{"id":7862,"date":"2015-03-19T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T21:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jo-online.vsb.bc.ca\/blogs\/jo\/keller\/?page_id=7862"},"modified":"2017-02-02T19:31:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T19:31:50","slug":"mandala-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/dounut-media\/mandala-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandala Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Under construction&#8230;<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Big Picture ideas: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Students need to be able to think through the ideas of others and contextualize them in their own experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">We here at JO participate in our districts Mindfulness work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Through Mindfulness students can change the way their brain works and enhance their concentration, their\u00a0learning ability and their overall h<span style=\"color: #339966\">appiness.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Introducing, or continuing, students knowledge of neuroscience and how the brain works<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Introducing, or continuing, students participation in mind-focusing exercises.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Curriculum objectives:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><em>Students should have experience exploring design<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><em>Students should understand how they can use colour\/shape\/form in context to set mood and meaning<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this unit you will find the following sections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>What is a Mandala<\/li>\n<li>Background context for us here at JO<\/li>\n<li>A look at the Mandala as an art form<\/li>\n<li>All Religions Practice Forms Of Meditation<\/li>\n<li>JO and the Mindfulness program<\/li>\n<li>Develop personal artworks which are from and for each student&#8217;s individual mind.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the Science behind\u00a0meditation<\/li>\n<li>Project Criteria<\/li>\n<li>Understanding symbolism and the example of Shambhala<\/li>\n<li>How to start?<\/li>\n<li>Mandalas and Mandalasesque images that I find interesting:<\/li>\n<li>Readings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_14614\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14614\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290.jpg\" alt=\"Image source www.thinkstockphotos.ca\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290.jpg 416w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/473248290-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source www.thinkstockphotos.ca<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>First! \u00a0Please note that in this project I am not trying to convert, or lure, you into any religious doctrine! \u00a0 \u00a0ok? \u00a0OK! Let&#8217;s move onwards.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">What is a Mandala<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>A <b>mandala<\/b> (<a title=\"Sanskrit\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanskrit\">Sanskrit<\/a>: \u092e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0932, lit, <i>circle<\/i>) is a spiritual and ritual <a title=\"Symbol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Symbol\">symbol<\/a> in <a title=\"Hindu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu\">Hindu<\/a>, representing the <a title=\"Universe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universe\">universe<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-M-W_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandala#cite_note-M-W-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> In common use, &#8220;mandala&#8221; has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the <a title=\"Cosmos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cosmos\">cosmos<\/a> metaphysically or symbolically; a <a title=\"Macrocosm and microcosm\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macrocosm_and_microcosm\">microcosm<\/a>\u00a0of the <a title=\"Universe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universe\">universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a <a title=\"Bindu (symbol)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bindu_(symbol)\">center point<\/a>. Each gate is in the general shape of a T.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandala#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandala#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> Mandalas often exhibit radial <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Principles of art\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Principles_of_art#Balance\">balance<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-SaylorIntroPDF_4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandala#cite_note-SaylorIntroPDF-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The term appears in the <a title=\"Rigveda\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rigveda\">Rigveda<\/a> as the name of the sections of the work, but is also used in other religions and philosophies, particularly Buddhism.<\/p>\n<p>In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a <a title=\"Temenos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temenos\">sacred space<\/a>, and as an aid to <a title=\"Meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meditation\">meditation<\/a> and <a title=\"Trance\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trance\">trance<\/a> induction.<\/p>\n<p>(Text source https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandala)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>In the Tibetan tradition, they are made <\/strong><\/span>as<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> paintings, murals, sand-drawings, and 3D models made of wood.\u00a0metal or whatever you have!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14772\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_.jpg\" alt=\"image source nandzedlivejournal.com\" width=\"736\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_.jpg 736w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_-560x364.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_-260x169.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-nandzed.livejournal.com_-160x104.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>image source nandzedlivejournal.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14778\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14778\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14778\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-https-www-wired-com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts\" width=\"660\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts.jpg 660w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts-560x529.