SHAPELY BUDDHAS

quadra blue u-shapes

interwoven at the tips

look: shapely Buddhas

the four quadrants can represent the four directions and the four elements, the blue Buddhas adding mindful clarity for creative/imaginative wisdom...Buddhas are all interconnected...the directions and elements are in relationship, in harmony.

stand in the center of a power spot in nature, a place you have visited many times (a power spot is simply a place where you feel an experiential give and take of energy from nature within your body). Ground yourself into the earth (feel the earth with bare feet), and imagine the energy from the sky and sun filling you with light and love, from the top of your head into and through the body, and out the feet into the ground...Look to the north and let your eyes lightly scan for each of the elements in turn (earth, air, fire, or water)...you may not find all of them...that's okay...connecting with even one element is a cause for rejoicing...turning clockwise, face east, south, and west in turn, each time searching for and meditating on as many of the four elements as you can find...when you return to north...close your eyes and rest at your center (sit for however long you wish)...what wisdom have you experienced...let that wisdom find a home within you...journal, make art, dance, sing if you wish...thank the four directions, the four elements, and the Buddha for whatever mindful clarity emerged.




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