Glencairn Museum to host 3-day workshop on meditation and mandalas

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The Venerable Lama Losang Samten returns to Glencairn Museum in September to host a three-day workshop on meditation and mandalas.(Image courtesy of Glencairn Museum.)

The Venerable Lama Losang Samten returns to Glencairn Museum in September to present a three-day workshop, Mandalas and Spiritual Practice, during which he will teach a meditative spiritual practice used by monks for centuries: the creation of the Mandala of Compassion. Losang will lead participants in creating individual versions of this mandala as a central component of their weekend meditation practice.

Mandalas and Spiritual Practice runs one evening and two days on the weekend of September 27-29 in Glencairn’s Great Hall: 7-9:00pm Friday, 9:30am-4:00pm Saturday and 12-4:00pm Sunday for ages 16 and up. Cost is $225 per person and $200 for Glencairn members. Reserve your spot now at 267.502.2990 or info@GlencairnMuseum.org.

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Participants are asked to bring a ruler (at least 12”), a pencil, and a compass, as well as your own lunch to enjoy at Glencairn on Saturday. All other materials and light refreshments during breaks are provided.

Losang Samten is spiritual director of the Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia, Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Middletown, Conn., Chenrezig Himalayan Cultural Center of El Paso, Texas, and a frequent visitor and teacher in Lake Tahoe and Chico, Calif., as well as in Canada. He travels extensively, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and meditation, as well as his skill in Tibetan ritual arts.

The mandala is an ancient and sacred Tibetan Buddhist art form. In essence, mandalas represent enlightened qualities and in Vajrayana Buddhism are an important form of teaching to support living beings on the path to enlightenment.

Losang will lead participants through the spiritual practice of creating this mandala design on paper, teaching the meaning of the colors and symbols, the detailed measurements, how to pour the colored sand into the pattern template using the “chakpu” tool, and the meaning of the dismantling ceremony.

For more information, visit www.GlencairnMuseum.org or call 267.502.2990.

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