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts-260x246.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-https-www.wired_.com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts-160x151.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image-source-https-www-wired-com201408mesmerizing-buddhist-inspired-collages-made-of-old-computer-parts<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">We live in a 3d world, so should we not think about all dimensions if we are to consider\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Mandala-like objects\/ideas <\/strong><strong>can<\/strong><strong> be found in all cultures and religions practices around the world.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Background context for us here at JO<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Do you remember a few years ago when the headlines read<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1 class=\"title\">John Oliver Secondary Visited by the Dalai Lama<\/h1>\n<p>On Tuesday, October 21, (2014) John Oliver\u2019s Learning Commons was flooded by the paparazzi and dignitaries who were there to welcome the Dalai Lama as he visited the school as part of his \u201cBe the Village\u201d Heart-Mind Youth Dialogues series. (Text source https:\/\/www.vsb.bc.ca\/district-news)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>\u00a0And<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1 class=\"story-h\">Dalai Lama stops by Vancouver high school, met by protesters<\/h1>\n<div class=\"story-byline\">\n<div class=\"standard-byline\"><span class=\"story-author\">By Peter Meiszner and Yuliya Talmazan\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dalai Lama stopped by John Oliver Secondary in Vancouver Tuesday morning, ahead of his Heart-Mind Summit at the Vancouver Convention Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The summit is meant to encourage British Columbians to balance education of the heart and the mind.<\/p>\n<p>The invitation-only youth\u00a0dialogue with students at John Oliver Secondary is one of three events on the Dalai Lama\u2019s schedule this week in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>While there were 1400 students, teachers and parents in the audience, five students from around the province got a rare opportunity for a one-on-one question. (Text source\u00a0Global News)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14710\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14710\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews.jpg\" alt=\"Image source Global news Can you see some of your teachers?\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews.jpg 672w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-globalnews.canews-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source Global news. Can you see some of your teachers?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>In fact, it had been his only visit to a high school. \u00a0In the above picture, I want you to look at the paintings behind us. \u00a0The paintings are a\u00a0collage of student made\u00a0Enzo.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> In Zen Buddhism,\u00a0an Ens\u014d is a hand drawn\/painted circle which expresses a moment in which the mind is free to let the body create.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Although it seems simple enough, can we honestly assess\u00a0&#8216;if were there yet?&#8217;. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to\u00a0Audrey Yoshiko Seo, author of <em><a title=\"Enso: Zen Circles of Enlightenment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1590306082\/?tag=dacuofyo-20\" target=\"_blank\">Ens\u014d: Zen Circles of Enlightenment<\/a><\/em>, \u201cZen circles, ens\u014d, are symbols of teaching, reality, enlightenment, and a myriad of things in between. Seemingly perfect in their continuity, balance, and sense of completeness, and yet often irregular in execution, ens\u014d are at once the most fundamentally simple and the most complex shape. They seem to leave little room for variation, and yet in the hands of Zen masters, the varieties of personal expression are endless. Ens\u014d evoke power, dynamism, charm, humor, drama, and stillness.\u201d (Text source http:\/\/www.dailycupofyoga.com\/)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14713\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14713\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso.jpg\" alt=\"Image source https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ens%C5%8D\" width=\"262\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso.jpg 262w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso-260x357.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Enso-160x220.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ens%C5%8D<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14720\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14.jpg\" alt=\"image14\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image14-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">We, one JO senior art class and two elementary classes from Trudeau <\/span><\/strong>Ele<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">. \u00a0worked on a very large scale.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14718\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image9-e1437758299762.jpg\" alt=\"image9-e1437758299762\" width=\"457\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image9-e1437758299762-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image9-e1437758299762-160x214.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>For three days we\u00a0worked off site in\u00a0the beautiful and tranquil setting of the Van Dusen Garden<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14719\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image5-e1437758378761.jpg\" alt=\"image5-e1437758378761\" width=\"656\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image5-e1437758378761-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image5-e1437758378761-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image5-e1437758378761-260x194.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image5-e1437758378761-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>We did a lot of work leading up to the event.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dharma-haven.org\/tibetan\/om-mani-padme-hung.wav\">But an Enzo is not a Mandala.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14714\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14714\" class=\" wp-image-14714\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-www-junglekey-in\" width=\"582\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1.jpg 2211w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-560x553.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-260x257.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.junglekey.in_-1-160x158.