Symmetries

Very detailed!

This was very interesting. It is said to be a mandala. It greatly differs from all of the other mandalas which I have seen thus far. However, it still has symmetry.

 Here’s an example of another mandala.

Mandala’s are incorporated into the spiritual beliefs of many people besides Tibetan Monks. here’s a example of a mandala which is used for other spiritual beliefs.

This is the creation of a mandala, whose design slightly differs from those seen in the Rubin Museum

That logo maybe most of you will know. And there are many automobile brands used symmetry logo as their sign…

I hate the spider related things. However, I should admit that the spider web is stunning in balance.

One perfect example is the human body. The left and right halves of the human body perfectly mirror each other. Internally, it is not the case, as body organs often do not mirror each other.

What is Symmetry?

We see beauty in things or people who are symmetrical. Symmetry is always a factor in aesthetics and beauty, but what does it really mean?

Symmetry is the sense of harmoniously pleasing balance and proportion. There is balance of similarity in an object, proven by geometry or physics. Gravity is an important factor in natural symmetry, that’s why most things in nature evolve towards symmetry. That’s why we see beauty in symmetry.

The most common type is reflection symmetry, also known as bilateral symmetry. Basically, this means having ‘two matching sides’. Which means that if you fold the object in half on its median axis, both sides have essentially identical halves.

Nature is filled with examples bearing bilateral symmetry. Butterflies, leaves, sea life, etc. exhibit this form of symmetry. Almost all plant and animal life exhibit reflection symmetry, only a few do not. Of course, bilateral symmetry in nature is only approximate, and do not perfectly match up when folded on the middle axis.

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This website is good for learning about symmetry.

When I was a children, I learned the hive is the symbol of nature’s symmetry.

Religious meaning

A yantra is a two- or three-dimensional geometric composition used in sadhanas, or meditative rituals. It is thought to be the abode of the deity. Each yantra is unique and calls the deity into the presence of the practitioner through the elaborate symbolic geometric designs. According to one scholar, “Yantras function as revelatory symbols of cosmic truths and as instructional charts of the spiritual aspect of human experience”^[5]

Many situate yantras as central focus points for Hindu tantric practice.Yantras are not representations, but are lived, experiential, nondual realities. As Khanna describes:

Despite its cosmic meanings a yantra is a reality lived. Because of the relationship that exists in the Tantras between the outer world (the macrocosm) and man’s inner world (the microcosm), every symbol in a yantra is ambivalently resonant in inner–outer synthesis, and is associated with the subtle body and aspects of human consciousness.^[6]

As weird as it can get, we can also create Mandala art with human bodies!