tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post4358270862927766235..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Saturday ShortMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-88684686091301825802013-05-25T11:49:43.277-04:002013-05-25T11:49:43.277-04:00Oh... wow. Beautiful explanations. Thank you both....Oh... wow. Beautiful explanations. Thank you both. Sandra Heska Kinghttp://sandraheskaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-90963395820248284952013-05-25T11:40:56.525-04:002013-05-25T11:40:56.525-04:00Thank you, Kate, for the additional explanation. I...Thank you, Kate, for the additional explanation. I have been privileged to attend an event such as took place at the Rubin (which is one of my favorite museums) and have indeed been moved deeply by the ceremony.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-79207135340325128682013-05-25T11:24:03.093-04:002013-05-25T11:24:03.093-04:00Prayers are said throughout the building of the ma...Prayers are said throughout the building of the mandala, which is a sacred art form. When the ritual building is completed, the destruction, as Maureen said, serves as a reminder to impermanence. However, in the destruction, prayers are also said, and if the practitioner is adept the metaphor will be transformational, as in, no longer a metaphor. The sands used to build the mandala are gathered and usually dispersed in a nearby body of water, if possible, where more prayers are said. It is a moving ritual. Rituals, when done with high intention and belief, have the power to transform.katehttp://zenkatwrites.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-20565938980793512562013-05-25T11:15:25.546-04:002013-05-25T11:15:25.546-04:00Ritual requires the mandala be destroyed. Destruct...Ritual requires the mandala be destroyed. Destruction serves as a metaphor to denote life's impermanence.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24546557510227486122013-05-25T08:18:30.670-04:002013-05-25T08:18:30.670-04:00Why??? What am I not getting?Why??? What am I not getting?Sandra Heska Kinghttp://sandraheskaking.comnoreply@blogger.com