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image-source-www-junglekey-in<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Whereas an Enzo speaks\/reflects our state of mind a mandala can be used to focus our thoughts on specific things, even the absents of thoughts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14703\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14703\" class=\"wp-image-14703\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandala.AbhisambodhiVairocana-Image-source-bhoffert.faculty.noctrl.ed_.jpg\" alt=\"mandala-abhisambodhivairocana-image-source-bhoffert-faculty-noctrl-ed\" width=\"588\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandala.AbhisambodhiVairocana-Image-source-bhoffert.faculty.noctrl.ed_-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandala.AbhisambodhiVairocana-Image-source-bhoffert.faculty.noctrl.ed_-160x190.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source bhoffert.faculty.noctrl.edu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Does anyone want to try making Enso&#8217;s for a class?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/9419\/all-religions-practice-forms-of-meditation-meditation-is-a-universal-practice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">All Religions Practice Forms Of Meditation<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Article.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>JO and the Mindfulness program<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>For over a year now many teachers here at JO have been participating, and practising, with Mindfulness, the Mindup\u00a0Program. \u00a0 The aims to teach students about their brains and how to use their senses and breathing to focus and relieve stress. \u00a0The Premise is that if you can repeatedly achieve a Mindful state you can change the way your brain (Neuroplasticity) deals with the stimulus around it. \u00a0Thus achieving a better quality of life. \u00a0We know that the stress has a negative influence\u00a0on the chromosomes level of babies\/children who grow up in Poverty, or other stressful\u00a0environments (epigenetics). \u00a0Mindfulness aims to help correct or overcome these deficits to give all children the ability to live a meaningful, healthy and happy lives.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1OdBXGHwNCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><em>Understanding the Science behind\u00a0meditation<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14757\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14757\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14757\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390.jpg\" alt=\"Image source http:\/\/meditation-research.org.uk\/2014\/03\/meditation-and-neuroplasticity-five-key-articles\/\" width=\"665\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390.jpg 665w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390-560x328.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390-260x152.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/plasticity-665x390-160x94.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source http:\/\/meditation-research.org.uk\/2014\/03\/meditation-and-neuroplasticity-five-key-articles\/<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/meditation-research.org.uk\/2014\/03\/meditation-and-neuroplasticity-five-key-articles\/\">Meditation and Neuroplasticity: Five key articles<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Meditation not only changes our mind but also our brain \u2013 this is what more and more neuroscientific research suggests.<\/h3>\n<p>Neuroplasticity \u2013 the change of brain structures as a result of experience \u2013 is considered to be one of the most important discoveries of neuroscience. Over the last 10 years evidence has been growing that not only the acquisition of navigational knowledge by London Taxi drivers (<a href=\"http:\/\/video.nationalgeographic.com\/video\/science\/health-human-body-sci\/human-body\/london-taxi-sci\/\" target=\"_blank\">see video<\/a>) or learning a new motor task like juggling (<a href=\"\/\/www.plosone.org\/article\/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002669\" target=\"_blank\">see article<\/a>), but also meditation practice can lead to significant changes to brain structures. Here I respond to a recent request and list <strong>five key articles<\/strong> on that topic. (Tect source http:\/\/meditation-research.org.uk\/2014\/03\/meditation-and-neuroplasticity-five-key-articles\/)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>And<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPlG_w40qOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"below-title-meta\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The benefits of meditating<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14754\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14754\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14754\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic.png\" alt=\"Image source http:\/\/liveanddare.com\/benefits-of-meditation\/\" width=\"1200\" height=\"5578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic-32x150.png 32w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic-768x3570.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic-220x1024.png 220w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic-215x999.png 215w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Benefits-of-Meditation-Infographic-160x744.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source http:\/\/liveanddare.com\/benefits-of-meditation\/<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Let us know turn our thoughts to the Mandala as a personal art object. \u00a0Here is a very good web page!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dartmouth.edu\/~matc\/math5.pattern\/lesson1art.html\">A look at the Mandala as an art form<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>(<em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Web page is from a<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000\">Math class!<\/span><\/em>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Develop personal artworks which are from and for each student&#8217;s individual mind.<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Project Criteria:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>As we have discussed in class the Mandala is a visual link between you and the cosmos. Sounds like big stuff but Mandalas can also be a visual link between you, yourself and the <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">O<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em>rder<\/em><\/span><\/span> you conceive that you live within. After you complete the pattern paintings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"source-title\">Word Origin and History for <span class=\"u-headword\"><span class=\"js-headword\"><span class=\"syllable\">cos<\/span><span class=\"last-syllable\">mos<\/span><\/span><\/span><button class=\"button-source\" type=\"button\">Expand<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-box\">\n<div class=\"source-data\">\n<div class=\"def-list\">\n<p><span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">n.