Sand mandalas transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them.  Buddhist scripture teaches about the potent energy of the mandala, with its wealth of symbolism and its positive healing properties.

The sand mandala is actually an imaginary celestial palace. Each detail of the structure is symbolic.  The palace faces the four corners of the earth.  Each gate, from each direction, is protected by a fierce gatekeeper.

During meditation, one passes through each gate, having gone through many different symbolic stages.

The creation and destruction of a sand mandala is drenched in potent symbolic ritual.

Buddhist monks chant and meditate to invoke the divine energies of the deities residing within the mandala, while they painstakingly create the mandala with minute grains of colored sand.

The monks then ask for the deities’ healing blessings.   The mandala is eventually destroyed.  The materials used in one mandala are not used again.

A mandala’s healing power extends to the whole world even before it is swept up and dispersed into flowing water—which in turn distributes the mandala’s blessings to all.

The energy of the mandala is present, and absorbed during the ritualistic process of creation and destruction of the mandala, and it is there for all who view it, at any time.  It transcends time/space, as a true creation of energy.

The word Kalachakra means “wheel of time”. This mandala represents the universe around us, within us , and our inner selves/practive.  The palace in this mandala has 5 floors, representing body, speech, mind, wisdom and great bliss.

The ultimate wisdom of the kalachakra deity is the manifestation of human conscisouness.  This is represented by 722 deities in the mandala.

I am inserting this beautiful image of the kalachakra sand mandala.  Please meditate on it, let the mandala “speak to you”.

Absorb its healing energy.

Please share this with others.  In view of the recent devestating earthquakes and tsunami, please receive the healing energy of the mandala, and send out healing energy to those that are suffering at this time.  The Dalai Lama has explained that the deities of the kalachakra mandala create a positive energy for the world, reducing tension and violence.

namaste

(photo courtesy of candy tan)

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Did you know that fears are actually negative energy, a negative thought,  that your consciousness projects into your reality?   That is what makes the fear “real”.  No matter what you are afraid of, realize that it is your creation, and only you can change it.

You have the ability to envision your life, your reality, existing without that fear, completely free.  If you can see this, then you can eradicate the fear.  Envision yourself without the fear.  Realize that your mind created the fear.  Understand why you did it – there is a root always underlying why create each thought.

A fear is just a thought.  Every thought is actually energy that you transmit into the universe.  Some people call this a thought form, but no matter what you call it – every thought you create is an energy form you create.

This energy form you create is technically “alive” and intelligent.  It attracts like energy to it.  Therefore – picture this:  Imagine you waking up and thinking of just happy and positive things – imagine surrounding yourself with people and things you love – doing things that are rewarding.  Your actions and your thoughts are positively charged, and you are literally transmitting them.  These transmitted charged thoughts are hovering, as energy, attracting similar energy to them.  You are literally enveloped with positive energy – you can not help but begin to transmit love and light.

Now, look at the opposite situation.  Imagine if you develop a fear, for instance, a fear of dying.  You may not be consciously aware that it is dying that you are afraid of – but this negative energy begins to affect your life.  You may develop hypochondria, or become afraid of heights, deep water, flying, or driving , or you may develop some other fear – all because of the underlying fear of dying.  These fears begin to affect your daily life.  Each time you think of them, you are transmitting more negative energy- giving these fears “body”.  You are literally feeding and nurturing a negative thought form each time they surface as thoughts in your mind.  This energy, that resulted from your thoughts, (and it doesnt matter if you silently think about them or talk about it with others) is transmitted to the cosmos and becomes part of the law of attraction.  You will be attracting more of the same negative state of mind.  You easily become trapped in a vicious cycle.

Prevent this from happening to you.

If you are subject to negative thinking – fears, doubts, … – stop and turn your thoughts around.  The first step is to realize that it is not wrong to have fears or negative fear type thoughts.  It is human.  Acknowledge that you are entitled to feeling this way.  Understand that you were supposed to have these thoughts in order to learn the lesson of becoming positive and to experience the law of attraction to your benefit.

Take a good look at the fear and realize that it isnt necessary.  You dont need to be afraid of anything – everything is already taken care of in our life.  At this point in our life, we have no conscious control over the emergence of our soul into this physical body, nor do we have control over the soul path.  Therefore, with the same trust in the Creator that allowed for our emergence into this plane, continue to live your life as it has been planned out. Yes, when we exercise free will we can influence and direct many things that will or can occur in our lifetime – but if we are destined to experience something, it will happen no matter what.

Therefore, let go and enjoy the ride!

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Buddhist Guide for Healthy Living Vol II

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Whenever I find a something valuable and informative, I save it and share it however I can.  I am posting a free ebook called Dont Worry, Be Healthy – A Buddhist Guide for Health and Healing.

This book discusses concepts and approaches the topics from a Buddhist perspective.  For the reader who is not at all familiar with Buddhism, it is truly enlightening and helpful.  I feel that every belief system has so much to offer.  Feel free to download the book – it will open your mind to another way of understanding and implementing holistic healing. It will prove valuable to open your mind to as many perspectives as possible. After all, we are all one. Therefore, we all possess the truth.

Don’t Worry, Be Healthy – A Buddhist Guide For Health & Healing – vol I

continued in next post….

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