Contemplative Arts

Contemplative Arts comprise a number of secular disciplines and activities, including flower arranging and photography, that integrate art and culture with everyday life. Each of these disciplines represents a genuine contemplative path; together they bring beauty, vividness and wisdom to our lives and culture.

Shambhala Art

Shambhala Art is art that springs from clear perception and pure expression. To artist or non-artist, the creative process often seems mysterious and magical.  How do we give a physical reality to some ephemeral inspiration or abstract truth? How do we create forms that communicate some essential nature beyond the limits of their container?  The Shambhala Art Program's purpose is to explore the creative process and the product we call art from the point of view of clear perception and pure expression.  It is about the source of inspiration, how the creative process manifests and finally how what we create communicates that inspiration. See also www.shambhalaart.org.

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Calligraphy by Chögyam Trungpa
1981

In his vast vision for enlightened society, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche worked with many different art forms, and encouraged artists from all disciplines. The Shambhala Arts Program offers many opportunities to explore the enlightened use of the senses.

 

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