<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/everything-is-impermanent-lessons-from-an-ancient-spiritual-art-form.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/21/2023</pubDate><title>'Everything is Impermanent': Lessons from an Ancient Spiritual			                  Art Form</title><description>An integral component of the F&amp;M student experience is the opportunity to learn about new cultures and forms of art directly from expert practitioners around the globe. The Department of Religious Studies invited the college community to celebrate the weeklong creation of a Tibetan sand mandala by renowned artist and Buddhist monk Losang Samten.</description><author>Office of Communications</author><image><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/1614564015-984426362d4e27a401055681381a3c9dfe2a7084f3589a6927bb5f870416576c-d_295x166" alt="Impermanence: Losang Samten"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Art and Art History</tag><tag>Religious Studies</tag></tags></item>