Creating and Releasing the Mandala




The evening of our first full day at StoneSong, we'll create a mandala together. 

In Tibetan Buddhist practice, the mandala is a two-dimensional diagram of a three-dimensional temple. It's a tool for visualizing your spiritual aspirations. 

For us, it's also a way to affirm the union of sex and spirit, and the image we create symbolizes the safe, sacred erotic space we continue to build together. It's an expression of the temple that we're building together through the entire retreat. 



The mandala is also an expression of the impermanence of all things: when Tibetan monks complete their work, they dedicate it and then immediately destroy it. Similarly, we'll place the mandala on a bonfire the last morning we're together.








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