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Drawing the Awakened Heart

Learn the skills of thangka drawing or progress along this creative journey as part of this year's 2025 Summer Institute! The science of the creative arts is one of the 5 Sciences studied in ancient Buddhist universities such as Nalanda, and continues to be studied in the present day Nitartha Institute. Within the sphere of science of the creative arts we explore thangka painting which is a very powerful tool in the development of the visualization and creation stage practices. Many students have had their visualizations become easier to generate and much clearer. Studio classes are a natural environment for shamatha. One's mind naturally focuses and relaxes on

Improve your meditation with thangka drawing

Elena Weiss2024-05-03T11:03:08-07:00Categories: Blog, Meditation, Science of Creative Arts, Shamatha|

Drawing the Awakened Heart Improve your meditation with thangka drawing, one of the courses offered by Nitartha’s Department of Science of Creativity and the Arts. This is a powerful tool for developing our visualization and creation stage practices. After taking this course, many students have found it easier to generate their visualizations and with greater clarity. Studio classes are also a natural environment for practicing shamatha meditation. One's mind relaxes and simply focuses on drawing, which can be a very calming experience. Nitartha teaches thangka drawing based on the Karma Gadri Lineage. One of the four major schools of Tibetan thangka painting, we begin by learning the