These are the dates associated with the Day of Dialogue pre-events this year. . .be sure to check them out. If you’ve never seen a sand mandala before, it is incredible! And remember that the Day of Dialogue is on October 29 – all day in the UC.
September 29th- Mississippi Queen Film and Discussion 7-9p.m. UC Theater
Growing up a good Baptist girl, Paige learned to love God, first, then her family. However, her senior year in high school would lead to a relationship with a girl, and all of that would turn on its head. Over ten years later, she attempts to find balance in her marriage and commitment to a woman and the fact that her parents run Mississippi’s only ex-gay ministry
October 21-23rd- Sand Mandala UC Atrium, Discussion 22nd UC Theater 4-5:30p.m.
From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand
ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan, this art is called dul-tson-kyilkhor,
which literally means “mandala of colored powders.” Millions of grains of sand are
painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks.
The most common substance used in the creation of dul-tson-kyil-khor is colored sands.
In ancient times powdered precious and semi precious gems were also used. Thus
lapis-lazuli would be used for the blues, rubies for the reds and so forth.
Formed of a traditional prescribed iconography that includes geometric shapes and a
multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for reconsecrating
the earth and its inhabitants.
October 26-28th- Tunnel of Oppression UC Ballroom Tours 11-1:30 and 4-7p.m.
