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Selling prayer flags in Lhasa

~ Chakrasamvara Mandala. Period: Thakuri–early Malla periods Date: ca. 1100 Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley Medium: Distemper on cloth

Offering to Mahakala

Mongolia

Psychology and science have identified both drumming and mindfulness meditation as helpful therapy for everything from stress to memory loss to supportive cancer care. Bringing the two together — mindfulness and drumming — can be life-changing. Even one session of meditation, focused on a drum’s beat demonstrates how powerful this ancient meditation method can be in our stressful modern lives.

– Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro

– Chandrakirti

 – Ribur Rinpoche

In Tibetan Buddhism, the Citipati, or “Lords of the Cemetery” are two mythological Buddhist ascetics, who were so deep in their meditation, they were caught unawares by a thief and beheaded even before they knew they were dead. As a symbol, the Citipati represent the eternal dance of death, and perfect awareness. They are usually depicted as a male/female pair of intertwined skeletons caught up in an ecstatic dance. 

Citipati or ‘Lords of the Cemetery’ in Tibetan Buddhism.Their skeletal form is a reminder of the impermanence of life and eternal change

Citipati thangka, Tibet