Miksang in Amsterdam

'Opening the Good Eye'
Introduction to Contemplative Photography



April 17 - 21, 2008

Pre-Requsites: None                         
                          
Location:
Amsterdam Shambhala Meditation Center,
1e Jacob van Campenstraat 4

Workshop Details:
The workshop begins Thursday Evening with an introductory talk and slide show. Friday through Monday takes place from 9am - 5pm and includes field trips, talks, and image reviews.

Miksang is based on the Dharma Art Teachings of the late meditation master, artist, and scholar Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, especially his teachings on the nature of perception.

It is not necessary to have a background in meditation or to have a lot of photographic experience to find these teachings accessible and meaningful.

The workshop will be led by Michael Wood, who has been developing and teaching Miksang courses for the past twenty-five years, and by Miksang Instructor Julie DuBose.

Cost:
$595 USD

Registration Deadline: April 15, 2008

There will be a Miksang Level 2 class April 24 - 28 in Amsterdam.
If you are interested in attending this class, go to:

Miksang Level 2 in Amsterdam

For further information on either of theses classes please contact -
Helen Vink in Amsterdam:

email: helenavink@gmail.com

or call at:
+31(0) 20 6705730
+31 (0)6 53525759

Proceed to Registration Page

Contact: Michael Wood / Julie DuBose
tel: (303) 440-8311

e-mail: miksang1@comcast.net

 

 
 


                

What is Miksang?

Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as ‘Good Eye’, and is based on the Shambhala and Dharma Art teachings of the late meditation master, artist, and scholar
Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.

‘Good’ here doesn’t mean good as we usually use the word, as in good or bad. Good here means that our mind is uncluttered by preoccupation, relaxed and open. Its innate nature is clear, brilliant, and extremely precise. When steady mind, clear vision and soft heart come together in one single moment, ‘Good Eye’ manifests. It is vision that is inherently pure, unobstructed, unblocked, free of depression, free of aggression, free of interpretation. Free altogether. When we synchronize eye and mind, we abandon all concepts and predispositions and become completely present in the moment. The world becomes a magical display of vivid perception. We can develop the ability to experience and express these experiences precisely through the practice of contemplative photography

Miksang, at its most basic level, is concerned with uncovering the truth of pure perception. We see something vivid and penetrating, and in that moment we can express our perception without making anything up—nothing added, nothing missing. Totally honest about what we see—straight shooting. As we allow ourselves to become more available to the things around us without the biases, filters and formulas often associated with photography, our experience and expression of day-to-day moments becomes more rich and endlessly varied—beyond what we think. One moment, one shot. Graceful Appearance.