Famous Gyuto Monks of Tibet First Time in Auckland

Gyuto House Australia
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WORLD FAMOUS GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET IN AUCKLAND THIS WEEK
FIRST TIME EVER

The Gyuto Monks of Tibet who have filled London's Albert Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House with the sound of their unique deep harmonic chanting slipped quietly into Auckland this week to offer a life changing soundbite! Auckland Museum Auditorium will ring with the mesmeric power of this overtone chanting on Saturday night as the monks give us a taste of this ancient cultural tradition. Dressed in the richly coloured silk brocade capes of the Dakinis, the Sky Dancers with black and silver hats and Tibetan long horns, elephant drums and cymbals, it will be a sight and sound never before seen or heard in Auckland. The Gyuto Monks from Gyuto Tantric University in Dharamsala have travelled the world for forty years demonstrating the very best of the sacred art of Tibet. George Lucas of Star Wars fame records them at Skywalker Ranch in the U.S. and is a great fan as is Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead. Closer to home, the Australian Broadcasting Commission records their CDs and books and has even shown an 'Australian Story' about their significant work in Australia where they have toured annually for the past 13 years.

The monks have been making a beautiful 2 metre Sand Mandala of Yamantaka, Protector of Life and Conqueror of Our Fear of Death all week in the new Atrium at the Auckland Museum and offering a wide range of complementary sessions of meditations, public talks and their famous 'Culture for Kids' classes. The program finishes on Sunday afternoon when the Mandala id swept away symbolizing the impermanence of all things.

Media all over the world continually report on these gentle yet humorous monks - they present a visual feast and not for nothing are they photographed and filmed blessing the centre of the Melbourne MCG before the football finals, presented with Test cricketers jumpers and introduced by Toni Collette or Richard Gere - they go where the people are and have built a huge following of devoted 'fans' simply for their practice of kindness, of enabling people to stop for a moment and feel accepted, to allow their better selves to come to the fore. 800,000 schoolchildren as well as politicians, business people, families, babies and teenagers have all experienced the warmth of the monks - this is their gift to Auckland this week. Don't miss it.

Gyuto Monks of Tibet
'Sounds of Transformation'
8pm. Saturday 24 March Auckland Museum Auditorium.
Admission $20 at door on night

Detailed program www.aucklandmuseum.com Gyuto Monks www.gyuto.va.com.au.

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