World Mandalas: 100 New Designs for Coloring and Meditation

by Madonna Gauding

Beautiful and enlightening, these classical mandalas include rose window designs from the cathedrals of Europe, Navajo sand paintings, Hindu yantras, traditional Buddhist thangka scroll designs, and motifs from illuminated Celtic manuscripts. As a symbol of the spiritual journey, the mandala expresses our yearning for the sacred and for knowledge and experience of the infinite. By coloring mandalas, we become focused on their complex symmetry and come to contemplate the divinity at our own center. With detailed directions on coloring techniques - either on the page or the computer screen-as well as charts explaining Chinese and Hindu color symbolism, this collection offers an irresistible invitation to a rewarding creative activity which is also a rich meditative experience.

Genres: Colouring

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Madonna Gauding is a mandala artist, author, illustrator and designer. She has written widely on meditation, Buddhism and healing; her previous work includes the best-selling World Mandalas.

Reviews

[Marla · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are wonderfully fun!

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice mandalas for meditation with my wonderful colored pencils. Nothing special about the selection, but can always find something within its covers. Almost too big of a book for me making it not that comfortable to use, so I've been removing the pages to color.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing. It's not just a coloring book, though God knows sometimes it's fun to be a child again. This is a wonderful way in which to learn about sacred circle designs that promote healing and wholeness.