Mandala Web--Creative Mindfulness & Nature

Against Football by Steve Almond, Etc

Erin gave me this book, having seen Steve Almond's talk at UMass. Almond has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and...

Out & About (Thoughtful Musings in Place)

It's true, I haven't posted here since Christmas. The world is too much with us, I suppose, but really, sometimes there are too many...

Sparse Christmas

This year, my family and I had a sparse Christmas. Because of circumstances, we pared down to a few essentials. It was not a bad...

Can I Help You?

I have maintained a meditation practice for the past thirteen years. I believe I gain from the practice, however difficult it may be to...

Keith Moon, A Lesson in Mindfulness

The title sounds facetious, I know. The thought that one could somehow link the late drummer for The Who with mindfulness sounds...

Invent[st]ory by Eileen Tabios, and So Forth

“Another damned thick book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon?” Those words were supposedly spoken or written by some...

Mindfulness and Asperger's

I want to write about Asperger Syndrome. Our adult son has lived (and struggled) with it his whole life. More is being understood about...

Winetasting and Mindfulness

Mindfulness when you meditate is one thing. What else are you going to do as you sit but notice what appears in your mind? Mindfulness...

Running, Meditation Practice, and Mandala

I do not write or talk much about my meditation practice. I wish to avoid proselytizing. Still, I find value in meditation, and others...

Dylan Goes Electric

I am reading Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald. It concerns the time, 1965, when Bob Dylan shocked people (and the world!!!) at The...

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Great Meadows and Some Thoughts on Process

Photo Shoot at Great Meadows

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The Early Prophets by Everett Fox

Round About, and Where We Live

Indiegogo Campaign--"Simplified Autumn"

Indiegogo Campaign--"How Did I Forget?"

"Colour Day"--Notes on a Painting

Indiegogo Campaign: Prints by Allen

The Red Book by Carl Jung

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Aim of the Mandala

Creative means mindful, mindful means enlightened. Those are not magic words, they simply offer access to a meaningful life. See those words in the most unfuzzy way you can. They are foundational concepts.

Creative means finding your own way, solving problems, adapting to situations.

Mindful means perceptive, unjudging, and compassionate.

Enlightened means understanding and embracing.

This web site aims is to make a mandala of those ideas. Mandalas are centering device, a way to focus.

The entries on this site illustrate various ways my attention has focused. Perhaps they can be of use.

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