In the term
dharma art, the word
dharma comes first.
Dharma means "norm" or "truth." In the contеxt of dharma art,
dharma is, as Trungpa Rinpoche refers to it, "the state before you lay your hand on your brush, your clay, your canvas—very basic, peaceful, and cool, free from neurosis." Art refers to all the activities of our life, including any artistic disciplines that we practice. It refers not only to the formal practice of art, but to the artistry of life itself—our whole being. In dharma art, these two are inseparably joined.
ARTISTIC TRAINING IN TIBET
As a practicing artist and meditation master, Trungpa Rinpoche (1939- 1987) brought a unique perspective to the discussion of the creative process. At a young age, Trungpa Rinpoche—also referred to as the Vidyadhara, or "knowledge-holder"—was recognized as the eleventh Trungpa Tulku, a prominent lineage of Buddhist meditation masters, and he undertook extensive study of the philosophical texts and meditative practices of Tibetan Buddhism. While in Tibet, the Vidyadhara studied a variety of traditional artistic forms, including monastic dance, poetry, calligraphy, and
thangka painting. He enjoyed the songs of the great poet teacher Milarepa and the epic adventures of the Tibetan hero Gesar of Ling. He received training in the
doha tradition of celebrating the qualities of awakened mind by singing spontaneous verses of spiritual realization.
In Tibet, Trungpa planned and participated in monastic festivals and ceremonies, and took delight in beginning his training in sacred dance. He liked to tell stories of the rigor of his dance training, in which he would need to hold his arm aloft for hours beating a hand drum until his arm would swell up and he would reach the point of exhaustion. In later years, despite his partial paralysis, he could still demonstrate dance moves from his early training, including dances from the folk tradition, as well. (For more information about Trungpa's early artistic training, see Carolyn Gimian's "Editor's Introduction," in volume seven of
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, from Shambhala Publications.)
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