I am honored to give a Fulbright Artist Talk soon at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, Sunday, Feb. 1st, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in Redding, CT. This center was the co-sponsor, along with Western Connecticut State University, for the Dalai Lama’s talk on Compassion and Creativity a couple of years ago in Danbury, CT. It was on this occasion that I first met DNKL’s community, and when I had the opportunity to film the creation and dissolution of a Compassion Sand Mandala made by Drepung Gomang monks as part of their Sacred Art Tour.
This visual presentation at DNKL, “In Search of Mandalas in the Himalayas,” will include photos and videos taken during my Fulbright research, featuring mandalas of the Tabo Monastery’s main temple, the famed Tsug Lhakhang, and Lamayuru Monastery’s Senge Lhakhang, and others. I will also screen my latest experimental film inspired by research and study of Buddhist philosophy. I look forward to what I’m sure will be engaging discussions with this astute audience!
The talk is Sunday, Feb. 1st, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, followed by reception at DNKL, 30 Putnam Park Road, Redding, CT Tel: 203-664-1574. It will be preceded by DNKL’s usual Sunday community gathering from 10:00 am. Open to the public, all are welcome.