Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Kenzie Blackwell, Cristina Garcia-Colina, Anjali Tripathi
Mon Jan 23, 06:30-08:30pm, 5-233
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Learn about the the sand mandala, an ancient Tibetan artform. Be ready for lots of drawing, as we learn about the basics of mandala design. We will also cover ways of sharing the mandala with the community.
This workshop will be the first in a series of events for Mandala Project 2006 - Aesthetics, Contemplation and Education. This project will be an outreach effort to the Cambridge community to promote meditation and hope for a better world. MIT students will bring the mandala's spiritual and healing attributes to local elementary schools and universities alike. Join us in our effort!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/mandala
Contact: mandala_org@mit.ed
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