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SUMMARY:Color Plus / Plus - An introduction to Found Modern Art - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:TWO GROUPS AVAILABLE :  Sunday afternoons OR Wednesday evenings\nIn Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography\, our first assignment/exploration is “color as color”. “Color as Color” is the first step in making direct contact with the basic elements or features of the visual world/experience: color\, then also\, light\, texture\, pattern\, space\, and dot in space. These are the “visual chords” that become the basis of the Nalanda Miksang “visual music”. \nAt the same time\, each of these visual elements has its personal dimension and aesthetic. For instance\, when we photograph color as color\, it can spontaneously open to abstract color.  This goes beyond the context\, like a “red fire engine” but even beyond “fire engine red” and into red as red\, red as the ways of red. \nThis kind of abstract color has its own aesthetic\, and resonates with the abstraction of some American Modern Art\, the Color Field school in particular. This school includes what we call “color as color” but also goes beyond. These Color Field artists include Ellsworth Kelly\, Barnet Newman\, Kenneth Noland\, and more. \nIn Color Plus/Plus\, we will practice photographing\, but we will also study and contemplate these Color Field artists. Through this study and practice\, you will become Color Field artists. Your images will be forms of found Color Field abstract art. \n  \nSunday afternoons\, 2-4 pm Eastern Time (Toronto)\nMay 12\, May 26\, June 9\, June 16\, June 23\, June 30 \nTo register\, please email Miriam Hall at miriam@herspiral.com.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/color-plus-plus-an-introduction-to-found-modern-art-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Color Plus Plus : Introduction to Found Modern Art,online
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SUMMARY:Level I: Looking and Seeing An Introduction to Contemplative Photography - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Miksang\, meaning “Good Eye” in Tibetan\, is a form of contemplative photography based on the dharma art teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. \nMiksang teachings help practitioners to see the world as it is\, in the absence of the narratives and concepts usually superimposed by the mind\, and in the absence of comparing and contrasting mind or personal preference. \nEach Zoom session will include photographic explorations\, sample images for each week’s content and review of student images and discussion. Feedback is compassionate and highly individualized. We will also examine and discuss photographers and artists whose work is directly influenced by contemplative practices. \nThe text for the course is Looking at Seeing: Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography by John McQuade and Miriam Hall\, which is available on Amazon.com as a paperback or e-book. \nNo photography experience is necessary! Just use whatever camera you have available\, including your cell phone. \nDates:  April 13\, 20\, May 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\nMeets: Saturdays\, 5 pm – 6:30 pm (ET). —-  CHANGE OF MEETING TIME\nLocation: Online Zoom Classroom \nCourse Tuition: $250 (or whatever you can afford)\nCourse Level/Prerequisite: Open to all skill levels.\nClass Size: This course is limited to 10 students. \nTo Register: Contact Tim Auman at aumantl@wfu.edu
URL:https://miksang.org/event/level-i-looking-and-seeing-an-introduction-to-contemplative-photography-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Level 1 : Looking and Seeing
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SUMMARY:Color Plus / Plus - An introduction to Found Modern Art - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:TWO GROUPS AVAILABLE :  Wednesday evenings OR Sunday afternoons\nIn Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography\, our first assignment/exploration is “color as color”. “Color as Color” is the first step in making direct contact with the basic elements or features of the visual world/experience: color\, then also\, light\, texture\, pattern\, space\, and dot in space. These are the “visual chords” that become the basis of the Nalanda Miksang “visual music”. \nAt the same time\, each of these visual elements has its personal dimension and aesthetic. For instance\, when we photograph color as color\, it can spontaneously open to abstract color.  