Mandala - The Magical Circle 曼荼羅-神奇的圓圈

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First, let us take a look at some of the amazing pictures. Aren’t they beautiful? Do you see any commonalities between the artworks? Yes, they all have circles, or are in circular shapes. All of them can be categorized as mandalas, the Sanskrit word for circle or wholeness. Sanskrit is a classical Indian language. The circular design of mandalas gives us a sense that everything in the universe is connected and life continues forever. As shared in the pictures, the easiest place to find mandala images are in nature. They are everywhere.
Although the mandala is usually a spiritual symbol that represents the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas appear in all ancient cultures throughout the world. Tibetan monks create sand mandalas as a prayerful meditative practice. At the other end of the globe, we can watch a demonstration of a Navajo Sand Painting, which is also a sacred art. It conveys the God’s power. Here different colored sands are used with skillful fingers. The Aztec calendar is a mandala that is a sacred calendar of the Mexica. The geometric diagram shows two very different calendar systems, one being the 365-day agricultural year that we follow and the other is a 260-day sacred year where the days are described according to the Aztec gods. Interestingly, mandalas are also in the astrological zodiac signs.
Making mandala art helps us concentrate in the present moment, a powerful relaxation tool that promotes inner harmony and balance, that is also not difficult to create. Have you ever made a nature mandala? Here’s how to do it. Let’s gather in a circle. To collect elements for our mandala, we split into groups, maximum of five people. Each group goes out into the surrounding area gathering natural elements without cutting or destroying anything. The intention is to connect and act mindful. As you search for things to use, you can explore their energy, their story and their strengths. Whatever you take, maintain respect for the place and cultivate gratitude.


首先,讓我們欣賞一些令人讚嘆的圖像。是不是很美?您看見這些藝術創作的共通點嗎?是的,他們都有圓圈,或是呈現圓形。這些都可歸類為曼荼羅,在梵語裡意指圓形或圓滿。梵語是一種傳統印度語。曼荼羅的圓形設計,讓我們感受到宇宙萬物都是相連的,生命永不停止。如圖中所示,在大自然裡最容易發現曼荼羅圖像。他們無所不在。
雖然在印度教或佛教,曼荼羅通常作為靈性圖騰代表宇宙,但是曼荼羅也出現在全世界的古老文化裡。西藏僧侶創造曼陀羅沙畫作為祈禱靜坐儀式。在地球的另一端,我們可以看到納瓦霍人的沙畫,也屬於神聖藝術。它表達上帝的力量是運用靈活的手指來繪製多彩的沙子。墨西哥神聖的日曆阿茲特克日曆也是曼荼羅。幾何的圖形展示兩種迥然不同的日曆系統,一種是我們所使用的三百六十五天的農耕曆,另一種則是二百六十天的聖曆,以阿茲特克的諸神為日子作記述。有趣的是,曼荼羅也存在於星座系統。
製作曼荼羅可以協助我們專注在當下,是很有力量的放鬆工具,促進內在的和諧與平衡,而且也不難繪製。您曾經製作過天然的曼荼羅嗎?這裡教您怎麼做。讓我們圍成一個圓。為了收集製作曼陀羅所需的材料,我們分成小組,一組最多五個人。每組到附近區域收集天然素材,不砍切或毀壞任何東西。目的是要有意識的連結與行動。當你搜尋可用材料時,會發現它們的能量、它們的故事與它們的強度。不論你拿了什麼,要保持對這地方的尊敬,並心懷感恩。
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