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"def-pbk\">\n<div class=\"def-set\">\n<p><span class=\"oneClick-link\">c.1200<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(but<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">not<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">popular<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">until<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">1848,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">as<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">a<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">translation<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">Humboldt&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">Kosmos<\/span><\/span>), <span class=\"oneClick-link\">from<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">Latinized<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">form<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">Greek<\/span><span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">kosmos<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">&#8220;order,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">good<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">order,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">orderly<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">arrangement,&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">a<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">word<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">with<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">several<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">main<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">senses<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">rooted<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">in<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">those<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">notions:<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">The<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">verb<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">kosmein<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">meant<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">generally<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">dispose,<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">prepare,&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">but<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">especially<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">order<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">and<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">arrange<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">(troops<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">for<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">battle),<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">set<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(an<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">army)<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">in<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">array;&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">also<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;to<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">establish<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">government<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">regime);&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">deck,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">adorn,<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">equip,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">dress&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(especially<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">women).<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">Thus<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">kosmos<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">had<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">an<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">important<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">secondary<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">sense<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;ornaments<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">a<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">woman&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">dress,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">decoration&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(cf.<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">kosmokomes<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;dressing<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">hair&#8221;)<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">as<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">well<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">as<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">universe,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">world.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">Pythagoras<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">is<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">said<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">have<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">been<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">first<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">apply<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">this<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">word<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">universe,&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">perhaps<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">originally<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">meaning<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;the<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">starry<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">firmament,&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">but<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">later<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">it<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">was<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">extended<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">whole<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">physical<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">world,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">including<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">earth.