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Family Sundays: Mandala Lab
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Summary From the Rubin Museum: An engaging art project in mandala making with the aim of exploring our emotions
Age Range Middle/Junior High School (ages 13-15), Primary/Elementary School (ages 5-12), Secondary/High School (ages 16-19)
Uploaded by The Rubin Museum of Art
Topics Arts and Crafts, awareness, Buddhism, buddhist education, buddhist parenting, Dharma Teaching for Kids, Emotions, Mandala, Symbolism
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What is a mandala?
Consider how complex feelings show up in your everyday life and imagine how you might have the power to transform them. Mandalas are Buddhist teaching tools that can be used to learn how to confront and transform feelings of pride, attachment, envy, and anger. In Buddhism, these emotions are said to cloud our understanding of the world.
Let’s explore these emotions together!
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See also: Rigpé Yeshé’s Nature Mandala Activity
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The Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum is a dynamic environment that stimulates learning, promotes understanding, and inspires personal connections to the ideas, cultures, and art of Himalayan Asia.