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Mandalas Galore
Mandalas Galore
Mandalas Galore
According to Wikipedia: Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means circle. In the Hindu and Buddhist religious traditions, their sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form of most Hindu and Buddhist mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. Each gate is in the shape of a T. These mandalas, concentric diagrams, have spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism. The term is of Hindu origin and appears in the Rig Veda as the name of the sections of the work, but is also used in other Indian religions, particularly Buddhism. In the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism, mandalas have been developed into sandpainting. They are also a key part of anuttarayoga tantra meditation practices. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. According to David Fontana, its symbolic nature can help one to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the meditator to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises. The psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the mandala as a representation of the unconscious self,and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality. Mandalas may traditionally be used as a spiritual tool for meditation, but can also be treated as works of art. Artists of all kinds are intrigued by the endless creative possibilities that exist in these sacred circles, and mandala making has expanded into almost any artistic media imaginable. In this document youll find listed just a few of the thousands of links online to all things mandala. Enjoy!
Creating Mandalas
Creating Mandalas Videos:
1. How to Grow a Mandala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16B64myG-E) - a step by step, Youtube video on how to create a mandala. Beautiful and fun! 2. MANDALA: Manju Mandala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTxbj6ZdokM&NR=1) - a time lapse video of the creation of a mandala. Very cool. 3. Zendalas- How to Draw a Mandala Zentangle Style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Nlz4XMxcs) -Youtube video showing how to make a mandala using the Zentange doodling style. 4. How to make an Ojo de Dios (http://www.ojos-de-dios.com/ojodirections.php) - Not a video, but step by step directions and photo illustrations for making an 8 sided, 12 inch ojo. 5. Lama Pema Tenzin : Mandala Creation Time Lapse (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MmfTDPT4NJY) - Time lapse video of the creation of a Buddhist mandala 6. How to Create a Digital Mandala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-UWyt6MKM) - Instructions on how to create a digital mandala with Photoshop. 7. Copy and Paste Faces on Mandala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkqg_cYfCtM) - Further instructions building on the technique for making a digital mandalas above. 8. Create Mandalas by Combining Layers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yvE1KlcK8) - More instructions on Using Photoshop to create mandalas. 9. How to Make a Wire Mandala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BduUJAKDH5w) - How to make a wire mandala for jewelry, ornamentation, or meditation. Or just because you can. 10. Mandalas: How To Color A Mandala Coloring Page (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VLXHlmtVVkg) - Here you see an example how someone colored an Adult Mandala Coloring Page (just in case its been so long since you colored, you might have forgotten how ;-) ).
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Peace Mandalas
Text and Artwork Atmara Rebecca Cloe & New World Creations http://www.nwcreations.com See me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mandalasbyatmara And on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/artworkforthesoul Follow me on Twitter @atmara