CHAPTER-1 SYNOPSIS

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Meditation is derived from Latin verb “meditari”, which means "to think, ponder,
devise, contemplate". Meditation is an method to education the thoughts, just
like the way that fitness is an method to training the frame. within
the waking kingdom one is constantly engaged in looking, eating, and working and
in drowsing state on is absolutely cut off or dull. Meditation lies in among these states.
Meditation is conscious slumbering.

There are different types of meditation technique based on their origination. These are as
follows:

1.1.1 BUDDHISM

Buddhist meditation refers to the meditative practices associated with the faith and
philosophy of Buddhism. middle meditation techniques have been preserved
in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and various thru instructor-
scholar transmissions. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the route closer to
enlightenment and nirvana. the nearest words for meditation in the classical languages of
Buddhism are bhavana, jhana/dhyana, and vipassana. in keeping with Manmatha Nath
Dutt, there's hardly ever any difference between mainstream Hinduism's Dhyana,
Dharana and Samadhi with the Buddhist Dhyana, Bhavana,
Samadhi, especially as each require following the precepts (nayas and niyamas).

1.1.2 JAINISM

Jain meditation has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism along with the
Three Jewels. Meditation in Jainism aims at realizing the self, attain salvation, take the
soul to complete freedom. It aims to reach and to remain in the pure state of soul which
is believed to be pure conscious, beyond any craving, aversion and/or attachment. The
practitioner strives to be just a knower-seer (Gyata-Drashta). Jain meditation can be
broadly categorized to the auspicious (Dharmya Dhyana and Shukla Dhyana) and
inauspicious (Artta and Raudra Dhyana).

1.1.3 HINDUISM

Meditation in Hinduism has increased beyond Hinduism to the West. Mantra meditation,
with the use of a japa mala and especially with awareness at the Hare Krishna maha-

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 mantra, is a significant practice of the Gaudiya Vaishnava religion lifestyle and
the international Society for Krishna cognizance (ISKCON), additionally referred to
as the Hare Krishna movement.

1.1.4 SIKHISM

Each meditation technique specializes in only one component this is to know and witness
one self. The final purpose of meditation is to reach past the mind and live in
the world of pure spirit.
Meditation is a way for training our minds to have
a greater beneficial country of mind or mindset. And this is performed by using entering
into or producing a certain kingdom of mind and repeating it, accustoming ourselves to
that. And of direction there are many, many exceptional forms of states of mind or
attitudes that might be beneficial. One nation of mind maybe simply greater cozy, much
less disturbing and involved. One state of mind can be one this is extra focused. Or
a kingdom of thoughts that is greater quiet, without just consistent intellectual chatter
and worry. One can be a kingdom of thoughts with more know-how of myself,
of lifestyles, and many others. And one can be a kingdom of thoughts with more love
and compassion towards others.

1.2 AIM

The aim is to design an

earthly meditation centre incorporating
the design concepts of sacredness.
Iconic meditation centre can be a
place for city dwellers to break out the
humdrum of urban lifestyles and sit
down with their families amidst nature

1.3 OBJECTIVE

• To incorporate the design principles of sacredness.

• To enhance the quality of meditation centre through integration of areas to

make people feel like meditating.

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• To cater the needs of the user group comprising of residents, devotees and
tourists.
• The preponderance of peace and calmness throughout the buildings.

• Way to balance your life in all areas health, relationships, spirituality„

• Learn to be more compassionate, loving, fulfilled Individuals.

• Become more productive, giving, and influential members of society, making

a positive change in the world through our use of daily spirituality and the
peace it brings to our lives

• To establish an introduction of relationship between nature and meditation

• To provide or develop new idea of spaces which will acts as a healing space to user
rather than mediation hall
• To design in such a way that a user will have to cross through it.

• To design in such a way that it will be free from any type of religious contradiction &
will be available to all races
• The shape and elevation of building will attract and also give calmness to mind
• To document all collections of floral, faunal and geological specimens for the reference
of scientists and future generations.

• To make the natural treasures of this country one of the nation's tourism assets.

• Exploring into the various interpretations and definitions of sustainability in order to

extract ideologies demonstrating the best results.

• Establishing the natural cycles and processes at the site in order to optimize the
available resources as far as possible.

• Studying characteristics of various functional aspects and components of design and

sustainably shaping them to fulfill the aim.