This goes beyond the context\, like a “red fire engine” but even beyond “fire engine red” and into red as red\, red as the ways of red. \nThis kind of abstract color has its own aesthetic\, and resonates with the abstraction of some American Modern Art\, the Color Field school in particular. This school includes what we call “color as color” but also goes beyond. These Color Field artists include Ellsworth Kelly\, Barnet Newman\, Kenneth Noland\, and more. \nIn Color Plus/Plus\, we will practice photographing\, but we will also study and contemplate these Color Field artists. Through this study and practice\, you will become Color Field artists. Your images will be forms of found Color Field abstract art. \n\nWednesday evenings\, 6:30-8:30 Eastern Time (Toronto)\n4/10\, 4/24; 5/8\, 5/22; 6/12\, 6/22 \nTo register\, please email Miriam Hall at miriam@herspiral.com.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/color-plus-plus-an-introduction-to-found-modern-art/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Color Plus Plus : Introduction to Found Modern Art,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T120000
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SUMMARY:AbsoluteEye : From Orderly Chaos to Found Modern Art - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:TWO GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE :\nThis page is for Monday evenings – NEW DATES\nRegistration is through Dralaimage site\, see the link below \n  \n“ Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news”\nChogyam Trungpa \nMonday 6:30-8:30 ET\nMarch\, 25\,  April 1\, 8. 15\, 22 \nThis Zoom exploration engages direct perception without reference points. Not even the reference point of contemplative\nart. It is a free flowing perception orderly chaos. The images are energetic and vivid. They are Found Modern Art. \nThe Nalanda Miksang path and pedagogy orients from Chogyam Trungpa’s Dharma Art teaching: The Three Levels of Perception.\nThese three levels parallel the Buddhist three levels: Hinayana\, Mahayana and Vajrayana. This contemplative art perception\nengagement is the “Tantric” level. You will learn to “let go\,” enter a “visual gap” and let the visual world manifest in its own order chaos way. \nThe aesthetic of these artistic images resonates with certain paintings of Modern American Art. This course includes a cultural\nstudies aspect. We will consider the Assemblage School of American Modern Art which includes artists such as Robert Rauschenberg as well as some Pop Artists. \nOne of the intentions of this course is to produce brilliant found modern art images. You will become absolute photo eye artists.\nThe course will include contemplation of Dharma Art and Modern Art texts\, teachings\, image assignments and image reviews. \nNo photographic experience necessary. You need a digital camera. (a smart phone is workable).
URL:https://miksang.org/event/absoluteeye-from-orderly-chaos-to-found-modern-art-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AbsoluteEye : From Orderly Chaos to Found Modern Art,online
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ORGANIZER;CN="John Mc Quade":MAILTO:dralaimage@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:AbsoluteEye : From Orderly Chaos to Found Modern Art - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:TWO GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE :  \nThis page is to register for Saturday afternoons\nRegistration is through Toronto Shambhala Center\, see the link below. \n  \n“ Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news” \nChogyam Trungpa \n  \nThis Zoom exploration engages direct perception without reference points. Not even the reference point of contemplative\nart. It is a free flowing perception orderly chaos. The images are energetic and vivid. They are Found Modern Art. \nThe Nalanda Miksang path and pedagogy orients from Chogyam Trungpa’s Dharma Art teaching: The Three Levels of Perception.\nThese three levels parallel the Buddhist three levels: Hinayana\, Mahayana and Vajrayana. This contemplative art perception\nengagement is the “Tantric” level. You will learn to “let go\,” enter a “visual gap” and let the visual world manifest in its own order chaos way. \nThe aesthetic of these artistic images resonates with certain paintings of Modern American Art. This course includes a cultural\nstudies aspect. We will consider the Assemblage School of American Modern Art which includes artists such as Robert Rauschenberg as well as some Pop Artists. \nOne of the intentions of this course is to produce brilliant found modern art images. You will become absolute photo eye artists. \nThe course will include contemplation of Dharma Art and Modern Art texts\, teachings\, image assignments and image reviews. \nNo photographic experience necessary. You need a digital camera. (a smart phone is workable).
