A Symbol of Impermanence
April 11, 2008 by Jenn Ackerman
Filed under Audio Slideshow, David Stephenson, Jenn Ackerman, Multimedia
Tibetan monks dismantled the sand mandala they created for more than five days in a symbol of impermanence, then poured what remained of the sand into a creek below Anglin Falls in Rockcastle County.
The monks believe this demonstrates the cyclical nature of the human existence and that the healing powers of the blessed sand would be distributed to the world by way of the water.
The closing ceremonies on Friday, April 11, 2008 culminates their week at Berea College in Berea, one of their stops on the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour. Berea College, which currently has 12 Tibetan students, has had a relationship with the exiled Tibetans since 1991 and the Dalai Lama visited the campus in 1994.
By David Stephenson and Jenn Ackerman
Below:
A slideshow of the monks creating the mandala sand painting in the Alumni Building at Berea College in Berea, Ky., on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.heraldleaderphoto.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/080409tibetads/soundslider.swf" height="426" width="590" /]
I would just want to attack those walls with colouring...
Thank you. This was awesome. The pictures get ‘thumbs up.’ We really learned something from them. Our favorite is the close-up of the men working. We wondered how they breathe and don’t blow the sand away.