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1.4 BENEFITS OF MEDITATION

As many studies show, a regular meditation practice offers numerous health benefits,
Including lowering blood pressure, strengthening the Immune system, and releasing
stress and fatigue. In fact, meditating for half an hour provides more psychological rest
than a full night's sleep. As you meditate on a regular basis, you will notice an
Increased sense of well-being as well as greater energy and creativity.
Today doctors are Increasingly citing stress as a major contributing factor to most
illnesses. Even though meditation should not be considered a cure by itself, research has
shown it to be beneficial for a wide range of health problems. As stress is greatly
eliminated through Meditation, our minds and bodies begin to function with maximum
effectiveness, creating health, vitality, and happiness.

Practicing Meditation on a daily basis can help you to.

 Manage stress
 Reduce anxiety
 Improve your relationships
 Create Inner peace
 Awaken your Intuition
 Lower your blood pressure
 Become less judgmental
 Connect to spirit
 Enhance your sleep patterns

1.5 YOGA

Derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, Yoga means umon of the Individual
consciousness or soul with the Universal Consciousness or Spirit. Yoga is a 5000 year
old Indian body of knowledge. Though many think of yoga only as a physical exercise

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where people twist, turn, stretch, and breathe in the most complex ways, these are
actually only the most superficial aspect of this profound science of unfolding the
infinite potentials of the human mind and soul.
One of the beauties of the physical practice of yoga is that the poses support and
sustain you no matter how old or young, or fit or frail, you come to your mat. As you
age, your understanding of asana becomes more sophisticated. You move from
working on the external alignment and mechanics of the pose to refining the Inner
actions to finally just being in the asana.

Yoga has never been alien to us. We have been doing it since we were a baby! Whether
it is the Cat Stretch that strengthens the spine or the Wind-Relieving pose that boosts
digestion, you will always find infants doing some form of yoga throughout the day.
Yoga can be many things to many people. We are determined to help you discover your
"Yoga Way of Life!".

1.6 NEED

Present time is an age of fast living and stress related illnesses, we need to
find something that will bring a more balanced relaxed rhythm into our
lives. This can be done by meditation.

1.7 SCOPE

• The purpose of the meditation is to make our mind focused, calm and
peaceful.

• Surroundings in which meditator live play a major role in achieving

peaceful state of mind.
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• The scope of the project lies on realms i.e. planning of the site to provide
a unique character to the overall site, integration of different areas and
the individual building design so as to provide comfortable and peaceful
surroundings to the user of meditation centre.

• Install measures that conserve energy, both active and passive.

• Promote reuse, recycle and up cycle as far as possible.

• Generate as much energy as possible, on site Preaching suitable

environmental education.

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1.8 METHODOLOGY

AIM

NEED OF STUDY

LITERATURE SEARCH

FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

DATA COLLECTION

PRIMARY SURVEY SECONDARY DATA

COLLECTION

CASE STUDIES DESIGN PRINCIPLES

1. LOTUS TEMPLE AREA STANDARDS

2. MATRIMANDIR LANDSCAPING

3. SIR AUROVINDO ASHRAM ELEMENTS

ANALYSIS FROM CASE STUDIES

INFERENCEE

CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER-2 LITERATURE STUDY

2.1 MEDITATION CENTRE

Meditation center is a place where an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of
consciousness, either to realize some benefit or for the mind to simply acknowledge its
content without becoming identified with that content.

2.2 SACRED DESIGN PRINCIPLES

These are total 18 design principles to create a sacred place. How it can be
achieved in the space are given as follow:

1) Centre can be embodied in place by

means of:
 symmetry in the plan of the building;
 polygonal/circular arrangement of furniture

 features such as centralized skylights.

2) Bounding can be embodied in place by

means of:
 staunch walls
 solid floors

 ceilings with openings

 restricted views to the exterior

 objects defining extents

3) Direction can be embodied in place by means of:

 orientation of site and building to cardinal points

 orientation of the building entrance with significant landscape features

 orientation of natural light inside the building

 orientation of objects within the building or the landscape

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 symmetry in the building form.

4) Descent can be embodied in place by

means of:
 darkness inside the building;
 light provided from above, contrasting with darkness inside the building

 ceilings with downward contours towards its centre

 black color

 depressions in the landscape such as water pools

 reflection of vertically oriented objects on the surface of water.

5) Ascent can be embodied in place by means of:

 light provided from above – features that encourage people to look upwards;

 ascending ceiling planes

 vertical reveals in walls

 vertical objects

 vertical building planes soaring towards the sky.

