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Tibet House and Rizzoli Bookstore invite you to celebrate the launch of Mandala: In Search of Enlightenment by Peter van Ham, in conversation with Matthew R. DeSantis. This event will be held at Tibet House, followed by a signing with book sales by Rizzoli Bookstore.
In its original form, the mandala, whose roots lie in the cultural realm of India, denotes a sacred circle. In addition to its use as an aid to meditation, it is also the artistic translation of spiritual visions. Yet mandalas are found not just across Tibet and other Asian countries, as the new book by Peter van Ham illustrates. The principles underlying them can also be found in representations of the spiritual arts across the globe.
Bestselling author Peter van Ham will be joined by Matthew R. DeSantis for an evening of in-depth exploration around the world into the inner realms of the human psyche.
“The expertly clean presentation of the many artistic parallels between the different spiritual traditions shown here is captivating! Their amazing commonalities are conveyed in an exciting, inspiring way, greatly serving efforts of international understanding, while numerous concepts are concisely and vividly explained—unprecedented in literature!” —Dr. Vivian Wagner, Sinologist, former lecturer at the universities of Munich and Heidelberg
