The work-in-progress can be viewed daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a special ceremony on Sunday around 9 a.m. to begin the work, and another around 9 a.m. on July 21. ("The monks kind of operate on their own time," said Juliana Broek, who is helping to organize the event.) At 2 p.m. July 21, the mandala will be dismantled and taken to the Wisconsin River.What are you working on now that is like that mandala?
८ जुलै, २०१३
"A group of Tibetan monks will spend a week, beginning Sunday, creating an elaborate piece of artwork near Spring Green out of tiny grains of colored sand."
"At the end of the week, the artwork, called a mandala, will be ritualistically destroyed and tossed into the Wisconsin River, symbolizing the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life."
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from Karen Alvarez:
Perhaps the same as that tree falling in the forest?
Btw, I commented maybe twice as NothingCleverComesToMindDamnIt (or something like that). Sorry to see the comments needing to be removed. I lurked, and learned much, everyday from many of your thoughtful commenters. We both could probably agree on who they are/were. Sad that some had to ruin the experience for many.
But I also enjoy the breadth and depth of the topics you choose to read and then blog about, Professor. I could come here and your posts (and commenters) would start my "linking" and reading adventures for the day. Of course sometimes I *would* get caught up in that time warp of link Hell which is a bear from which to extricate oneself. Best of luck with your 'new' format.
from Irene:
"What are you working on now that is like a mandala?
Many blogs are like mandalas. They collapse when the writers run out of discipline, inspiration, or material.
Yours is the exception. Perhaps it is a chameleon. In the comment-free format, the post will be the focus; the provocation will be to think about the narrative and not the fight in the comments. Your purpose--or push/provocation--won't get garbled by the comments. Clearer.
I will be more likely to forward or link to your posts without the comments because a less attentive friend or reader won't read quickly and assume that I somehow endorse the comments. Cleaner.
email from LG:
A sand mandala was constructed at the very same location, Global View, about 15 years ago. I remember taking my children and spending an hour or so watching the monks work. I don't know how many southern Wisconsin readers you have, but it's a worthwhile way to spend an afternoon.
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