I found some groups of mandala art therapy on “Douban” APP ( a China APP, just like some platform where people can share anything with strangers, also have some professionals will publish their ideas ), where many users would share their own drawings of mandala and some feelings. I tried to contact some Mandala Users, some users replay me with useful informations,
This user said: “The earliest cognition of mandala came from the Sanskrit translation of ‘Thangka’ mandala as ‘altar’ and ‘mandala’ have the function of meditation. In Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism, the mandala symbolizes symmetry, harmony and unity of the universe. It also symbolizes the highest latitude of life-ultimate completion. Later, I read some art therapy books and learned that Jung once painted dreams and images into various symmetrical circular patterns, namely mandala, in order to heal himself. So at first I bought some coloring with mandala patterns because of curiosity: try to draw mandala. As a method that can be used for art therapy, mandala actually has many forms, you can create freely in a circle, or you can paint in a regular circle and symmetrically in a circle. The power it brings to me is to become focused and gradually calm, especially every time I am agitated and fall into the abyss of my soul, it can calm me down. So every time I draw a mandala is a self-healing, let me no longer separate, and find my ‘Zen’. Hope can help you.”
this user said: “The mandala is a manifestation of our inner being, teaching us to let go of judgment and standards and desires.”