<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">For<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">specific<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">reference<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">world<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">people,&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">classical<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">phrase<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">was<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">he<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">oikoumene<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(ge)<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">inhabited<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(earth).&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">Septuagint<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">uses<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">both<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">kosmos<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">and<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">oikoumene<\/span><\/span>. <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">Kosmos<\/span><\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">also<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">was<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">used<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">in<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">Christian<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">religious<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">writing<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">with<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">a<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">sense<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;worldly<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">life,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">this<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">world<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(as<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">opposed<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">afterlife),&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">but<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">more<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">frequent<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">word<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">for<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">this<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">was<\/span> <span class=\"dbox-italic\"><span class=\"oneClick-link\">aion<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"oneClick-link\">literally<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link\">&#8220;lifetime,<\/span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">age.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-meta\">Online Etymology Dictionary, \u00a9 2010 Douglas Harper<br \/>\n<a class=\"source-cite\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cite This Source<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Please remember that Mandalas are used for many different purposes from focusing your thought- maybe for a test, or preparing for a\u00a0big game or simply helping you to meditate. Even to work through a personal problem. There are really no limits to what a Mandala can be used for.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><em>In this project, you will have to think about yourself, your dreams, your fears and your future.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Depending on what you want your Mandala to be used for you may want to include a picture, word\/s or a symbol that have meanings\u00a0for you. You may just want to make a geometrical pattern and have shapes represent ideas.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14700\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14700\" class=\" wp-image-14700\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Image source www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Mandalas-y-su-significado-Image-source-www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com_-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source www.oracionesmagiayrituales.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">You should have:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">The centre should contain your idea for the Mandala.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">The surrounding circles should contain your supporting ideas.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">You should have at least six of them.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">In sketch book:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Brainstorm some ideas for your Mandala<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sketch at least 10 thumbnails 2&#215;2<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">One 4&#215;4 draft with colour painted in your sketchbook<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">The Good copy will be LARGE so make it interesting-detailed and colourful<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14694\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14694\" class=\" wp-image-14694\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom.png\" alt=\"image source www.supercoloring.com\" width=\"573\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom.png 962w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-141x150.png 141w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-768x817.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-560x596.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-260x277.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.SuperColoringcom-160x170.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source www.supercoloring.com<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Understanding symbolism and the example of Shambhala<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Definition<\/h3>\n<p>Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. Sometimes, however, an action, an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance, \u201csmile\u201d is a symbol of friendship. Similarly, the action of someone smiling at you may stand as a symbol of the feeling of affection which that person has for you.<\/p>\n<p>Symbols do shift their meanings depending on the <a href=\"http:\/\/literarydevices.net\/context\/\">context<\/a> they are used in. \u201cA chain\u201d, for example, may stand for \u201cunion\u201d as well as \u201cimprisonment\u201d. Thus, the\u00a0symbolic meaning of an object or an action is understood by when, where and how it is used. It also depends on who reads them.<\/p>\n<h3>Common Examples of Symbolism in Everyday Life<\/h3>\n<p>In our daily life, we can easily identify objects, which can be taken as examples of symbol such as the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dove is a symbol of peace.