Mandala means circle in Sanskrit. It has developed to include the patterns that emanate from the center. They are mathmatically sound and aesthetically pleasing. They are used as a tool in meditation to help train focus and cause one to pause, reveling in the underlying order and beauty.
Mandalas can be drawn, computed, and found in nature. A cross section of a root or stem, a close up of the center of a flower, even the spirals found in shells and universal movements of stars and planets. Like all things holographic, the large is made of minature versions.
The Mandala for Bodhi Yoga is apt. Bodhi means 'awakening' in Sanskrit. The Bodhi mandala resembles a pupil, our first thought for gaining awareness through sight.
Try meditating on it, drawing it, or creating your own. It has actually been shown to increase order in your mind.
Namaste.
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