Why I am
drawn to drawing mandalas, I don’t know.
I especially like the precision and symmetry of sacred geometry; how the
language of symbols and patterns come together.
It’s a mystery, like the Cosmos itself… I have started working on black
paper, and I think I like it. :)
As I was
working with this mandala, a net-like image started to evolve. It brought to mind Indra’s Net of Jewels. Although I had heard the term before, I
really didn’t know what it meant, so I had to look it up. An article on Indra’s Net has a good
explanation for those who aren’t familiar with it.
Essentially
it is a metaphorical symbol attributed to Buddhism and Hinduism/Advaita Vedanta
about the interdependence and intereconnectedness of the infinite cosmic matrix
of life itself. Each jewel at an intersection
point on the net reflects the essence of all the other jewels, reflecting the
same basic nature, mirroring how we each intrinsically reflect and affect each
other in a ripple effect in the cosmic network all the time.
The
symbol in the circle in the middle is a variation of the Sanskrit symbol for
Aum (OM), which is the primordial sound of the Universe that emanates from an
infinite cosmic vibration out of the Void, or Emptiness. It is basically represents the Absolute, or
“God”, or the originating Life Force – however we each call that inherent
essence of Being…
~*~
“You must be ready to accept
the possibility that there is a limitless
range of awareness for which we now
have no words;
that awareness can expand beyond
range of your ego, your self,
your familiar identity,
beyond your notions of
space and time,
beyond the differences
which usually separate people
from each other and
from the world around them.”
the possibility that there is a limitless
range of awareness for which we now
have no words;
that awareness can expand beyond
range of your ego, your self,
your familiar identity,
beyond your notions of
space and time,
beyond the differences
which usually separate people
from each other and
from the world around them.”
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
~*~
“Ultimately there is light and
love and intelligence
in this Universe.
in this Universe.
And we are it.
We carry that within us.
It’s not just something ‘out
there.’
It is within us
and this is what
we are trying to
re-connect with -
our original light,
love and intelligence,
which is who we are.
and this is what
we are trying to
re-connect with -
our original light,
love and intelligence,
which is who we are.
…remember…”
(A Tibetan Buddhist nun)