<\/li>\n<li>A red rose or red colour stands for love or <a href=\"http:\/\/literarydevices.net\/romance\/\">romance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Black is a symbol that represents evil or death.<\/li>\n<li>A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between the heaven and the earth.<\/li>\n<li>A broken mirror may symbolise separation \u00a0<em>(Text source http:\/\/literarydevices.net\/symbolism\/)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>So how can you add Symbolic meaning or attributes into you own Mandala?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Let us take a look at the following Mandala on\u00a0<strong>Shambhala<\/strong> \u00a0which in Tibetan, means &#8220;The source of happiness&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14768\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14768\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ.jpg\" alt=\"image source laveldanaylorwordpress.com\" width=\"426\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ.jpg 426w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ-260x396.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Shambala-International-Kalachakra-Networ-160x244.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source laveldanaylorwordpress.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>For a detailed analysis please see this <em><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"http:\/\/kalachakranet.org\/kalachakra_tantra_shambhala.html\">webpage<\/a>, \u00a0<\/em>yet for our purposes here I will quote the salient parts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>96 Principalities with Millions of Towns<\/b> refer to our network of nadis (energy channels in the body.<\/li>\n<li><b>Inhabitants<\/b> refer to the energy [wind] in nadis.<\/li>\n<li><b>Outer Ring of Snow Mountains<\/b> refer to the skin<\/li>\n<li><b>Inner Ring of Snow Mountains<\/b> refer to the central channel<\/li>\n<li><b>Two Lakes<\/b> refer to the side channels.<\/li>\n<li><b>Wealth of All Inhabitants<\/b>, refers to the treasures of the mind.<\/li>\n<li><b>Inner Shambhala<\/b> can be identified with the heart chakra, the innermost [subtlest] mind lies here.<\/li>\n<li><b>8-Petalled Shape of the Regions of Shambhala <\/b>stand for the 8 <i>nadis\u00a0<\/i>from the heart centre, each serves one of the 8 kinds of consciousness through which we experience ourselves and the world. The 5 senses, the consciousness, of self or ego, the consciousness of thoughts and the store consciousness of past impressions. Texts describe Shambhala in the form of an 8 petalled lotus so that yogis can visualise it as a mandala in their hearts [Dardo Rinpoche].<\/li>\n<li><b>Bright Light from the Palace<\/b> turning night into day refers to the bright, clear awareness that dispels the darkness of ignorance and illusion.<\/li>\n<li><b>Sky-Lights in the King&#8217;s Palace<\/b> fitted with lenses giving view of life on distant stars and planets, refers to the great range and extent of the clear light awareness<\/li>\n<li><b>Magic Screen of the King<\/b> permitting to observe everything closer by refers to clairvoyant powers of the innermost mind.<\/li>\n<li><b>Golden Throne of the King with 8 Lions<\/b> refers to the underlying power and steadiness of the innermost mind.<\/li>\n<li><b>Wishfulfilling Gem<\/b> refers to the power of the innermost mind to liberate itself.<\/li>\n<li><b>Magic Rods<\/b>, the &#8220;Possessors of the Power of Mind&#8221; which the 96 lesser Kings have, (which enables them to send messages to wherever they wish in an instant &#8211; mobile phones!) refers to the efficient communication and control the deepest levels of mind can have over body and consciousness.<\/li>\n<li><b>Lakes<\/b> symbolise the fruits of spiritual practice; the lake Padma Karpo &#8220;White Lotus&#8221;, implies it reflects the pure awareness of the innermost mind.<\/li>\n<li><b>Malaya Park<\/b> or &#8220;Cool Grove&#8221; refers to the cool and refreshing awareness of reality, extinguishing the painful fires of desires and illusion.<\/li>\n<li><b>Peace and Harmony<\/b> refers to the people of Shambhala being no longer subject to inner conflicts and turmoil.<\/li>\n<li><b>Gentle Laws and No Hard Punishment<\/b> refers to people reaching this stage are beyond the need of harsh [self] discipline.<\/li>\n<li><b>Subdued Demons<\/b>, the inhabitants have subdued demons and made them to servants refers to taming the wilder impulses and using them for reaching the goal.<\/li>\n<li><b>No Loss of Virtue<\/b> when inhabitants enjoy wealth and comfort refers to being beyond attachment which would hold them back from enlightenment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Distance<\/strong> (of Shambhala) refers to the far mysterious reaches of the\u00a0unconscious mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>You can see that each ring, quadrant, part, piece, colour, etc has a meaning or purpose. \u00a0Does the Audience always understand the intended meaning? \u00a0No. \u00a0Not unless that they have been initiated or learnt the symbolic codes of Bhudism. \u00a0And, that&#8217;s OK! \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>What I want you to understand that in this project I want you to assign meaning to each part, or layer, of your Mandala which contributes to the overall Idea or intent.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How to start?<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">First, you have to find a topic, issue, idea, problem, or&#8230; I am not putting any limitation on where you take your mind. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Some might look at this project with the idea to explore themselves through ART \u00a0therapy&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Is so here is an article to look at:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arttherapyblog.com\/art-therapy-ideas\/healing-with-mandala-art-a-multi-cultural-idea-worth-exploring\/#.WGlMhmQrK2w\">Healing With Mandala Art Therapy \u2013 A Multi-Cultural Idea Worth Exploring<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Others might want to start with things you are curious about,\u00a0o<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">r <\/span><\/strong><strong>things in this world you find problematic<\/strong><strong>\u00a0if that is the case start in the middle with what is most important\u00a0and then work your way outward.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14835\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14835\" class=\" wp-image-14835\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/subsystems.-image-source-Blatner.comJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/subsystems.-image-source-Blatner.comJPG.jpg 296w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/subsystems.-image-source-Blatner.comJPG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/subsystems.-image-source-Blatner.comJPG-260x258.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/subsystems.-image-source-Blatner.comJPG-160x159.