CURRENT NEWS

Rauschenberg/Level III course (Toronto); Albany, Kingston and Ottawa classes; Toronto Open House (see below)

MIKSANG IN THE NEWS

Miksang students and practitioners showcase some of their recent slides. Open to the public. Time for all dates: 8pm (note: if you are planning on showing some of your images, please arrive by 7:30pm to load up). The accompanying presentations:

Second Thursday of the month

Next: June 12, 2008

LOOKING AND SEEING:
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

When eye and mind are in the same place one sees clearly and the visual world manifests directly. At ease and joyful, there is no struggle in making images that are strong and vivid.

This introductory training includes instruction, assignments, image reviews and supervised field trips. No previous photography experience necessary but you will need to bring your digital camera.

Upcoming Dates:

KINGSTON, ON
Six consecutive Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9pm
$100
Starting June 5, 2008
Contact person: Janice VanDijk janice.vandijk@bellnet.ca

FIELDS OF PERCEPTION AND THE INNER CONTEMPLATIVE TEACHINGS

Miksang Level II

Toronto Shambhala Centre
Saturday and Sunday
June 28 & 29, 2008
Contact person: John McQuade: dralaimage@gmail.com

ORDERLY CHAOS

Miksang Level III

"Everything is a symbol of itself." - Chögyam Trungpa

In Level Three we engage direct expressive perception: nothing added; nothing taken away.

Rauschenberg: Tribute to a Perception Warrior:

Photography is the most direct communiucation in non-violent contacts
- Robert Rauschenberg

Rauschenberg was the "Picasso" of modern American art. He died this May. His work had a direct influnece on the development of AbsoluteEye photography. As a tribute we offer two presentations at the Shambhala Center.

The series will begin with a compressed Miksang Level Three Orderly Chaos course. Only those who have taken Miksang Level One can practice these teachings, but, as a special event, everyone is welcome to attend this course. This will be followed by a public AbsouteEye series on the Shambhala manifestation of Robert Rauchenberg.

Thursday evenings 7:30pm starting May 22- June 26, 2008. Cost: $40 for whole series; $25 for the Rauchenberg section (June 12-26, 2008) or $5 donation each evening. Proceeds will be donated to the Shambhala Center Building Fund.

Contact person:
John McQuade: dralaimage@gmail.com