6) Passage can be embodied in place by

means of:
 main entrance of the building
 entrance foyer

 inner portals of the building

 pronounced passageways within the building

 pronounced outdoor walkways leading to the main entrance of the

building.

7) Numeric Order can be embodied in place by

means of:
 polygonal-shaped plans
 Specific number of portals and doorways
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  recurrence of objects within the building.

8) Geometric Order can be embodied in place by means of:

 physical form of the building

 geometrical shapes of wall planes.

9) Spatial Order can be embodied in place by means of:

 singular spaced enclosures with defined spatial centers

 physical form of the building

 geometrical shapes of wall planes

 symmetrical, circular/radial, orthogonal, central, diagonal, and pyramidal

spatial organizations
 hierarchy, relationship, transition, rhythm and gradual extension of spatial
sequence from the inside of the building to the outside.

10) Anthropomorphic Order can be embodied in place by

means of:
 high ceilings
 large inner space

 door and furniture heights

 1:1 or 1:2 proportioning systems

 objects expressing profiles of human form

 symmetry in the plan of the building

 building proportions

 gradual increase in ceiling height from main entrance of the building to

the inside of the building.

11) Ordered Nature can be embodied in place by

means of:
 water pools

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  vegetative screening

 groomed ground cover

 sunlight and shadows cast inside the building.

12) Celestial Order can be embodied in place by

means of:
 natural light entering the building from above
 sloped ceiling.

13) Differentiating Boundaries can be embodied in place by means of:

 orientation of the entrance of the building with the cardinal directions

 niches in the walls of the building

 differences in the length, size, and shape of walls planes

 difference in wall colors and wall textures

2.3 AREA STANDARDS

2.3.1 PAGODA

Space requirement for sitting and standing

2.3.2 MEDITATION HALL

Area of meditation hall shall be calculated assuming 3.5sqmt per person,

excluding the doorways aisles and stage area the height of the meditation hall
shall be minimum 4.0 m. This can either be done in circular or square layouts
The stage shall be minimum 2.5 m wide and 450 mm high from the floor of the

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hall. But under normal circumstances it shall be than 650 mm from the floor
level.

Minimum floor space person is 28*42 inch.

Maximum floor area for per person 28*84 inches Sight lines.

Facial expirations are not plainly recognizable at distance more the 50 ft. to 66
ft. from stage Maximum view shall be 22-40 m. containment of audience with
130-degree angle peripheral. Spread of vision will help promote maximum
visual and aural communication the audience will not choose beyond a line
beyond a line approximately.

2.4 LANDSCAPING

Landscaping plays an important role in design and creating a free environment

for humans to live in. thus, the use of landscape elements in interactive zones
will enhance the learning process in a design institute.

2.4.1 LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS:

 DRAINAGE CHANNELS

These are for draining large areas of paving and ramps or paths contained. The
width of the channel must be related to the size of the gully. Channels can be
DISHED (pre cast concrete or stone) or FLAT (surface sufficiently shaped to
ensure the flow of water).

 FOUNTAINS AND WATER BODIES

Fountains and water bodies have a soothing effect on the psychology of a

person. Water bodies also help in creating a natural cooling effect by blending
with the air flow.

 PAVEMENTS

The base plane of the earth is related to the site structure i.e., shape, texture and
materials; and shall be properly incorporated to the landscape theme. For here
we establish the kind of use, the area allocated for each use, and the plan,
relation of each use to all others. Through the treatment of ground surfaces we
may relate our structural element to the other, and through the treatment of

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design we may accentuate, articulate, and coordinate all elements placed on the
base surface. It sometimes plays a simple role of beautiful carpet to the
surrounding walls of the building or hedges.

 PADESTRIAN PAVING

It is preferable to create local vernacular as this does not create a sense of

place. The separation of pedestrian from vehicular surfacing provides an
opportunity to create a far more interesting design. In case of necessity for
both vehicular and pedestrian paths, mixture of materials can be used, or the
same material in a different color can be used but with appropriate foundation
thickness.