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source Blatner.comJPG<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14833\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14833\" class=\" wp-image-14833\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/cosmicaddress-Image-source-Blatner.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/cosmicaddress-Image-source-Blatner.com_.jpg 289w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/cosmicaddress-Image-source-Blatner.com_-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/cosmicaddress-Image-source-Blatner.com_-260x266.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/cosmicaddress-Image-source-Blatner.com_-160x164.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source Blatner.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Once you have your main Idea\/topic and the ideas\/issues\/perspective\/attributed that surround it then you are ready to start thinking about the &#8216;How and Why&#8217; of your pictorial rendering of the ideas themselves. \u00a0Will you be literal? \u00a0Or will you abstract the idea into pattern, Geometric shapes, or???<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">OK?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Let&#8217;s listen to Peter about different mindsets one can have while drawing\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJbdTXXl4qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Start with something in your head, even if you know you&#8217;re going on an aimless journy&#8221; \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Hmm, soundlike a metaphor for Life to me.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mandalas and Mandalasesque images that I find interesting:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14699\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14699\" class=\"wp-image-14699 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite-image-source-www-fractalenlightenment-com-jpg\" width=\"569\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg.jpg 569w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg-560x567.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg-260x263.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/mandala-represent-connection-with-the-infinite.-Image-source-www.FractalEnlightenment.com-jpg-160x162.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image-source-www-fractalenlightenment-com-jpg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14698\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14698\" class=\"wp-image-14698\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Manjuvajramandala_con_43_divinita\u0300_-_Unknown_-_Google_Cultural_Institute-Image-source-Wikipedia-.jpg\" alt=\"manjuvajramandala_con_43_divinita_-_unknown_-_google_cultural_institute-image-source-wikipedia\" width=\"597\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Manjuvajramandala_con_43_divinita\u0300_-_Unknown_-_Google_Cultural_Institute-Image-source-Wikipedia--126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Manjuvajramandala_con_43_divinita\u0300_-_Unknown_-_Google_Cultural_Institute-Image-source-Wikipedia--160x190.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image-source-wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14706\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14706\" class=\"wp-image-14706\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/significato-tatuaggio-mandala-sole-e-vento-wobba-jack-tattoo-art-Image-source-http-wobba-jack.comitsignificato-del-tatuaggiosimboli-esotericisignificato-tatuaggio-mandala.png\" alt=\"significato-tatuaggio-mandala-sole-e-vento-wobba-jack-tattoo-art-image-source-http-wobba-jack-comitsignificato-del-tatuaggiosimboli-esotericisignificato-tatuaggio-mandala\" width=\"626\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/significato-tatuaggio-mandala-sole-e-vento-wobba-jack-tattoo-art-Image-source-http-wobba-jack.comitsignificato-del-tatuaggiosimboli-esotericisignificato-tatuaggio-mandala.png 400w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/significato-tatuaggio-mandala-sole-e-vento-wobba-jack-tattoo-art-Image-source-http-wobba-jack.comitsignificato-del-tatuaggiosimboli-esotericisignificato-tatuaggio-mandala-135x150.png 135w, 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633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14707\" class=\"wp-image-14707 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-how-do-it-com-visit\" width=\"623\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit.jpg 564w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-how-do-it.com-Visit-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source howdoit.com<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14701\" style=\"width: 656px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14701\" class=\"wp-image-14701 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/AdventMandalaKerryPierce-Image-source-www.clba_.org_.jpg\" alt=\"adventmandalakerrypierce-image-source-www-clba-org\" width=\"646\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/AdventMandalaKerryPierce-Image-source-www.clba_.org_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/AdventMandalaKerryPierce-Image-source-www.clba_.org_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/AdventMandalaKerryPierce-Image-source-www.clba_.org_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/AdventMandalaKerryPierce-Image-source-www.clba_.org_-768x768.jpg 768w, 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src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_.jpg\" alt=\"https-hiveminer-com3\" width=\"680\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_.jpg 731w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_-560x784.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_-260x364.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/https-hiveminer.com3_-160x224.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source https.hiveminer.com<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14689\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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id=\"attachment_14687\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14687\" class=\"wp-image-14687 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.Flickr-Hive-Mind.com_.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-www-flickr-hive-mind-com\" width=\"694\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.Flickr-Hive-Mind.com_.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.Flickr-Hive-Mind.com_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.Flickr-Hive-Mind.com_-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source https.hiveminer.com<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14686\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14686\" class=\"wp-image-14686\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.heART_.com1_.