Though the principle is the same as that used in free writing, the images are often more effective than words at conveying what's on the mandala maker's mind. Typically, those mandala makers who have studied drawing the least produce the most startling works.
而繪畫比文字更容易透露心事，越沒學過繪畫技巧、不受慣性制約的人，往往越會有出人意表的作品產生。