The Life and Death of a Sand Mandala

[iampeeay01]

What a wonderful peace of art!!! fantastic!!!

[UKFbass]

COCAINE!

[suffwb]

CAN YOU SHARE US THE HIGH QUALITY PHOTO OF THE MANDALA IN THIS VIDEO, PLEASE?

[NovaScotiaChick]

I'm just wondering how food dye could have helped starving people? That was either a delusion or a joke. Food dye, of the unnatural (chemical) kind, actually makes people sick in the long run. It is not meant for consumption. But most doctors would rarely warn you of it, unless they are homeopaths. It would harm the pharmaceutical industry if children stopped eating sweets with artificial colours. Flavours. Preservatives. :( And that's only children.

[kesza18]

this is you can really say temporary art.

[phoenixhoneybee]

i like this video. the colors are pretty incredible.

[PpurpleDemon]

this is ridiculous, u spend all the time and effort to make such a beautiful thing to destroy it soon after? why don't you just mix it all up in the first place? saves time and effort.

[MichaelLawlorRojas]

@PpurpleDemon You've missed the point completely. Read the video description.

[bacon6661000]

ive always loved sand mandalas but i could not have the paticience to make them i would most likly take a large exhale and mess it up and then i would just go apeshit but great work

[nifepartie]

leave this beautiful art to the real monks.

come up with your own ideas. posers.

[Candi710]

I was waiting for the unexpected earthquake..

[abyssalanguish]

When the powers of nature recently unleashed themselves upon the people of Japan, it had me thinking about how life is a mandala that we build up around us and one day...shwoop ! it's gone. So, be grateful for what life is and live with compassion and dilligence in the present moment and always respect death and impermanence that is always interwoven into all threads of living.

[ZenCyn]

If I recall correctly, the sand mandalas are created & then destroyed to bring home the message that there is impermanence to all life. That reminds me of an epitaph I saw in a cemetery one time, and always remembered:

"Remember me as you pass by As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so shall you be... Prepare yourself to follow me."

--epitaph seen on a tombstone

[weeeezzll]

These people need a shop-vac....lol

[ruzickaw]

A waste of time.

[585788]

i want a big poster of that

[PaulGiffs]

My mother taught me over 84 years ago, that the way to know if something is right or wrong is to ask yourself, "If every human being chose to do ____name your activity _____ all at once, and made it a habit, would the world be better?" The way I see it, if every human chose to draw with colored sand, all human progress would cease. Please think this over, as I have. Only then would it be appropriate to leave a comment. Remember, the day will come when your comment will be shown to all creation.

[PaulGiffs]

Millions starve, yet food dye is wasted just for show? This video has been reported to Yu Tube.

[planetfrog]

@PaulGiffs Epic comment. Thank you. :D

[Alan108108]

Hi. The coloured sands for this mandala were made by adding a small amount of acrylic paint to normal sand, then letting it dry, and breaking it up.

[heartlesslover711]

@PaulGiffs people don't need food dye to survive though.

[ladyany2003]

@PaulGiffs Yep, people who are starving survive on food dye.Thank god for food dye! Dont know what we would do without you dye.

[Atheissst]

@PaulGiffs

because food dye has any nutritional value...

[katielouwho]

@PaulGiffs Because the starving people needed the food dye to make their gruel pretty colors right? Jesus you're an idiot.

[MrFizbanic]

@PaulGiffs Exactly what is the proper dietary intake on food dye for a human to help them exist? Zero?  Ya thought so.

[bambino79]

@PaulGiffs

hey douche bag its YOU TUBE 

[bambino79]

@PaulGiffs

hey douche bag.... its YOU TUBE! damn you are stupid... its on the address bar and on the top left hand side and YOU still can get it wrong... wow.....

[WhiteRoarBlack]

@PaulGiffs You have just achieved an all new high of stupidity.

[jucieboxxx]

@PaulGiffs are you joking there is no nutrinal value in food dye . If you have a family and they are NOT putting on weight it might be a good time to check into a food class, youtube channel, cooking class, somthing along thoose lines.