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-www-heart-com1\" width=\"700\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.heART_.com1_-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-www.heART_.com1_-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source ww.heart.com<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14684\" style=\"width: 721px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14684\" class=\"wp-image-14684\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-topsy-fr\" width=\"711\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-Topsy.fr_-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source topsy.fr<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14683\" style=\"width: 742px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14683\" class=\"wp-image-14683\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-hubpages-com-read-it\" width=\"732\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it.jpg 564w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it-560x545.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it-260x253.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/Image-source-hubpages.com-Read-it-160x156.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source hubpages.com<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14682\" style=\"width: 904px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14682\" class=\"wp-image-14682 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image-source-http-flexibledreams.deviantart.com_.jpg\" alt=\"image-source-http-flexibledreams-deviantart-com\" width=\"894\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image-source-http-flexibledreams.deviantart.com_.jpg 894w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image-source-http-flexibledreams.deviantart.com_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image-source-http-flexibledreams.deviantart.com_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/image-source-http-flexibledreams.deviantart.com_-768x768.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_.jpg 2010w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-560x557.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-260x259.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/http-padmasambhavagururinpoche.com_-160x159.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2010px) 100vw, 2010px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image source nandzedlivejournal.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14773\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14773\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14773\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas.jpg\" alt=\" Image source https.spirittrainchronicles.com\/divineingmandalas\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/rabbit-hole-Image-source-https-spirittrainchronicles.comdivine-ingmandalas-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source https.spirittrainchronicles.com\/divineingmandalas<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Readings:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Say &#8216;om&#8217;: Meditation may aid in brain function<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<p>(Text and image source http:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/tech\/science\/discoveries\/2005-11-13-meditation-study_x.htm)<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The ancient practice of meditation may change the brain in a way that helps boost attention, according to studies out Sunday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14613\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/meditation180.jpg\" alt=\"meditation180\" width=\"180\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/meditation180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/meditation180-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/files\/2015\/03\/meditation180-160x196.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buddhist monks have been saying for years that meditation helps increase attention and concentration. The new findings now offer some support for the notion.<\/p>\n<p>Sara Lazar of Harvard Medical School studied Westerners who meditated for about 20 minutes every day but didn&#8217;t necessarily believe in the tenets of Buddhism. Lazar and colleagues used MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to look at brain parts involved in memory and attention. She found that meditators had increased thickness in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>Those areas shrink as people get older, but this study found that older meditators were able to ward off some of that shrinkage. That finding is preliminary but suggests that a regular meditation practice might help people maintain their ability to remember and focus on details, Lazar says.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"143\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/science\/2005-11-13-science-snapshot-cy-young_x.htm\">Science snapshot:<\/a> What do mathematical models and Cy Young award winners have in common? Dan Vergano explains how mighty geeks are taking a turn at the bat.Meditation involved sitting quietly and focusing on breathing or an image.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Another study suggests meditation boosts performance on tests that measure attention. Bruce O&#8217;Hara at the University of Kentucky and colleagues wanted to see how meditation might affect the ability to attend to a boring task during the mid-afternoon, a time when attention often flags.<\/p>\n<p>He found that 10 people taught to meditate for 40 minutes did better on a test of attention compared with their own performance after reading for 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Too little sleep can impair performance on such tests, so the group repeated the experiment after subjects had lost a night&#8217;s sleep. Meditation improved their performance even then, a finding that suggests that meditation might give the sleepy brain an edge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vigilance is much more difficult when you are sleepy,&#8221; O&#8217;Hara says.<\/p>\n<p>In a study of mostly Buddhist monks, Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin found meditation produced a jump in brain waves associated with vigilance. His study also found meditation activated brain regions involved in attention.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the exiled leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, spoke to neuroscientists, urging them to continue their crucial work on meditation. Such studies may help identify practices that will help people rein in negative emotions, he says. More than 500 scientists signed a petition against the Dalai Lama&#8217;s talk: Many said they didn&#8217;t want to mix religion with science.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under construction&#8230;.\u00a0 &nbsp; Big Picture ideas: Students need to be able to think through the ideas of others and contextualize them in their own experience. We here at JO participate in our districts Mindfulness work. 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