Year of the Mandala

This year I have dedicated some of my creative time to creating Mandalas. In fact, I have painted at least one a month. I even got a tattoo of a Mandala I designed with the artist who did it on my arm. I have always love the Mandala as a symbol since my early twenties.I travelled to South East Asia when I was 21 years old. I travelled to Thailand and Singapore and Indonesia. I became more interested in the religions of the world. It was an adventure of a lifetime. "A mandala is a spiritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism. It’s a symbolic representation of the universe with an inner and outer world. The word mandala comes from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. Literally mandala means “circle.” The circle is seen as a magical form, without beginning and end, just as the universe is believed to have no end" A mandala is a symbol of the universe in its ideal form, and its creation signifies the transformation of a universe of suffering into one of joy. It can also ...