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Mandala construction continues - Art Gallery East

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Tibetan Monks -“The Ancient Art of Healing: The Tibetan Buddhist Approach” - Cathedral$10

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Mandala construction continues - Art Gallery East

7:00 PM

Mandala Closing Ceremony - Art Gallery East

Following ceremony: The Sacred Sand will be carried to The White River to complete the closing Blessing Ceremony

Tibetan monks perform “sacred music sacred dance for world healing”

At camp chesterfield

The multiphonic singers of Tibet’s Derpung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing at Camp Chesterfield July 2 – 6, 2011 as part of their international tour of The Mystical Arts of Tibet.

The Mystical Arts of Tibet tour is co-produced by Richard Gere Productions and Drepung Loseling Institute, the North American Seat of Drepung Loseling Monastery, India. Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the tour has three basic purposes: to make a contribution to world peace and healing; to generate a greater awareness of the endangered Tibetan civilization; and to raise support for the Tibetan refugee community in India.

The performance features multiphonic singing, wherein the monks simultaneously intone three notes of a chord. The Drepung Loseling monks are particularly renowned for this unique singing. The also utilize traditional instruments such as 10-foot long dung-chen horns, drums, bells, cymbals and gyaling trumpets. Rich brocade costumes and masked dances, such as the Dance of the Sacred Snow Lion, add to the exotic splendor.

The monks of Drepung Loseling have a very distinguished modern-day musical history. On past tours they have performed with Kitaro, Paul Simon, Philip Glass, Eddie Brickell, Natalie Merchant, Patti Smith, the Beastie Boys, and the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, to name but a few.

In addition, two of their recordings achieved top-10 listings on the New Age charts: Tibetan Sacred Temple Music (Shining Star Productions) and Sacred Tibetan Chants (Music and Arts Program of America, Inc.). Their most recent recording, Compassion (Milennia Music), pairs them with the Abbey of Gethsemani Schola in an encounter of Gregorian chant with Tibetan multiphonic singing.

Their music was featured on the Golden Globe-nominated soundtrack of the film Seven Years in Tibet, starring Brad Pitt (Columbia Pictures) and they performed with Philip Glass in Lincoln Center in the live presentation of his award-winning score to the Martin Scorsese film Kundun (Disney).

In response to the September 11 tragedies, they had the honor of creating special mandalas and leading prayer ceremonies and meditations in New York and Washington. Organized in conjunctions with the Smithsonian Institution, these events were dedicated to the healing and protection of America.

The monks will be staying on grounds throughout their stay, and their peaceful energy as well as their dynamic performances is something you won’t want to miss. Hotel rooms are filling up – call now to make your reservations!

From The Herald Bulletin, July 6, 2011

Mandala sand painting dismantled

THB photos/Don Knight

CHESTERFIELD, Ind. — The Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery dismantled their mandala sand painting in a ceremony at Camp Chesterfield on Wednesday. The mandala was created during the monks five day visit to Camp Chesterfield. For the monks the sweeping up of the sand symbolizes the impermanence of all that exists. Some of the sand was given to members of the audience as a blessing for health and healing while the rest was poured into the White River where the monks believe it will travel to the ocean and eventually around the world delivering its healing energy.

“The completed mandala sand painting.”

“The Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastey dismantle their mandala sand painting in a ceremony at Camp Chesterfield.”

“The sand used to create the mandala is carried in a procession to the White River.”

“The Monks arrive at the White River.”

“The Monks believe the flowing water of the river will deliver the healing energy of the sand to the ocean and eventually the world.”

“The sand is poured from an urn into the river.”

“A rose floats on the water during the ceremony.”

“The Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery dismantle their mandala sand painting in a ceremony at Camp Chesterfield on Wednesday.”

Don Knight