URL:https://miksang.org/event/absoluteeye-from-orderly-chaos-to-found-modern-art-online-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AbsoluteEye : From Orderly Chaos to Found Modern Art,online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240313T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240313T213000
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SUMMARY:Redécouvrez la magie de votre monde grâce à MIKSANG\, photographie contemplative - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Mercredi 13 mars à 20h30 (Paris)\nConférence gratuite sur Zoom\nLa photographie contemplative ou Miksang nous invite à ralentir notre regard et redécouvrir notre monde avec poésie\, curiosité et gourmandise.   \nMiksang nous reconnecte à la magie ordinaire de notre monde\, tel un enfant prêt à s’émerveiller devant toutes les beautés inattendues qui l’entoure.  Dans ces mooments\, nous nous relions à notre santé fondamentale\, cet endroit en nous qui est serein\, joyeux et confiant. \nPour en savoir plus\, inscrivez-vous à la conférence ! \np.s.  Avis aux intéressés : \nEn avril\, j’offrirai une série de 5 ateliers Zoom (en direct) constituant les bases de cette très riche et joyeuse pratique. \np.p.s.  Cette convient aux photographes de tous niveaux. \n…Oui\, même l’appareil photo de votre téléphone convient à cette pratique! \n  \nJessica Sarapoff est pratiquante bouddhiste depuis 1989.  Elle enseigne la méditation\, la photographie contemplative Miksang et l’écriture contemplative.  Elle est également hypnothérapeute qu’elle pratique en cabinet privé\, ainsi que d’autres thérapies brèves et intégratives.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/redecouvrez-la-magie-de-votre-monde-grace-a-miksang-photographie-contemplative-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conference,online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240211T130000
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SUMMARY:Level 1 : Introduction to Miksang Contemplative Photography
DESCRIPTION:Enter into the world of Miksang Contemplative Photography with senior teacher Miriam Hall. \nBecome playfully familiar with the basic elements of visual perception\, and rejuvenate your connection to everyday magic.\n\n\nWe will have four live dates\, all Sundays\, from 1-3 pm Central US Time: 2/11\, 2/25; 3/10\, 3/24. \nThere will be assignments in between. Also\, between the live dates\, there will be ample chances to connect on Mighty Network. \n\nThe link below leads you to a chance to join Miriam’s private Mighty Network to register; if you prefer to not join the Mighty Network\, just email Miriam at miriam@herspiral.com or register through the link below.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/level-1-introduction-to-miksang-contemplative-photography/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Level 1 : Looking and Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T160000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Warriorship\, Basic Goodness and Dharma Art
DESCRIPTION:With John McQuade\n\n\n\nProgram is fully booked\nJOIN WAITING LIST\n\n\n\n“When the warrior-students experience an environment where the dralas are present\, where reality is present\, where the possibilities of sanity are always there\, they can appreciate the mountains\, the clouds\, sky\, sunshine\, trees\, flowers\, brooks… intensely bright red and blue\, brilliant white and orange…When you are fully gentle\, without arrogance and without aggression\, you see the brilliance of the universe. You develop a true perception of the universe.” \n—  Chogyam Trungpa\, Shambhala\, Sacred Path of the Warrior (Ch. 15\, p.18-19). \nThe great Buddhist teacher and meditation master\, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche\, was also an accomplished artist\, and taught the path of “Dharma Art.” But in addition to teaching the Buddhadharma\, he also received and transmitted the Shambhala teachings\, which uses terminology and imagery more familiar to Western culture as a way to communicate everyday Dharma. \nThis course includes some of these teachings\, and will give emphasis to the connection between Shambhala and Dharma Art. We will explore Shambhala teachings such as basic goodness\, the Shambhala dot-in-space\, the flash of perception\, looking and seeing\, fields of perception\, authentic presence and drala (Ordinary Magic). We will contemplate and express these teachings in photographic imagery. \nWho Should Attend\nAll are welcome. No photographic experience is necessary. You will need a digital\ncamera; a phone camera is fine. \n\nEnrolment is limited to 15 participants. \nWhat to Expect\nThis course will include contemplation of Shambhala teachings such as basic goodness\, the Shambhala dot-in-space\, the flash of perception\, looking and seeing\, fields of perception\, authentic presence and drala (Ordinary Magic) as referenced in Chogyam Trungpa’s texts:  Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior\, True Perception and Great Eastern Sun. (If you do not have the texts\, we will provide excerpts of the relevant readings.) \nThere will be experienced-based perception exercises\, but also Miksang\nContemplative photography engagements.  Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates\na “Good Eye.” Miksang is the “Eye Dharma” that connects with basic goodness. \nSchedule\nFive Sundays: September 10 | September 17 | September 24 | October 1 | October 15 |\nNote: Skipping October 8\nTime: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm Atlantic | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern\nTime Zone Converter \nCost\nSuggested Tuition: CA$145\n \nGenerosity Policy applies. You will the have the option of applying a discount on the\nRegistration Page should you need financial assistance. \nReferences\nContemplative Art and Liberation\, by John McQuade\nhttps://www.dralaimage.com/post/contemplative-art-and-liberation-how-it-works-1 \nJohn McQuade’s Website: www.dralaimage.com\nContact John: dralaimage@gmail.com \n\n\n\nLeader\n\n\nJohn McQuade\nJohn McQuade is the founder of Nalanda Miksang Photography\, and has established Nalanda Miksang teachers in North America\, Europe and Australia. He is also co-author of two books in his field: Looking and Seeing\, and Heart of Photography. He is currently on the faculty of the Halliburton School of Art and Design and is completing a PhD on the classic photographer\, Edward Weston. John is also a practising Buddhist\, having studied with Chogyam Trungpa from 1979 until Rinpoche’s death in 1987. Besides being an accomplished meditation master\, Trungpa Rinpoche was also an artist\, a poet and a photographer. Nalanda Miksang contemplative photography is based on the…\nLearn more about John McQuade
URL:https://miksang.org/event/online-warriorship-basic-goodness-and-dharma-art/
LOCATION:Dorje Denma Ling\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230716T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231008T130000
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SUMMARY:Heaven and Earth: Contemplative Landscape Photography (online)
DESCRIPTION:“Traditionally it is said that when human beings live in harmony with the principles of heaven and earth\, then the four seasons and the elements of the world will also work together harmoniously. Then there is no fear and humans begin to join in\, as they deserve\, in living in the world. They have heaven above and earth below and they appreciate the trees and greenery and so on. They begin to appreciate all of this.” \n– Chogyam Trungpa; Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior \nThis contemplative photography course explores landscapes from an Eastern contemplative art orientation rather than the traditional Western scenic approach. The contemplative landscape way gives emphasis to visual forms\, space and a sensibility of stillness\, rather than the conventional landscape formats of dramatic effect. \nThe course includes resource teachings from contemplative aesthetics\, Daoismand Chinese Landscape Paintings. It also includes consideration of Western contemplative landscape photographers such as Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. \n  \nWho Should Attend\nThis course is open to anyone who is interested in exploring the principles of Contemplative Landscapes and messages they express. \nYou should be prepared to travel through the country side looking and finding Contemplative Landscapes. This is different than capturing Nature\, and could take some time — which is why the sessions are spaced two weeks apart. \nYou will also need a digital camera with a “long lens – at least 180.” \nEnrolment is limited to 15. \nTO JOIN THE WAITING LIST
URL:https://miksang.org/event/heaven-and-earth-contemplative-landscape-photography-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Photography and Liberation: The Outer and Inner Teachings
DESCRIPTION:“If you are able to relax – relax to a cloud by looking at it\, relax to a drop of rain and experience its genuineness – you can see the unconditionality of reality… you experience a vast realm of perceptions unfolding… the realm of perception is limitless\, so limitless that perception itself is primordial… there are endless fields of perception.”\n \n– Chogyam Trungpa\, Shambhala Sacred Path of the Warrior \n  \nThis course will take you on a deep dive into the world of contemplative photography and is open to everyone. No previous dharma or photography experience is required! \nA basic introduction to the practice of contemplative photography will be explored – as well as the liberation aspects of this practice. \nThis course works with both our sense of Sight and Insight – which leads to a different and fresh way of seeing and experiencing our world. So it is both a dharma practice and a contemplative art exploration. \nThe “clear seeing” you will experience as a part of this course opens up many realms of perception that we typically do not engage with in our daily life. We will explore some fields of perception such as flowers and weeds\, the “ordinary world” and impressionism. We will contemplate how this “true perception way” has implications for more primordial insight and deep realization. \nWe will also contemplate some Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche texts from the books True Perception and Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior. If you do not have these books\, excerpts will be provided. \nThe course proceeds through teachings\, assignments\, and assignment reviews. No photographic experience necessary\, but a digital camera is required. A smartphone camera is workable. \nRead John’s McQuade’s article in the Shambhala Times titled Contemplative Art and Liberation: How it Works\, here. \nAbout the Teacher\nJohn McQuade is a long time student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and is a Shambhala Training Teacher and Meditation Instructor. He is also a Maitri Five Wisdoms Teacher and a founder of Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography (www.miksang.org). He is the co-author of two books: Looking and Seeing and Heart of Photography. He teaches contemplative arts ( www.dralaimage.com) and holds a PhD in Phenomenology.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/contemplative-photography-and-liberation-the-outer-and-inner-teachings/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:online
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