Meditating with Mandalas : 52 New Mandalas to Help You Grow in Peace and Awareness

by David Fontana

• ISBN13: 9781844831173
• ISBN10: 1844831175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Duncan Baird

Summary

Mandalas are highly decorative, symmetrical diagrams used as a focal point in meditation. Using fresh interpretations of traditional symbolism, the 52 beautiful mandalas here are specially devised for modern minds and are completely accessible, even to a beginner. Each mandala is rendered in a full-page color illustration and is accompanied by guided, easy-to-use meditation instructions that explain the symbolism of the design and how each mandala is relevant to a modern meditator. Together, these mandalas provide a year's worth of meditation, ranging in topics from finding the core of peace within oneself to tapping the well-being inherent in love. An authoritative introduction looks at the history of mandalas and outlines the ways in which they can be used in the practice of meditation.

Table of Contents

Introducing Mandalas	8	(46)
SACRED PATTERNS
A Celtic Cross	54	(2)
Spirals	56	(2)
Thunderbird	58	(2)
Triskeles	60	(2)
A Hexagram	62	(2)
The Pilgrim's Maze	64	(2)
Perfect Symmetry	66	(2)
The Wheel of Truth	68	(2)
NATURE
A Bird's Nest	70	(2)
A Waterfall	72	(2)
Fire around the Lotus	74	(2)
The Green Man	76	(2)
An Octopus	78	(2)
Floating Lotus	80	(2)
Heart Lotus	82	(2)
Sun Lotus	84	(2)
Nature's Harmony	86	(2)
SELF AND ACCEPTANCE
Cranes among Clouds	88	(2)
The Flute Player	90	(2)
Yin Yang	92	(2)
The Flower of Self	94	(2)
The Star in the Well	96	(2)
The Salmon of Knowledge	98	(2)
Jewels	100	(2)
KINDNESS AND LOVE
Loving Kindness	102	(2)
Dolphins at Play	104	(2)
A Water Garden	106	(2)
Jacob's Ladder	108	(2)
Transformations	110	(2)
A Dove of Peace	112	(2)
Avalokiteshvara	114	(2)
The Dream Flag	116	(2)
The Rose of Pure Love	118	(2)
Islands	120	(2)
INNER STRENGTH
A Snowflake	122	(2)
Sailing the Storm	124	(2)
A Samurai Sword	126	(2)
Eternal Feminine	128	(2)
The Holy Grail	130	(2)
Confronting the Minotaur	132	(2)
Celtic Dragons	134	(2)
COSMOS
A Stained-glass Window	136	(2)
Time and the Universe	138	(2)
Dragon Energy	140	(2)
Sri Yantra	142	(2)
The World's Weather	144	(2)
Cause and Effect	146	(2)
The Endless Knot	148	(2)
Arches of the Heavens	150	(2)
A Pagoda	152	(2)
The World Tree	154	(2)
Palace of the Gods	156	(2)
Further Reading	158	(1)
Index	159	(1)
Picture Credits	160