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Shambhala Art can be seen as a process, a product, and an arts
education program. As a process, it brings wakefulness and awareness to the
creative and viewing processes through the integration of contemplation and
meditation. As a product, it is art that wakes us up. Shambhala Art is also an
international non-profit arts education program based on the Dharma Art
teachings of the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of Shambhala
Buddhism. Shambhala Art is a division of Shambhala and is presided over by his
son and heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. This program is taught by trained
and authorized Shambhala Art teachers.
“Without seeing things as they are, it is hard
to create art. Our perceptions are obscured and our mind is not fresh, so
making art becomes a troubled, futile process by which we're trying to create
something based on concept.” -Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
To artist or non-artist, the creative process often seems mysterious and
magical. How do we give a physical reality to our inspiration so it communicates
its essential nature? Shambhala Art’s purpose is to explore the creative
process and the product we call art, from the viewpoint of a meditative
discipline. It is a viewpoint that encourages us to see things as they are,
rather than just how we think or imagine they are. Shambhala Art does not teach
a particular skill or technique such as painting, sculpture, or dance. It is
about the source of inspiration, its manifestation, and how it speaks to us
beyond the limits of its container. Once a view and a path are established it
can be put into practice within any artistic discipline. Although the Shambhala
Art teachings are inspired by Shambhala Buddhism, they are not in any way
religious or about adopting a religion. They are about discovery and play, and
the universal nature of creativity and communication.
Shambhala Art Program
Part 1: Coming to Our Senses
Part 2: Seeing Things As They Are
Part 3: Creative Process
Part 4: Power of Display
Part 5: Art in Everyday Life
Please see Shambhala Art webpage for more information
and history: www.shambhalaart.org. To learn more about Shambhala, click here: www.shambhala.org
Helena Pellisé is a dancer, improviser, teacher, and since 2010 a meditation practitioner in the Shambhala tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. As a member of the Shambhala community she has been trained as a Meditation
Guide (2015) and Shambhala Art Teacher (Parts 1-3) since January 2018.
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