Suddenly a Flame Is Lit
Expressing the nature of awakening
Step by Step: Breathe with Joy
A series on different forms of waking up
Celestial Visions in Three Dimensions
How Pema Namdol Thaye builds mandalas, bringing cosmic realms to life
Morning Rituals from Near and Far
From the Himalayan mountains to the New York City streets, people share how they wake up every day
Step by Step: Create a Morning Ritual
A series on different forms of waking up
Are You Woke?
The work of wokeness is not what you think
The Mandala: A Guide to Transformation
Follow the path to connect inner and outer worlds
Step by Step: Build Your Own Mandala
A series on different forms of waking up
Emotional Rescue
To be fully alive, embrace your ever-changing brain
Wake Up to Find Out
A short strange trip from chaos to enlightenment
Awake
A poem on remembering and turning the mind
Step by Step: Write a Poem
A series on different forms of waking up
Life Is But a Dream (As Seen on TV)
Tuning in to films and series that play with the nature of reality can help us channel Buddhist wisdom
Circle in the Square
How the Mandala Lab builds on the Rubin Museum's storied architecture
Step by Step: Cook Farsi Tarkari
A series on different forms of waking up
Lee Mingwei in Measure Your Existence
A series on the artists from the exhibition
Meiro Koizumi in Measure Your Existence
A series on the artists from the exhibition
Shilpa Gupta in Measure Your Existence
A series on the artists from the exhibition

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