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YOGA, Meditation, Mindfulness

Mandala

1/6/2014

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I watched the 'Orange Is The New Black' TV series yesterday for the first time. I loved the scene where an inmate, Yoga Jones explains the concept of mandala*, a sacred offering. "Tibetan monks make them out of dyed sand layed out into beautiful designs in the sand. And when they are done, after days, weeks of work, they wipe it all away." ...

*By the way Mandala is a Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe

PicturePhoto credit: Sfgate.com
She tells Chapman (the main character) to look at her experience in prison as a mandala. Make something as meaningful and beautiful as she can and then pack it away and know it's all temporary. Isn't this the story of our lives? We should live each day knowing that our stay here is temporary, and trying to make it as meaningful as we can. One of my favorite teachers said this after a yoga practice: 
"Ask yourself: How can I use the benefits of this practice to benefit others and to serve others." 
Just see it something simple as helping someone, making someone smile or serving somebody by giving them advice or supporting them in any way we can.

This reminded me of this beautiful piece of art I saw a couple of weeks ago on Sfgate.com
It showcases how Earthscape artist Andres Amador creates precise, geometric sand drawings on different  beaches in the Bay Area, "just to watch his masterpieces wash away with the next tide."





I found this facsinating and wanted to share these thoughts with you. I think we will all agree that life is what you make of it, all you have to do is live your story, that no one else can live - the story of your own, unique life.

Be proud
Be confident
and most of all, BE HAPPY!


Namaste,
Eni

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