Tao te Ching Chapter 7: Selflessness

Tao te Ching Chapter 7: Selflessness

Selflessness Mandala After contemplating Chapter 7 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: This chapter was, so far, the most profound one I have read, contemplated, and created a...
Tao te Ching Chapter 6: The Feminine

Tao te Ching Chapter 6: The Feminine

After contemplating Chapter 6 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: The Feminine  Humanity wouldn’t exist without the feminine. The yin energy that balances out the yang. The...
Tao te Ching Chapter 4: Emptiness

Tao te Ching Chapter 4: Emptiness

After contemplating Chapter 4 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: Emptiness Mandala – the Infinite When I read this chapter, I immediately understood how the Tao could be...
Tao te Ching Chapter 3: Sage

Tao te Ching Chapter 3: Sage

After contemplating Chapter 3 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: The Sage Mandala In recent months, I’d made a shift to going within and working on this mandala project. My...
Tao te Ching Chapter 2: Good and Evil

Tao te Ching Chapter 2: Good and Evil

After contemplating Chapter 2 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: Good and Evil are Opposites As I read and meditated on this chapter, I was at once struck by the juxtaposition...
Tao te Ching Chapter 1: The Way

Tao te Ching Chapter 1: The Way

After contemplating Chapter 1 of the Tao te Ching, this is the resulting mandala. As I worked, different thoughts would come to me, even as my mind stilled: Living the Way We must live our lives in tandem with upholding the value of service and humility. In fact, I...
A Mandala for Groundedness

A Mandala for Groundedness

Timelapse Video of a Mandala for Groundedness* I created this mandala for groundedness because at this time of year, it is said that the veil is thin between this world and the world of the spirits. I wrote about All Hallow’s Eve and Day of the Dead in which I...
Tao te Ching and mandalas

Tao te Ching and mandalas

Tao te Ching + meditation The Tao te Ching. Ever heard of it? After the peace rally, I’ve taken a few weeks to regroup, rest, settle in and let what’s next “come to me.” I did this because since 2016, I’ve posted here nearly every week...