As Vajrayana Buddhists we diligently practice the 2-fold accumulation of merit and wisdom. To accumulate wisdom we engage in meditation to deepen our understanding of emptiness and the innate purity of all phenomena. To accumulate merit we engage the other 5 perfections, starting with the perfection of generosity. Mandala practice combines meditation, mantra, and purification into a single very powerful act of generosity, and serves as a method to accumulate merit quickly. With each mandala offering we offer the entire…