Centerlife - Happiness Through Nature's Design May 2019 | Page 27

The focal points of houses of worship provide wonderful examples of the unifying
power of centers. For the focusing of people, thoughts, prayers, and meditation on
a single spot serves to build the positive energy in the most wonderful of ways. In
Buddhist temples it’s a central shrine that contains an image of Buddha (a statue
or picture). In a Jewish synagogue it’s the ark (aron hakosh)—a container or cabinet
that contains the Torah scroll. The center of Islamic mosques is a wall (qiblah) that
faces Mecca. Depending upon the actual Christian faith, the ‘center’ of a church
might it’s the pulpit or alter.
Some of the world’s largest structures—spiritual sites, display
Centerpath’s basic ingredients regardless of their history or faith.
The Great Pyramids, Borobudur Temple, Angkor Wat Temple,
Mayan Temples, Christian Churches, and Mecca all feature a
central location that serves to anchor large numbers of peoples.