The architectural design of this mandala is based on the instructions of Barry Bryant, from his book, "The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala: Visual Scripture of Tibetan Buddhism." Although great effort was made to replicate step-by-step the Kalachakra as detailed in his book, I took considerable liberties to modify its construction in order to fit the canvas and the medium, and also exercised artistic license to make it personal to my life experiences.

Gratitude to Barry for his work in writing this book, without which creation of this mandala would not have been possible. In addition, I also owe a debt of gratitude to all the beings that inspired me during the creation of this mandala, especially the artists and teachers, whose work no doubt imbued the resonance of this piece.