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  • Experience the Art of Sacred Mandalas with Healing Vocals

    Spalding Hall, University of Hawaii 2450 Maile Wy, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Learn how mandala artist Kaho Koinuma creates pointillistic original drawings through prayer and devotion. How the mandalas have helped her through challenging times and supported expansion. How they continue to refl ect the true nature of all things and help her discover the Truth of her own being. And, much much more... Mandalas have been a sacred tool for meditation, healing, and transformation in most cultures throughout human history. A Mandala (Sanskrit word for “Circle,” meaning wholeness, unity, oneness, and womb fo creation) represents the infi nite layers of consciousness and geometric design of the universe. The afternoon will also include a slideshow of over 60 mandalas with Sanskrit chanting […]

    $10

  • Mieko Yorimasa: The World of the Tale of Genji – Demonstration of Jyuni Hitoe

    East West Center Imin Hall 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Reflections on The Tale of Genji...Japan is a country blessed with four seasons; seeking beauty in the changing seasons, living in harmony with nature, and treating nature as divine.  A unique culture of respect for nature has been practiced in Japan.  The Tale of Genji, elegantly depicting the lives of court aristocrats in this culture, was created by Murasaki Shikibu more than 1000 years ago in medieval Japan. The aesthetic of expressing seasonal change by layering colored clothing is called kasane no irome, or Juni-Hitoe (twelve layered Kimono), and was cultivated in the Imperial court. One of the ceremonies held in the Imperial Palace was “mogi”, a rite of passage […]

    $20