The Sharon Open House
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Join us for a full week of activities featuring the Tibetan Monks of the Mystical Arts of Tibet from Drepung Loseling Monastery, including a LIVE Mandala creation and more!
From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means “mandala of colored powders.” Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks. Formed of a traditional prescribed iconography that includes geometric shapes and a multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants.
The lamas begin the work by drawing an outline of the mandala on the wooden platform, followed by the laying of the colored sands, which is effected by pouring the sand from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs. Each monk holds a chak-pur in one hand, while running a metal rod on its grated surface; the vibration causes the sands to flow like liquid. Traditionally most sand mandalas are deconstructed shortly after their completion. This is done as a metaphor of the impermanence of life. The sands are swept up and placed in an urn; to fulfill the function of healing, half is distributed to the audience at the closing ceremony, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of water, where it is deposited. The waters then carry the healing blessing to the ocean, and from there it spreads throughout the world for planetary healing.
Join for all, or for just a few of the offerings! Volunteers will be standing by to explain how you can participate in a Community Sand Painting and try your hand at this ancient technique.
Whether it’s your first time at the Sharon or you consider the red velvet seats your home away from home, SigPro Pros will be standing by to answer any questions you have about The Sharon, Significant Productions, the International Series, Accessibility, or Ticketing Needs.
When available, we will offer auditorium tours so you can test out the perfect seat.
Join us for a full week of activities featuring the Tibetan Monks of the Mystical Arts of Tibet from Drepung Loseling Monastery, including a LIVE Mandala creation and more!
From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means “mandala of colored powders.” Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks. Formed of a traditional prescribed iconography that includes geometric shapes and a multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants.
The lamas begin the work by drawing an outline of the mandala on the wooden platform, followed by the laying of the colored sands, which is effected by pouring the sand from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs. Each monk holds a chak-pur in one hand, while running a metal rod on its grated surface; the vibration causes the sands to flow like liquid. Traditionally most sand mandalas are deconstructed shortly after their completion. This is done as a metaphor of the impermanence of life. The sands are swept up and placed in an urn; to fulfill the function of healing, half is distributed to the audience at the closing ceremony, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of water, where it is deposited. The waters then carry the healing blessing to the ocean, and from there it spreads throughout the world for planetary healing.
Join for all, or for just a few of the offerings! Volunteers will be standing by to explain how you can participate in a Community Sand Painting and try your hand at this ancient technique.
Whether it’s your first time at the Sharon or you consider the red velvet seats your home away from home, SigPro Pros will be standing by to answer any questions you have about The Sharon, Significant Productions, the International Series, Accessibility, or Ticketing Needs.
When available, we will offer auditorium tours so you can test out the perfect seat.
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1051 Main St, The Villages, FL, United States, Florida 32159, 1051 Main St, Lady Lake, FL 32159-7702, United States
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