[JacknoobX]

@PaulGiffs YouTube doesn't give a fuck.

[shiroazumari]

@PaulGiffs spelt >*YOU*< wrong buddy. "one thousand candles can be lit from a single candle, and it will not sorte the candles life. happiness never decreases when shared." try sharing happiness, and dont tell me youre never happy, rather than criticisim, and anger. you will find a more peaceful lifestyle, no doubt.

[teklaterra]

ashes to ashes, dust to dust

a life/picture in harmony/structure...made out of sand

like an unborn life

the first cell in the middle

[yanwen100]

The sand pigments come from semi-precious stone ground to a powder. They are not food dye.

[planetfrog]

@yanwen100 Perhaps traditionally this is correct, however the sand in this video was made from food dye.

[Chaguarama75]

WOW! incredible, awesome Beautiful, excellent, perfect that is life in a nutshell.

[DonMatta1166]

This is pretty awesome. i just think it's pretty funny they didn't want to get their shoes wet at the end. what's up with that? you should've embraced that moment and got in at least half way! nonetheless, awesome stuff!

[lavanguardiadelsol]

why they put the sand on the beach after the draw the mandala? why they create something so beatifull that then they destroy??

[iloveasiangirls]

@lavanguardiadelsol It symbolizes the impermanence of life (I think) and essentially shows us how nothing, no matter how intricate or beautiful, can escape change. I say change because they don't really "destroy" it; it just takes a different form. Which again could be symbolic because even when we die, we don't end. We just take a new form.

[lordroots]

i'll try it with cocaine.

[ethantrimmer12]

so inspiring.

[Animaboom]

that mandala is better then mine becoz mine looks like a church window

[vinayaholder]

Yeshe of FPMT has written an extremely honest and heartfelt letter about Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa and the rest of FPMT. It gives clear, logical and lucid reasons for the current situation.

Read the full letter here: tinyurl [.] com [/] yekpz5x

[vinayaholder]

Lama osel has decided to leave the monastery and has rejected his role as the future spiritual leader of the FPMT. Now in his twenties, Osel Hita Torres, as he prefers to be called, has chosen to explore a career in film. Why would the unmistaken reincarnation of the great Lama Yeshe, personally recognised by the Dalai Lama himself, choose to do something like this?

[vinayaholder]

Lama Yeshe's unmistaken incarnation was found and recognised by the dalai lama himself. His name is Lama Osel and he was studying in the monastery, preparing to be groomed to take over the reins of FPMT in the future. But there has been an unexpected turn of events.

[vinayaholder]

FPMT is one of the largest buddhist organisations in the world. Their founder Lama Yeshe and his heart student Lama Zopa worked very hard to bring buddhism to touch the lives of many in the West. FPMT's phenomenal growth is a testament to their hard work and dedication.

[oldParasiteSingle]

Nice job giving voice to the voiceless. This was filmed in Southern Comfort, Chichester? What a coincidence! I myself also love to meditate with Southern Comfort, though Everclear works quicker. ;)

[phil656565]

@oldParasiteSingle rum beer and margaritas also work great, but this is amazing

[ichbinned2]

and bam his lil brother ruines it

[monkybot]

crazy colors

[dragonmagiciantutaki]

Ah~ah~ah~CHU~ WOOPS MY BAD D:

[lola11consta]

funny!i was thinking the same thing!:)

[abominableangel]

@skinnyG2142 why dont you then

[14ramosr]

they believe that nothing is permanint. the circles have no beginning and no end (reincarnation and their speritual journey.)they create works of art that has something speritual that relates to the sperit. they "destroy" the mandala meaning that NOTHING is perminant.

[giuseppaccio]

@14ramosr: wow great spelling.

[14ramosr]

thaanx

[jolandasterbloem]

the mandala is the spirit

[PlatipusBrothers]

You people are idiots, men, wats wrong with you?, that thing was so nice till you destroy it, you took all that time to blow it up?, realy? i don care abaut rour religion stuffs, i like art, and that was art till you destroy it, then it was crap,

[Blade21292]

If the spirit of this is meditation on goodwill and is "bound" in its impermanence, doesn't recording it and creating a permanence of it destroy its spirit? It is beautiful.

