Mandala is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word "Mandala" and symbolizes the consummation of life. Originally meant circle, it is a symbol of the universe. In India, the mandala flower is considered to be the flower of the celestial realm, and in Tibetan Buddhism, the circular mandala pattern has a beautiful "fit" that everyone who sees it will be happy. It contains insight into the spirit of enlightenment, transcendent enlightenment, and illusion.
Nowadays, the motifs and models of the mandala are popular from all walks of life.
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Mandala flowers are native to China and are found on all continents of the world. The whole plant of mandala is poisonous, contains scopolamine, has the function of antispasmodic, sedative, analgesic, anesthesia, and is said to have it in the ingredients of anesthetic.
Yishu has a novel called Mandala, in which she describes the beauty of mandala flowers. Yi's text is concise and accurate, and I have not found a better description than she wrote: "The two plates of flowers are about three meters high, the leaves are as smooth as velvet, the flowers are large and white, like a funnel, and the petals are spread out like beautiful petticoats."
According to the Lotus Sutra, when the Buddha spoke, the mandala flower fell from the sky and the flower fell like rain. The Taoist Dipper has a mandala star messenger, because the messenger holds this flower in his hand, so he named this flower mandala flower.
According to legend, because the ancient Greek giant god Prometheus sent fire to mankind, human beings had civilization. But he was punished by Zeus, the father of the gods, and imprisoned in the Caucasus Mountains. An eagle pecks at his growing liver every day, while the dripping "liver juice" grows mandala grass. It is a potato-like solanum plant, which was particularly worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.
In ancient and medieval times, what played a greater role than the fruit of the mandala was its roots. Folk called it mandala grass root, its shape is strange, resembling a humanoid, superstitious people at that time used it as a talisman. Because the rhizome had this strange shape, people at the time revered it, and would protect it with a small cover, and then, carefully put it in a separate container, lick it every day before eating, and then soak it in red wine on the weekend
The "witches" made a variety of drinks and plasters from the root of the mandala, which were said to help them "fornicate with the devil" on the Brocken Hill on the night of Wapugis (1 May).
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In everyday life, the word "mandala" can be used to refer to any plan, diagram, or geometric pattern that symbolically represents the universe. The Borobudur Buddhist Temple in Java, with its peculiar style, can be called the architectural grand view of the 9th century AD, which is unique among the Buddhist temple architecture. Viewed from above, the temple resembles a giant mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmology and the essence of the state of mind.
Discovered in the 19th century, borobudur Buddhist temples have been hidden for hundreds of years amid layers of volcanic ash and lush jungle. The reason for its abandonment is still unknown.
The mandala symbolizes the universe. Traditionally centered on Mount Meru, the mainland surrounds it. The flames in the outer circle represent wisdom, and the eight heavenly burial platforms surround it, representing the Buddhist admonition to sentient beings not to forget death at all times. The burial platform is a place dedicated to the decomposition and corruption of the human body, allowing people to face and embody the impermanent nature of life. Inside the circle is the walls of the Mandala Palace, where the gods and Buddha are said to be.
The mandala is also the place where all the "sages" and "merits" gather, accumulating merit, wisdom is perfect, and it is the cosmic map in the mind. It symbolizes mystery, conformity, wisdom, elegance, represents endless hope and happiness, and is the center of the energy of the tantric tradition of practice.
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The energy of the mandala comes from the "circle", the natural force that is satisfied but lacking, through the delicate totem, the energy of the altar field, the mystery of the body structure in the geometry, and then uses the power of color to connect the inner perfection force to jointly create a powerful energy circle and lead it to the essence of life.
Most people look at the mandala with their eyes – made up of colors, shapes, lines, and actually the energy field behind it – the field where energy waves form. This is very important: the energy waves interfere with each other in the shape of a phase, and the information carried by the energy waves constitutes the color distribution.
The Swiss psychologist Jung, who was at the age of thirty-eight, encountered a bottleneck in his life, so he resigned his teaching position and concentrated on his inner practice. Every day he recorded his dreams, thoughts, and drawings, and followed his inner impulses to draw a circular picture in his diary. And the circle he painted was exactly "mandala."
He was fascinated by the psychological and spiritual significance of the mandala. It is said to be like a mathematical formula symbol, representing a spiritual order.
Jung discovered that the heart of each of us is divided, so much so that we need a "mandala" to bring it together. And this sacred "magic circle", ManDala, through the delicate totem, the energy of the altar field, the mysteries of the body structure in the geometry, and the power of color, can connect our inner power of perfection and create a powerful energy circle.
In his autobiography, Memories, Dreams, And Reflections (1963), Jung wrote: "Every morning, I would draw a small circle in my notebook as if the situation in my heart at that time was reflected in this circle. . . . . It was only later that I slowly discovered what the mandala really was. it was the ego, the whole of the personality; if all went well, it should be harmonious."
The mandala represents the overall cosmic map, reminding us that the relationship is positive infinity, and the design of the mandala is a circular symbol of life, which is an eternal cycle and will not end.
The mandala is a hologram of the human character, and the traces of the past and the future of the mind can serve as a beacon of growth, but the self-shaping of the character must begin by realizing its importance, and the mandala makes the self more and more clear.
Through different themes, we can see the content of different levels of the mind in a targeted and directional manner, and with the cooperation of the will, connect with the subconscious mind step by step, planned, and healing direction, and realize psychotherapy work.
For example, visualize the ability diagram below! Pick an energy map, concentrate, and look closely for 10 minutes, look at the dots, lines, surfaces, and composition of the figures, and see the power of color rendering. Let them "purify the aura formed by those negative energies" and return you with peace and joy.
References: Republic, History in Symbols