“The Tibetan monks make mandalas out of dyed sand laid out into big, beautiful designs.
And when they’re done, after days or weeks of work, they wipe it all away. They let it all go,
no pain, no regrets. That is happiness. That is bliss. The euphoria of Nirvana. We live for
that. Just for the experience. We paint a picture and we erase it. ”― Thisuri Wanniarachchi, The Terrorist's Daughter
I always have loved seeing your mandalas! Have i missed them recently or have you not posted any?
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DeleteLet me try again, spell check made a mess of that last reply..... I have painted some but not posted. I was saving them for an e-class but now I am not sure I will finish the class. Still deciding!
DeleteWhen I was younger the school had some monks come and make some mandalas out of sand, was fascinating to watch and very colourful :)
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to see that!
DeleteI was fortunate enough to see one of those mandalas as it was created when I lived back East. . . and to witness it wiped away as well. The gasps in the crowd were quite emotive which seemed to please the monks!
ReplyDeleteNow, I hope "wiping" away this one you created above means it was eaten and not just pushed around the counter/tabletop when done. : )
Yes, it was eaten, the berries were so good this year! Now I am overrun with tomatoes!
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