[GraxtheDestroyer]

If everything is impermanent than the recording itself is impermanent. This video, our life and culture, our society. Everything will pass away

[cruisersmusic]

Ah - but the sand mandala lives on in the spirit and visuals of this video. It takes on a greater life purpose than the first few people's experience that it meant something to. It teaches something to a greater population even if it is only that sand mandalas are beautiful works of art. For those people who see the deeper aspects of this cultural and spiritual, and famous ritual - even better! How things transform...

[moutsounas14]

beautiful

you should make it spiral too : )

[treiqne]

is that a disc of salt? yumm..i can dip sliced green mango on it..you can also add some hot powdered chilli...you can also dip sliced jicama...it's mouth-watering...yummy..

[sophiavbfleury]

omg! Imagine a mandala made out of colored salt and than been mixed up through a cymatic sound wave... that would oddly beautiful!

[knoxvilleguy2]

I saw a group of Tibetan monks building a mandala in my home town in TN. With the people milling about & concert music downstairs, it must've taken superhuman concentration. There are some people that think that such art & symbols are " Tools of the Devil ". Idiotic.

[foofwolf22]

They're called Christians...

[knoxvilleguy2]

foofwolf22:

Yeah, Christians of the " fringe bordering on lunatic variety " that see the Devil in everything that doesn't have a Biblical quotation or symbol of the cross or WWJD ? logo on it. I'm a Christian, but not like these extremists. I think every religion or philosophy has something to offer. Except Scientology...... !!!! ;-)

[foofwolf22]

Oh, I'm sorry if I offended. I just have issue with "Super-Christians " who see the devil in anything that doesn't pertain to they're religion..

[knoxvilleguy2]

Hey, no problemo.....

I have problems with the same people, living in a Red State doesn't help either.

For instance, I have trouble w / the " 6 literal days of creation " stuff, & the Young Earth school of Creationism ( Dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden, stuff like that ).

People pushing paranoia purveys particular pains !! ( Try saying that 3 times fast !!! ).

I reiterate, no offense taken.

[silvermoonwolf19]

I'm creating a lesson plan about this for a unit plan in art. Not only do I want to expose students to art forms from around the world, I want to make them aware of different cultures' beliefs and how beautiful the world is.

[cilicon]

is your last name Swanson? just checking if you're my teacher =3

[silvermoonwolf19]

Hahaha, no. I'm studying to be a teacher right now.

[Lifesparad0x]

i would love to find out where they get their beautiful colored sands at. do they make them as well out of stones? just curious if anyone knows.

love this video. sometimes i need this kind of reminder in life.

[planetfrog]

Hey Lifesparad0x, thanks for watching - these sands are all home made - using food dye I think - check my other video in response to this and I think you'll see the brands. Its easy enough to make apptly!

[profnasty]

What the Buddhists do with sand, the Federal Reserve Bankers do with people. Not Beautiful.

[jakefgreenfield]

this is beautiful. its even more amazing that many people worked on this.

thank you for sharing

[itsthatshit]

watch?v=c91xC1a8WcQ

[kongjay]

It doesnt mean circle and center, Manda means essence la means container

[joyisaware]

wow thats amazing thanks for sharing

[ballintrax]

i watched this vid when i was trippin out on weed man its so amazing next time ur trippin out watch this vid

[trowuttatwo]

I watched the Gyuto monks build a sand mandala 10 years ago in Townsville, Queensland. I spent the week with the monks, helping to cook for them & their travel & my life changed forever. I became a Buddhist and have been now for 10 years, I took official refuge but looking back I know that my feet first touched the Dharma path, when I saw the sand of the de-constructed mandala, poured away into the river. I was given some sand in a twist of paper and still have it. love Susan (Thubten Drolkar)

[shecter006]

Beautiful

[Otana]

Beautiful, and very moving.