 PAVING UNITS
a) Flexible: (asphalt bitumen or tar macadam hogging) Such units usually
consists two courses: base course and a wearing course of binder with
variable sizes of aggregate.
b) Wearing course aggregate size should be 6mm, base course 20mm.
c) Small rigid units: (bricks, stone sets, and concrete units) They are
usually laid on base of consolidated hard core or clinker with a 25 mm
bed of sand or 15mm sand/ lime mortar. Small concrete interlining units
are laid in contact on a dry sand bed.
d) Large rigid units: (paving slabs) This can be laid over a consolidated
base of clinker or a bed of sand or sand/lime mortar beds.
e) Rigid pavement: (in situ concrete) These are usually of unreinforced
concrete laid directly on a consolidated surged or on a base of
consolidated hard –core, depending upon the ground conditions.
Expansion joints must be incorporated in 6m centers.
f) Ramps: These should have a maximum gradient of 1:10. For
wheelchairs, maximum slope should be 1:12. The surface should be
non-slip and surface water should be shed across the ramp, preferably
into drainage channel. Ramps length should not exceed 10m.level
landings shall be given at intervals. Ramps that are parallel to street are
safer than those at right angles to it.

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  SELECTED PLANTS FOR LANDSCAPING

Neem – Azardirachta indica.

Height : 15 – 20m and rarely to 35-40m. Neem is a fast growing tree. It is

evergreen tree but under severe drought it may shed most or nearly all of its
leaves. The branches are wide spread. The fairly dense crown is roundish.

Alternate leaf arrangement, pinnate, whitish honey scented flowers in auxiliary

panicles, deep rooted tree for hot dry climate and salty soil.

Flowers and fruits in May -June. Good shade giving tree during summers and
can be used as specimen tree, if grown large.

Palash tree-Butea monosperma

Medium tree- 20-40 ft in height.Trifoliate, cooked trunk, irregular branches,

deciduous tree, found mostly in central India. Orange colored flowers in April
known as “flame of forest “. Ornamental tree, doesn‟t gives shade during
summers. It sheds all leaves while flowering.

Ashoka tree- : Polyalthia-longifolia

Intermediate tree with height upto40 ft (12m) Opposite leaf arrangement,

lanceolate leaf, irregular branches, thick foliage, evergreen tree.Flowering
season February to May.Star like green flowers appear, giving a hazy
appearance to the tree. It is generally planted after a spacing of 4ft – 6 ft (1.2-
1.8m).It is generally used as a barrier against the noise and is often planted in
the boundaries.

Mango –Magnifera indica

Intermediate evergreen tree with dense dome shaped crown of leaves and
densely shading tree reaching up to the height of 30m. Mango trees are grown
for their fruit and the rich foliage which give a good shade along the highways
and avoids glare.

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CHAPTER-3 CASE STUDIES

3.1 LOTUS TEMPLE

 Location. New Delhi, India

 Type: House of Worship
 Architectural style: Expressiomst
 Completed: 13November 1986
 Opening:24 December 1986
 Height: 34.27 metres (112.4 ft)
 Diameter: 70 metres (230 ft)
 Structural system. Concrete frame and precast concrete ribbed roof
 Architect: Fariborz Sahba
 Structural engineer: Flint & Neill
 Seating capacity: 1,300

Front Elevation Night View

Inspired by the lotus flower, the design for the House of Worship in New Delhi is
composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to
form main sides. The main doors of the Lotus Temple open onto a central hall
slightly more than 40 meters tall, that is capable of holding up to 2,500 people. The
surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from Pantile Mountain In
Greece, the very same from which many ancient monuments and other Baha’i
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Houses of Worship are built. Along with its surrounding ponds and the gardens, the
Lotus Temple property comprises 26 acres (105,000 mm, 10.5 ha)

Marble, cement, dolomite, and sand were used In construction of lotus temple. If
you look this temple from top view it looks like half opened lotus temple.
Construction of this architecture takes 10 years to complete. There are 800 people
who have worked in construction of this temple. This team Includes engineers,
technicians, and workers. White marble is used in construction of this temple and
because of this beauty of temple is Increased.

Interior of Lotus Temple Aerial View of Lotus Temple

Construction of Lotus Temple

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 Section of the interior dome

3.2 MATRIMANDIR

 Location: Auroville Tamil Nadu.

 Type- House of Meditation, Peace.
 Started- 21 February 1971
 Completed- February 2008
 Height- 29m Diameter- 36m
 Architect- The Mother, Roger Anger

The Matrimandir is there for "those who want to learn to concentrate. " "No fixed
meditations, none of all that, but they should stay there in silence, In silence and
concentration. A place for trying to find one's consciousness.

