Synopses & Reviews
This book explores the connection between the inner and outer environments, to develop appreciation in place of aggression. Nourished by beauty, we can recover balance and openness. Once we heal the human heart, we will be empowered to heal the planet. In protecting nature, we will be serving the highest human values, the flowering of the full potential of humanity.
This book includes a hundred photographs of flowers with a text provided by Tarthang Tulku and many exercises to open and refresh the senses, and to recognize and foster beauty.
The mandala is an ancient structure that supports harmony and balance. We can use its principles within our life and in our relationship with nature.
Chapters include:
- Our Relationship to the Earth
- The Power of the Natural World
- Beauty within Space and Time
"The human heart thrives on wonder and the light of beauty".
Synopsis
Each of us has a natural receptivity to the principles of the mandala: beauty and harmony, interconnectedness and wholeness. These principles are directly revealed within the world of nature and within the human heart.
The time has come to explore the connection between the inner and outer environments, to develop appreciation in the place of aggression. Nourished by beauty, we can recover balance and openness. As the flower of the heart unfolds, joyful compassionate action comes forth naturally and bears fruit that we can harvest and share. Once we heal the human heart, we will be empowered to heal the planet. In protecting nature, we will be serving the highest human values, the flowering of the full potential of humanity.