[SgtJcoo]

Cool idea and all, but the mandala didn't look all that spectacular. It was a very boring piece, compared to other mandalas.

[SpiritualMentor]

In santa barbara, california, the only kalachakra sand painting allowed to remain assembled is in the santa barbara museum of art. It was formed several years ago. Permission to allow it not to be swept up was given. it has a plexiglass cover over it. I believe it is the only one permitted to remain assembled.

[jamesthegirl21]

You breed hate and fear. That had nothing to do with Jesus, no matter what you tell yourself.

[GhastlyElephant]

this is breathtaking

[ralen4e]

wow! incredible

[ciffycoffee]

Wonderful illusion of the universe!!!!

It's nice to experience relief from suffering when you suddenly realize that there is not any kind of separation whatsoever regarding the sand mandala from it's "birth" to "death".

I very much appreciate the manner in which the Tibetans demonstrate this.

[alidavision]

There is so much symbolism in the Life & Death of the Sand Mandala...Thanks a lot!

[universumcentrum]

It is not only the Life and Death of a Sand Mandala - it is the circle of our lifes, too!

thanks!

[closeupfingerboards]

Where was the death part

[planetfrog]

On its final journey into the ocean.

[closeupfingerboards]

Where was the death part

[RaszFilm]

The same ceremony took place in our school. It was great. Let you see.

regards RF

[noodlepie43]

i love what he said about taking it into detention centres.I think it would be more appropriate to take it to inner city schools and rec centres,i get the feeling this would work absolute wonders for very hyperactive children as well,and perhaps autistic children,the use of colours and patterns would really'compliment'the way these people are able to see the world.

Mandala's are beautiful,had i the steadiness of hand i would love to make one.ah well.

i shall be checking out that website though.

[DEACONAP4LOVE]

thissi beautiful but it seemsl ike it shoudnt be exploited to an opne community because it is very sacred to these people. I am Christian and these people are getting paid to do this in public when it should be only for the religion community to see and enjoy.

[planetfrog]

No one in this video was paid for doing it! We had a high lama visiting for the day so it was done with his blessing.

[DEACONAP4LOVE]

cool, I bet it was an experience. It is insane how they can make their voices into 3 octives.

[planetfrog]

definitely Deaconap4love, an amazing sound! Peace x

[NinjaParakeet]

its like a cross section of a jawbreaker or a psychedelic planet

[elly0281]

lol... ^_^

i hope so...its a very hard work

[radiantmedia]

Hope nobody sneezes...

[NinjaParakeet]

a choo

[JelloSheriff]

This is beautiful, reminds me of the sand mandala in the documentary "the Wheel of Time"

[planetfrog]

Hey JS, gt8 to hear from you...keep eyes peeled on my channel as should have another mandala vid up in next few days...peace2u!

[JelloSheriff]

cool man, i'm watching

[paintqua]

Magic =)

[EgoApocalypse]

True magic.

[jedimasterham]

Nice, it's very circular! must have taken some time to finish.

[Box0fRain]

hey! I have ADD and I think mandalas are amazing. As is the Buddist way of life. Is it lonely up there on your pedistal?

[planetfrog]

I'm a poor Buddhist if I'm one at all, and hope I'm not on too distant a pedestal to not have company...worship can feel great, but like everything its temporary ( I keep telling myself that but its hard to curb ones passions ). Nice to have you up/down here with me. Peace2U BoxOfRain - beautiful name :)

[Aslanspal]

I tried this once and it looked bueatiful just for the arts sake. Went away for the week came back and my kitty had taken a dump right smack dap in the middle of the universe...I guess she was making a statement ...like "change my litter box every once in a while" so I invested in one of those automatic ones so maybe I will try again.

[ninjabok]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! incredible

[MarkBellinghaus]

Your wonderful answer made me subscribe to you. I believe in spirituality and I am trying to respect Religion, even though I came to the point where I personally do not see sense anymore.

As the great German Friedrich the Great said:

"Live & Let live."