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"What the new consciousness wants (it is on this that it Insists) is: no more
divisions.
To be able to understand the spiritual extreme, the material extreme, and to find the
meeting point, the point where that becomes a real force. "

Layout Plan of Matrimandir

Views of Matrimandir

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Construction of Matrimandir

Construction of Matrimandir

Sectional Elevation
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3.2.1 CONCEPT
At the very centre of Auroville one finds the Matrimandir, a huge gold disc-clad
sphere, which seems to be rising out of the earth, symbolizing the birth of a new
consciousness.
The mother described as the "symbol of the divine's answer to man's aspiration
for perfection" and as 'the central cohesive force" of Auroville.
It is situated in a large open space area called 'Peace', which is planned to be the site
of beautifully landscaped gardens creating different atmospheres, from where the
evolving township begins to radiate outwards.
It contains an all white marble clad Inner chamber with white carpet, where a beam
of light focuses own onto a 70cm diameter optical quality glass globe surrounded by
12 white pillars.

3.2.2 AUROVILLES CONCEPT

The township of Auroville, 12km from Pondicherry spirals out from the centre much like
a spiral galaxy with a network of major roads forming its ‗arms ‘and contained within
these arms are different sectors The whole concept is symbolic of dynamism of
movement around a pivot, depicting the natural order. Through point controlling the
movement of this pivot is the soul of Auroville.

3.2.3 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The entire structure uses reinforced cement concrete. At the same time, the harsh
starkness dominant architectural features controlling and directing the light quality and
overall ambience inside and outside the building. The reinforced concrete framework,
infilled with Ferro cement panels, is covered with red sandstone transported from Agra,
to form the petals around the structure. The sandstone is intermixed with patches of
grass, in an expression of dissonance; a depiction of the rising Earth rending open to a
craters space for the supernatural floating appearance of the structure.

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3.2.4 BUILDING MATERIALS

 EXTERIORS

• The gold discs cladding

• Disc frames: stainless steel sheet
• Disc material- stainless steel sheet
• Gold leaf: 28 gm of gold per 1000 leaves
• Leaf size: 85mmm X 85mm
• Total number of discs: 1415
• Small convex discs: 954
• Large concave discs: 461
• Av. diameter (large discs)- 2.3 meter
• Av. diameter (small discs): 1.5 meter
• Interior glass inner skin
• Glass cladding has been provided on the inner line of the sphere of Matrimandir.
Big peach colored panels, 800 in number oared required to cover the entire inner
surface area of about 3,000 sq. Mts.
After fusing color onto 8m thick float – glass, it is laminated to a second sheet of clear
glass for safety reasons. Each glass panel triangular in shape is roughly measuring 3Mts.
At the base and 2.4 Mts. In height

3.2.5 STRUCTURE SYSTEM

The final built form of the structure can be described as a flattened sphere consisting of a
huge chamber suspended in a massive concrete mesh globe mounted on four pairs of
concrete pillars. At the exact centre of the chamber a crystal globe mounted has been
placed as a focal point of attention. The profile of the structure, though geometrically
controlled, is not mathematically definable. For the purpose of understanding, the shape
can be approximated as a surface of revolution of an ellipse 36m x2m.Four pairs of 38m
high sickle-- shaped piers, which are the ucturallyru principle load-bearing components
of the structure support the space frame.

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INNER CHAMBER

There are no images, no organized meditation, no flowers, no Incense, no religious forms.

The spacious inner chamber, located in the upper hemisphere, is envisioned as being
completely white, with white marble walls and white carpeting with a pure white crystal
globe in the centre, suffused by a steady ray of sunlight falling on it from the apex of the
sphere. The chamber is a dodecagonal in plan. The length of one side is about 6m and
vertical height about 8.65m. there are 1 freestanding columns located mid-way between
the walls and the crystal in the centre. Seemingly ordinary galvanized steel tubes, these
8.65m x 60cm columns are seamlessly welded.

The cylinders made of 6mm thick sheets will be finished with a smooth white surface to
merge.

Inner chambers of Matrimandir

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3.3 SIR AUROVINDO ASHRAM

3.3.1 PROJECT DETAILS

• Sri Aurobindo Ashram

• Sri Arvind Marg, New Delhi.
• CLIENT- The Arvind ashram trust.
• Principal Architect- Sanjay Prakash.
• LOCATION: Begumpur Road, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi, Delhi 110016

TOTAL AREA – 23.68 ACRES

• MIRAMBIKA 5 ACRES
• MOTHER’S SCHOOL 9.28 ACRES
• AUROVINDO ASHRAM 9.28 ACRES

The Mother had once called the sri Aurobindo ashram at Pondicherry a veritable
laboratory to work out the future society. Its counterpart in the capital of India, the sir
Aurobindo ashram – Delhi branch, can be the best understood as an extension of the
centre of sadhana at Pondicherry.

