MANDALAS AND MEDITATION

MANDALAS

The circle of the mandala is the primal symbol for all that exists.

Its the symbol for the sun, the giver of light and the full moon, the disclosure of darkness.

Meditation is a practiced for calming the mind, from the daily grind of life we live today, it helps distress and takes us back to a state of oneness with our mind, body & spirit.  I also helps to get back in contact with our subconscious and therefore quieting down the ego which is not our true self.

When you quiet the mind you become aware of the world around you, the real world not the superficial one we are made to believe is real but the world where there is no fear, no judgements, there is only the truth and the now.

The mandala has been used in many spiritual traditions to aid meditation.  Because of its symbolic nature, when used is this way, the mandala can help the mind not only become focused and tranquil, but also to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the mediator to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises.

How to meditate with mandalas:

1:      Find a quiet room where you wont be distirbed.

sit cross-legged on a firm cushion that raises your bottom a little way above the floor or sit in an upright chair with our feel flat on the floor.

2.     Place the mandala infront of you, it should be no bigger that a piece of A4 paper, at arms length.  straighten your back and rest your hand in you lap,f ingers laced together and palms uppermost.

3.   Rest your gaze on the mandala but relax your eyemuscles.  Let any thought pass you by and try not to get distracted.  Try not to analyze the mandala just look at it, steadly and evenly.

To begin with practive for 5 minutes each day until you feel comfortable but i would recommend no more that 20minutes as you still need to live in both worlds evenly.

Before you start you may like to say a prayer, for example:

"I ask the goddess and god to protect and guide me in this meditation"

 

NAMASTE "bow me to you"