Being ignorant about your emotions or struggling against them only makes matters worse. Become more attentive to your emotions, get to know them better. To dissolve their power, use your wholehearted intelligent attention, this will help you discover their insubstantial nature.
A mandala is used as a mindfulness tool. You begin at the outer perimeter and work your way towards the center. Reaching the center helps dissolve all normal egotistic notions and opens the mind to greater awareness. Our daily activities are all we need to create our mandala.
In ancient times people lived holistic lives, if an invention appeared they looked for the problems it might cause, as well as the shortcuts it offered. They valued old ways that had been proven effective as well as new ways, if they could be proven effective.
Set your life in order before effecting a plan to start something new. At the beginning do not take anything lightly and make choices of what to avoid and what you can accept. There may be difficult times ahead but, with the right support, any time is a good time to begin something new.
Quote: If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.