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Mandala and importance of space

 Mandala is an art of patience and intricacy. Here it is not bigger the better, instead it's directly proportional to the time you invest in creating it. More you talk to your Mandala more it will open up, it has qualities very similar to us humans. Start talking to your canvas and it will start conversing with you gradually, it loves patience! Mandala loves its space and enjoys privacy like any of us, so here is a little secret about Mandala which I learnt while practicing. "Mandala's success lies in the space left blank." By this I mean that instead of drawing out thousand microscopic lines gives it some space to breathe and allow it to elevate by leaving canvas white.  


" It's all black, it is about which space is left blank. Space is important." Leave at least thirty percentage of your canvas blank, doing so will uplift your art. Like humans Mandala too does not like getting suffocated, it enjoys the open air! Mandala grows well when provided with ample amount of space and are allowed to be in comfort like us but not for very long else it can get lazy and predictable just like us. This whole talk gets me to an interesting point which is, we humans invented Mandala and thus it has human characteristics like any other thing created by mankind! Moreover, we use this masterful art for healing humans! We are in a loop; we will create and use it for our benefit! We are humans, so let's stay humans. But, Kinder the humans better the space, Mandala will keep us reminding of kindness and we will remain in its forever debt.

Let us all give some space to ourselves and the ones around us and pledge not to suffocate anybody under any circumstances. Beauty of Mandala is not surface reality but an important art which needs to be studied and understood. Every line in it speaks and every curve shows the endless possibilities, it is a journey from nothingness to something very solid.  

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  1. UnknownAugust 23, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    Presentation of mandala connecting with life, every word you expressed so well *****

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  2. Dhruti ShahAugust 23, 2020 at 5:53 PM

    Very Good Observation . I like the way narrated the realtion/ connections of Mandala and space.
    Waiting for many more blogs to come.

    All the best. Keep writing 😊.

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    1. ChandaniAugust 23, 2020 at 10:59 PM

      This comment means a lot. Thank you so much :)

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  3. Sachin patilAugust 23, 2020 at 6:41 PM

    Wow so amazing observation 😊🌸... Waiting next more blogs....

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  4. UnknownAugust 23, 2020 at 7:47 PM

    😍😍😍😍😍 lovely write up about mandala...

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