Blessings, Mark ;O)

[MarkBellinghaus]

I tried some of those meetings, we chanted, and I tried to "find myself" through this, but it wasn't for me I guess. I love my Buddha statues and the incense, but when it get's too much like a Church service--it feels just simply creepy to me...sat nam, great video--life & death is like Ying & Yang--good & evil...

[planetfrog]

I hear you. Better to find the Buddha in yourself than the same one outside everyone else is looking for. Peace & thaks for watching.

[nixart]

MarkBellinghaus, you dont need to chant to meditate. You just need to listen to the rhythm of your heart, and breath in time with that! You don`t know you have been there? till your mind kicks back in!

[nixart]

At the end that could have been? till your mind kicks in again!

[LilyWhite69]

Sehr schade... es sah doch so schön aus -.-

[lostnalone]

very profound life everything we believe is beautiful fades, everything that has form changes

[Shilpusuresh]

Those of you saying its a waste of time and misery are showing yourselves to be well-programmed automatons of our fast-paced ADD producing culture. Perhaps someday if you come down from that whirlwind you call a life and see, smell and taste the substance of the world in which you really are, you will better understand this sort of thing. Till then, don't even bother looking here. This is beyond you, children

[supralee]

this is not art but misery!

[richardwiebe]

you must not be an artist - all art takes time, a ridiculous amount of time for the monetary kickback received

[Hisautumnrain]

WOW what a wonderful Video. I have added it to my Home Channel page! Bravo! more then 5 stars!! Thank you for posting it up! Love it!

His auutmnrain @-->---

[planetfrog]

bless you, glad u found it His Autumnrain! Thank you again x

[ollymfilm]

these guys have all day...

[psychopractor]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this planetfrog. Over ten years ago a watched a documentary on sand mandalas and it drastically changed my life - one might even say a glimpse of enlightenment.

[planetfrog]

thanks psychopractor - glad you found the vid! Interesting story too - nothing like a little satori every now and then!

[aswill]

waste of time

[planetfrog]

Why?

[brandon11122]

i was expecting like porky pig to pop out of it and say th..th..th..th..ats all folks

[stormvixen]

Lovely Sandala : ) x

[illumeinessence]

Hello from illume in essence we like Frogs

[nixart]

Re: - TheMcAnus`s silly comment. Playing music is even worse for that m8. For reasons as pointed out in my last comment.

[nixart]

Sand mandala construction, then its destruction makes it an ephemeral art form. The proccess is good for healing the spirit. Playing music is an etherial art form. Each note evaporates immediately, but pictures it evokes are retained in the spirit.

if Search youtube for "nick artmatters", there is music recorded in the ArtMatters gallery during strong gales in January.

[TheMcAnus]

Ah, why, why, why.... ye ruined a perfectly good work of art. you could have blasted that and made a nice colourful bowl to remember your day of meditation and prayer instead of destroying your efforts! How purpose defeating...

[planetfrog]

lol..don't worry TheMcAnus, as all things, your disappointment will fade away like dew on a summers morning. ;) thnx for watching!

[pearlycarole]

Thank you very much for this - I just realised you added this on what would have been my dad's 99th birthday - we made mandalas at a yoga festival the other year, very calming.

[planetfrog]

Well sounds like this video was added on an auspicious occasion. Glad you enjoyed the vide pearlycarole!

[planetfrog]

Ah good timing, pearly, and thanks for watching!

[DorjeTseten]

Loved seeing Akong Tulku.

[planetfrog]

Glad you found the vid DorjeTseten!

[daligoddess2006]

I love this. Have you ever seen the documentary film entitled, "Baraka" by Ron Fricke? I think it's a flick you would enjoy immensely. This is an awesome vlog. I'll go visit the website you suggested. Thanks for posting. 5*s!

[planetfrog]

Thank you as always dali!, Yes Baraka is probably my favourite movie of all time for music and image ( dead can dance strike again ) . World Peace xxx

[daligoddess2006]

Mine too! ~WorldPeace & Celebrate Diversity~ Dali G. XXX