Flower Mandalas

Flower Mandalas

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Flower Mandalas: Yellow Rose (and garbage)

Yellow Rose I Defiled or immaculate. Dirty or pure. These are concepts we form in our mind. A beautiful rose we have just cut and placed in our vase is pure. It smells so good, so fresh. A garbage can [...]

Flower Mandala: Protection

Pink Peony I On life’s journey, faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. – [...]

Flower Mandala: Opening

Pink Dahlia I Opening: n. The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open. An open space serving as a passage or gap. A breach or aperture. A clearing in the woods. The first part or [...]

Flower Mandala: Balance

Chinese Tree Peony Seed Pod There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word [...]

Previous Posts

Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas: "Mistakes: Alchemy"
NOTE: This is the first draft of the "Mistakes" essay in my forthcoming book, Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas. Responses and comments welcome, no matter how brief. Mistakes: Alchemy Copyright 2013 David J. Bookbinder Many of my older clients are disturbed by what they see as lost opportunities, wr

posted 12:19:52am May. 21, 2013 | read full post »

Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas on Wattpad.com!
I've "published" the 39 chapters of Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas that I've created so far on Wattpad.com. Wattpad lets you read through the book like ... a book! As always, comments welcome. Here's what I have so far: http://www.wattpad.com/story/5697085-fifty-two-flower-mandalas More anon, Da

posted 10:41:46pm May. 19, 2013 | read full post »

Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas: "Miracles: Yellow brick roads"
NOTE: This is the first draft of the "Miracles" essay in my forthcoming book, Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas. Responses and comments welcome, no matter how brief. Miracles: Yellow brick roads Copyright 2013 David J. Bookbinder I am a miracle worker by trade. Or more precisely, a facilitator of mi

posted 11:21:47pm May. 08, 2013 | read full post »

Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas: "Love: Essentials" (first draft)
NOTE: This is the first draft of the "Love" essay in my forthcoming book, Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas. Responses and comments welcome, no matter how brief. Love: Essentials Copyright 2013 David J. Bookbinder When I was 25, living in Manhattan and trying to jump start a career in writing and ph

posted 10:31:25am May. 03, 2013 | read full post »

Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas: "Longing: Inclinations"
NOTE: This is the first draft of the "Longing" essay in my forthcoming book, Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas. Responses and comments welcome, no matter how brief. Longing: Inclinations Copyright 2013 David J. Bookbinder A writer I knew some years ago collected her poems into a book she planned to

posted 7:21:18am Apr. 24, 2013 | read full post »


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