Life.Centered Blog

I write for everyone and anyone who wants to live a more fulfilling, world-serving life.

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How does Mandala work relate to meditation?

There’s a great deal of interest right now in mindfulness and an increasing interest in meditation – a closely related topic.
A single tree stands illuminated by golden sunlight at sunrise or sunset, symbolising clarity, growth, and grounded presence—echoing themes of financial wisdom and life-centred advice explored in the interview with Cleona Lira.

Money & Life - an interview with Cleona Lira, financial advisor

Cleona is an Independent Financial Advisor who is particularly interested in money and consciousness. She attended one of my Money
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Wisdom running wild - experiencing the natural wildness of our mind and environment

We seem to have a problem with wildness.Our industrial growth based society is wiping out wild animals – two thirds
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On not being the one who helps:

Today I am a little raw, a little tender, and if I admit it, just a little embarrassed.I facilitated part of a team
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Paying attention to the centre in leadership

Mandala work very much pays attention to what is at the centre - the essence, central organising principle, or purpose of a system.
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The ambivalence of change: using Mandala Principle to explore transformation

and our wish to avoid it
Mandala work presents a neutral set of principles. They describe how things work, beyond any judgment of good and bad.

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Howard Thurman