Buddhist Thangka Paintings: Meaningful and Sublime

Buddhist Thangka Paintings: Meaningful and Sublime

You don’t need to be a master guru of Eastern mysticism to recognize the sublime beauty of a Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. Simply take a close look at one of these traditional religious paintings, and you can practically feel your heart, mind and soul being swept...
The Mandala: Roadmap of the Mind

The Mandala: Roadmap of the Mind

Even before the emergence of myths and drama, our ancestors produced symbols to express the meaning of existence and explore the mystery of their condition. No image encapsulates the pattern of human experience quite so precisely and succinctly as the ancient mandala,...
Zen Parable 12: Everything Flows

Zen Parable 12: Everything Flows

As we prepare for the major undertaking of relocating the House of Bamboo, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on the fact — sometimes hard to swallow — that everything is always in a state of flux. Or as the ancient Greeks were wont to say, “Panta...