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Drawing and Painting Buddhas such as Shakyamuni, Medicine Buddha, Green Tara, White Tara and tibetan mandalas according to traditional buddhist art at the Thangka Painting Summer Retreat in The Netherlands with Carmen Mensink
Netherlands, UPCOMING COURSES, Green Tara, Buddha Face, Medicine Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni, Eight Auspicious Symbols, Mandalas

Jul 26-Aug 2 / Veluwe, Nederland / Thangka Zomerretraite

Met verschillende onderwerpen om uit te kiezen, oa. De Boeddha, MedicijnBoeddha, Mandala van Vijf Elementen. Deze 8-daagse Zomerretraite is geschikt voor cursisten op alle niveaus. Het onderscheid zich door de persoonlijke benadering en begeleiding (Carmen neemt vantevoren contact met je op om te bespreken wat het beste onderwerp en aanpak voor jou is) waardoor de retraite geschikt is voor beginners (ook mensen zonder enige tekenervaring), half-gevorderden, en gevorderde thangkaschilders.

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Happy 91st Birthday Dalai Lama! 🎉 Upcoming Course Dates ☀️ Pics US tour

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dear Reader, Congrats on the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday! 🎉May he still stay with us for a very long time and be of inspiration to so many beings 🙏🏼 After three weeks of teaching at different places in NYC and Upstate NY, where I gave lots of teachings at different places, and shared joyous moments with my students -> See pics below. Now back in Amsterdam, I’m preparing for the upcoming classes in…

Guided Meditations by Carmen Mensink, Aftercare

Morning Meditation

Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.

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Alle Thangka Zomercursussen in Nederland! ☀️ in Amsterdam en op de Veluwe

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dag Reader, Gisteren ben ik teruggekomen van drie weken lesgeven in NYC en upstate NY. Ik heb een jetlag en ben moe, maar kijk met veel plezier terug op heerlijke weken met fijne cursisten. Bij deze een overzicht van de zomercursussen en retraites in Amsterdam (volgend weekend al – nog enkele plekken vrij) en Veluwe! Please refer to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice for merit multiplying days, in…

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Happy Saka Dawa! 🌷 Mandala of the Five Buddha Families in NY 🌷 Pics of the Tulip Fields 🌷 Green Tara online

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dear Reader, This Sunday May 31st Saka Dawa is celebrated, the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. Saka Dawa is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, and this holy day commemorates the three major life events of Shakyamuni Buddha: his Birth, his Enlightenment, and his Parinirvana. On Saka Dawa, karmic results are multiplied by millions of times,…

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All Courses through July! 💖 Pics of the Italy Retreat last week

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Ciao tutti! I’m still in ‘Italy mode’ as I just got back from the Thangka Art Retreat week in Umbria. Below you’ll find some pics (and a link to see all).For those living in the US: the classes and retreats in the East Coast are coming closer (next month), so if you want to be part of it, register now to not miss out. Also the classes in The Netherlands fill up quickly. Arrivederci 👋Carmen PSAny…

Guided Meditations by Carmen Mensink, Aftercare

Meditation on White Tara

Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.

Italy, UPCOMING COURSES

Nov 5-8 / Venice, Italy / Thangka Drawing Course

Creating buddhist art in the most beautiful city in the world! Learn to draw a Buddha in a traditional ‘Venetian Palazzo’, on one of the canals in the heart of Venice (with amazing views!). Creating art in the city where you are surrounded by art is such a great combination.

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YES! The New Online Thangka Course ‘Tara’s Mudra’ is now available! 🌷

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! NEW Online Thangka Course at the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art ONLINE Met alternatieven voor wie al eens Groene Tara heeft getekend/geschilderd:Tara, beschermer tegen Vergiften | 21 Tara’s | Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21…

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Register Now for the US Thangka Classes (and Europe!)

Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Overview of all Thangka Classes in the US this June Register Now Jun 11, NYC, US Met alternatieven voor wie al eens Groene Tara heeft getekend/geschilderd:Tara, beschermer tegen Vergiften | 21 Tara’s | Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften,…

Guided Meditations by Carmen Mensink, Aftercare

Groene Tara Meditatie

Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.

Netherlands, PREVIOUS COURSES, Buddha Face, Buddha Shakyamuni

Jul 10-12 / Amsterdam, Nederland / De Historische Boeddha (Shakyamuni)

Tijdens deze weekendcursus leer je De Boeddha te tekenen volgens de oude Tibetaanse traditie van thangka (rolschilderingen). De officiële naam van De Boeddha is ‘Boeddha Shakyamuni’, en het Boeddhisme zoals wij dat in huidige vorm kennen is op zijn leringen gestoeld. Naast de tekensessies kom je tijdens deze cursus ook via korte meditaties, dialezingen en uitleg van de mantra van de Boeddha meer te weten over zijn achtergrond en symboliek. Dit geeft het tekenen van je Boeddha zoveel meer diepte.

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