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