The Delhi Branch was officially inaugurated on 12 February, 1956, with the Blessings of
the Mother. To the joy and gratitude of spiritual seekers in Northern India, the Mother
graciously granted the relics of Sri Aurobindo to be enshrined here on 5th December,
1957. Since then, the Ashram has been growing at a steady pace. The shrine and
the Meditation Hall continue to be the center of life and the teachings of Sri Aurobindo
and the Mother, the guiding light.

All live and work here as equals. The doors of the Ashram are open for those who aspire
for a higher life, with the trust that their aspiration will not stop merely at having a pious
wish for a higher and nobler aim, but will manifest increasingly in the thoughts, the life
movements and the physical expressions - which will all be progressively and integrally
consecrated to the Divine.

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3.3.2 CONCEPT

The basic form of the plan is derived from the aurobindo’s symbol, keeping it in the
centre.

The overall planning of the sir Aurobindo ashram campus has been conceived and
executed by architect Mr. sanjay Prakash

3.3.3 THE AREA PROGRAMME

TOTAL PLOT AREA 38,092 SQM

GROUND COVERAGE 25%

F.A.R 100

The block which is functioning is called TAPASAYA block.

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Tapasya is the residential building that also provides accommodation for guests of the
Ashram. It is meant for those who seek a spiritual life and wish to imbibe the discipline
of the Ashram, participate in community life and help with the cleanliness, maintenance
and growth of the Ashram.

The tapasya block is made up of four blocks namely Swagat, Vidya, Abhipasana and
Arogya.

Layout plan of Tapasya block

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MEDITATION HALL: The Ashram has a spacious Meditation Hall. From Monday to
Saturday, there is collective Satsang from 7 to 7.30 p.m., spiritual and devotional music
and reading from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. On Sundays, the Satsang
is held from 10 a.m. to about 11.15 a.m. and includes a talk on some spiritual theme. The
Hall is open all day for those who would like to meditate by themselves.

Views of Meditation hall

ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES

After the analysis of all the case studies some inferences are concluded regarding the
Meditation Centre.

• Each area has its green space for open meditation and carry out other recreational
activity.
• Water bodies and landscape is used for climate control.
• Building shapes and orientation place an important role in creating micro climate.
• Proper zoning is done within the site with proper siting areas.
• Proper parking spaces is provided for guests and staff.
• Geothermal energy is used in Meditation centre.

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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

In the eyes of a layman meditation is generalized by these ideas.

• Eyes- needed to be shut. Represents darkness.

• Ears- silence should prevail.
• Touch- no change in position. No movement.
• Smell- pure fresh air.
• Taste- food/no food
• Mind- blank on in thinking

To change this perspective, spaces thru design shall be constructed

for the better understanding of the term meditation.

Eyes- Colors play a huge role while meditating. Different colors play a different role
on the mind and the body.
Colors like blue, purple and green calm the mind while red, orange and yellow
are bright powerful colors.

Ears- music or meditative sounds relaxes the body, mind and soul. Sounds of
the water, music of the chirping birds are also sounds which rejuvenates.

Touch- it is assumed that meditation means no change in position or no

movement of the body. Different art forms or yoga techniques are also a
manner to meditate. Ti chi, yoga, chi gong relaxation leading to receptivity
& dynamism.

Taste- food/ no food

Smell- fresh air. Smell of earth after the initial rains Fragrance of different flowers
and herbs. Sent of oils.

Mind- blank or 111 thinking. Instead focus on one particular thing instead to
stop all the extraneous unnecessary thinking, like worry. But if we have a

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 clear mind, then we can think much more clearly where being more
Introspective about what's going on Inside us, what's happening in our lives.

The Meditation center is holistic in nature which encompasses the five elements of
nature, VIZ. Earth, Fire, Water, Air & Space.

Elements for Meditation centre

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CONCLUSION

“By modifying the sense of space crossed, walking becomes man’s first
aesthetic act, penetrating the territories of chaos, constructing an order on
which to develop the architecture of situated objects. Landscape and its
physical experience are inseparable. Walking is one of the major means with
which we construct our environment and experience it. The walking exercises
consist of an exploration of different pathways we can take, like linear, curved,
zigzagged or meandering. While walking we observe our focus and
concentration, our body weight and weight shift, our postural alignment in
connection with gravity.

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