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Perspectives at the intersection of art, science, and Himalayan cultures
Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg
Theme: Reawaken
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Himalayan Art Up Close: Handheld Prayer Wheel
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Steven Zucker take a look at an ornate handheld prayer wheel, a ritual object that is ubiquitous in Tibetan Buddhist culture.
Himalayan Art Up Close
Himalayan Art Up Close: Medicine Buddha Palace
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris delve into a painting of the Medicine Buddha.
Himalayan Art Up Close
Himalayan Art Up Close: The Fifth Dalai Lama
Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris explore a painting of the Fifth Dalai Lama.
Himalayan Art Up Close
Himalayan Art Up Close: Ushnishavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko)
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Steven Zucker examine a painting that celebrates rituals for elders who reach the age of 77 years, 7 months, and 7 weeks.
Himalayan Art Up Close
Reframe Issue Spiral Magazine Cover 2024
April 2, 2024 Read the Reframe Issue of Spiral Magazine
The eighth issue explores the theme of non-attachment.
News & Events
Himalayan Art Up Close: Panjaranatha Mahakala
Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris examine a sculpture of Mahakala, one of the eight great wrathful dharma protectors in Vajrayana Buddhism
Himalayan Art Up Close
Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Reawaken
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Himalayan Art Up Close: Wheel of Existence
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris reflect on a thangka painting of the Wheel of Life, also known as the Wheel of Existence.
Himalayan Art Up Close
Mandala Lab Milan Gongs
March 25, 2024 The Mandala Lab Travels to Milan, Italy
The Mandala Lab is a highlight of Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano’s 2024 cultural program.
News & Events
Mindfulness Meditation with Swami Chidananda
Theme: Liberation
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation with Michel Pascal
Theme: Reawaken
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation with Geshe Lhakdor
Theme: Love
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Listening to the Silence 
How solitude brings us into a deeper relationship with ourselves
Religious PerspectivesInterviewsMagazine
REALIZE 
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Contemporary Himalayan LifePersonal PerspectivesMagazine
The Bonds That Define Us
Attachment theory through the lens of social neuroscience
ScienceMagazine
The Bus Stops Here
Finding inspiration in community and daily life
Traditional Himalayan ArtContemporary Himalayan LifeContemporary Art FormsInterviewsMagazine
REIMAGINE
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Personal PerspectivesActivismContemporary Himalayan LifeMagazine
In Search of Supreme Bliss
Overcoming attachment through focus on mastering bliss
BuddhismTraditional Himalayan ArtMagazine
Are You Too Attached to a Certain Thing?
A humorous take on exploring our attachments
Creative WritingRelationshipsMagazine
Our True Nature of Mind
Harnessing the wisdom of emptiness to generate compassion
InterviewsBuddhismBuddhist PerspectivesMagazine
Can I Let Me Go?
On surrender and awakening
InterviewsHealingPersonal PerspectivesMagazine
Unmasking AI
The founder of the Algorithmic Justice League shares how human bias shapes machine learning
TechnologyPersonal PerspectivesActivismScholarly PerspectivesMagazine
REFRAME
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Contemporary Himalayan LifePersonal PerspectivesMagazine
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