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    Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning circle, and circular mandalas are commonly used in Hinduism and Buddhism to symbolize the relationship between the universe and spirit. Mandalas have also become a popular symbol of meditation as creating or focusing on mandalas can help relax the mind and promote stress relief. While mandalas are often circular, they can also take other geometric shapes or be created from objects. The use of mandalas was brought to Western psychology by Carl Jung, who had clients use them to connect with internal processes and find symbols of wholeness.

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    Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning circle, and circular mandalas are commonly used in Hinduism and Buddhism to symbolize the relationship between the universe and spirit. Mandalas have also become a popular symbol of meditation as creating or focusing on mandalas can help relax the mind and promote stress relief. While mandalas are often circular, they can also take other geometric shapes or be created from objects. The use of mandalas was brought to Western psychology by Carl Jung, who had clients use them to connect with internal processes and find symbols of wholeness.

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    Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning circle, and circular mandalas are commonly used in Hinduism and Buddhism to symbolize the relationship between the universe and spirit. Mandalas have also become a popular symbol of meditation as creating or focusing on mandalas can help relax the mind and promote stress relief. While mandalas are often circular, they can also take other geometric shapes or be created from objects. The use of mandalas was brought to Western psychology by Carl Jung, who had clients use them to connect with internal processes and find symbols of wholeness.

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    Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning circle, and circular mandalas are commonly used in Hinduism and Buddhism to symbolize the relationship between the universe and spirit. Mandalas have also become a popular symbol of meditation as creating or focusing on mandalas can help relax the mind and promote stress relief. While mandalas are often circular, they can also take other geometric shapes or be created from objects. The use of mandalas was brought to Western psychology by Carl Jung, who had clients use them to connect with internal processes and find symbols of wholeness.

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    The Symbolic Meaning of the Mandala

    In Sanskrit1 Mandala means circle, and circle mandalas are


    also one of the most commonly available form of mandalas. In
    countless religions and traditions, primarily Hinduism and
    Buddhism, Circles have very powerful significance. In regions
    across the Himalaya and India, people used the artistic
    expression of mandalas to form symbolic relationships
    between the universe and the spirit.

    In many ancient cultures around the globe, the circle


    represented a symbol of deeper connection with the self and
    the universe. Nowadays, mandalas have become a popular
    symbol of meditation. The mandala can enhance focus,
    relaxing and silencing thoughts while meditating, can promote

    An ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are
    written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived.
    stress relief and help you to form a greater connection with
    oneself and to be centred.

    But a Mandala can have any shape. Generally speaking a


    mandala is a geometrical form - a square or a circle - abstract
    and static, or a vivid
    image formed of objects and sand or any other natural and 3D
    object.

    The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung ​brought the use of


    mandalas to Western psychology. He used them himself and
    with his patients as a way of finding a symbol for wholeness​.
    For Jung symbolism was a key way to help clients connect
    with internal processes that they were struggling with, and
    some crisis were much easier to accomplish through creative
    means, than through talk therapy.

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