Be(ad) here now
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The term "dul-tson-kyil-khor", which literally means "mandala of colored powders", describes the Tibetan ritual art of sand painting. Tibetan monks form a mandala from millions of carefully-placed grains of sand on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks. The mandala is designed to be washed away, as it is made in the Buddhist spirit of impermanence and non-attachment.
I feel positively Tibetan right now.
I decided to make a permanent beaded necklace for my goddess pendant tonight. Hours of painstaking placement of tiny crystal and silver beads ended when I held the finished necklace up to the light and admired it -- only to watch the crimped end break and the beads spill all over my bed.
Impermanence.
Non-attachment.
I am trying to look at the bright side. I am closer to being at one with the Universe tonight.
On a darker note, I suspect that a whole bunch of missing (and quite pointy) crystal beads will be at one with my butt when I roll over in the bed tonight.
I feel positively Tibetan right now.
I decided to make a permanent beaded necklace for my goddess pendant tonight. Hours of painstaking placement of tiny crystal and silver beads ended when I held the finished necklace up to the light and admired it -- only to watch the crimped end break and the beads spill all over my bed.
Impermanence.
Non-attachment.
I am trying to look at the bright side. I am closer to being at one with the Universe tonight.
On a darker note, I suspect that a whole bunch of missing (and quite pointy) crystal beads will be at one with my butt when I roll over in the bed tonight.
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