The Dalai Lama adressing a small gathering on the island of Nagarjuna Konda.

The structures and sequence of events repeat themselves from the wide macrocosmos to the tininess of the microcosmos. This attitude leads to the realization that exterior and interior, object and subject are opposites formulated by man, which lead to confusion and inappropriate behavior; an inappropriate behavior that we will feel more and more painfully.

The Tantric worldview denies the possibility of only partially tackling existing damage and postulates instead a holistic approach taking into consideration mutual dependencies. Therefore, according to Tantric teachings, someone wanting to purify himself would not only have to keep his apparently limited self in perspective but the whole cosmos at the same time, The Mandala ritual helps him to recognise and experience all these connections and the underlying divinity that forms the basis for it all. 

Translation from German:

L. Singer, C.Leisinger, T.Sweeney