Meditating with Mandalas: 52 New Mandalas to Help You Grow in Peace and Awareness

Meditating with Mandalas: 52 New Mandalas to Help You Grow in Peace and Awareness, by David Fontana. ISBN 1844831175. Mandalas are highly decorative, symmetrical diagrams used as a focal point in meditation. Using fresh interpretations of traditional symbolism, the 52 beautiful mandalas in this book are specially devised for modern minds and are completely accessible, even to a beginner. Each mandala is rendered in a full-page color illustration and is accompanied by guided, easy-to-use meditation instructions that explain the symbolism of the design and how each mandala is relevant to a modern meditator. Together, these mandalas provide a year's worth of meditation, ranging in topics from finding the core of peace within oneself to tapping the well being inherent in love. An authoritative introduction looks at the history of mandalas and outlines the ways in which they can be used in the practice of meditation.