Inspiration from Mandala Gardens

posted 2011 Mar 30   Our relationship with nature offers us two precious opportunities: to receive beauty and to foster it. Both are equally important, for by protecting and preserving the field of beauty that offers nourishment for the heart, we serve the highest human values.

Inspiration from Mandala Gardens

posted 2011 Mar 23 Love and appreciation translate into understanding and action. If we appreciate nature, we take responsibility for our actions. We can educate ourselves toward a more global perspective, so that we are capable of protecting what we value.

Inspiration from Mandala Gardens

posted 2011 Mar 16 Cherishing beauty is the secret key to opening the heart, and once the heart opens, caring and compassion flow naturally. Thus, the world of nature can play a crucial role in the development of the human values, such as love, compassion and kindness.

Inspiration from Mandala Gardens

posted 2011 Mar 09 The world of nature speaks to the human heart directly: sustained, nourished and supported by beauty, the heart begins to open like the petals of a flower unfolding. The flower of the heart is the center of the mandala. When the heart opens, we begin to realize the unity of existence and our communion with nature.

Inspiration from Mandala Gardens

posted 2011 Mar 02 The power and beauty of the environment create a support for spiritual endeavors. Inner spiritual realities are reflected in the colors, shapes and forms of the outer natural world. This relationship is as a mandala, an esthetic and symbolic arrangement of elements around a central point.