Consider the following:
- What would be in your shrine? - How would you simplify your beliefs into a pocket sized shrine? - How would you decide what to include & what not to include? - What materials would you use? - How detailed would you make it? - What would you do to make it portable? - Where would you take it? How would you decide that? - Does your religion or belief system have shrines? Are they incompatible with your belief system? Project: Create a pocket sized shrine that encapsulates what you deem important for your belief system. Focus on simplifying belief system to a few core ideas & symbols. Follow up Activity: Discuss the role of a belief system or moral compass. **Accommodations: - For students who feel they don't ascribe to a belief system, consider what is important to you? Do you have any mantras or general philosophies you relate to? If you had a creed what would it be?
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For the Mandala to destroy I decided to make a collage where I didn't glue anything down and then I wanted to burn it. However the paper I was using wasn't very flammable so it didn't burn as well as I wanted it to. During our third reading I was intrigued by this quote,
"The idea of enabling constraints opposes the Romantic notion that the creative process must be wholly free from all restrictions. On the contrary, more recent research shows that, absent constraining rules, there is no context for creative discourse or means of expression." (Graham; Tibetan Mandalas, Curriculum Sketches, and the Spiritual Dimensions of Art Education) How do you stay in touch with the spiritual side of things? For me, Spirituality is about awareness of yourself and other. So trying to take time to be present rather then worrying about the future or being distracted. This can be as simple as unplugging my self from a device to just think for a moment or setting aside time to do something fun and focusing on that thing. Another thing that helps me connect with the spiritual, is prayer. Just taking some time to reflect about my circumstances and talk to someone who, I believe, has experienced everything I have and knows what will make me happy helps me stay present and recognize that even though things might feel rough it will all work out in the end. |
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