I enjoy exploring Chinatowns on my travels in search of the perfect won-ton soup, and to but joss papers, figurines, almanacs, and other paper ephemera to combine into collages and assemblages.
"Sacred 'Om' Syllable" 8inx12in Mixed media on canvas This ancient sacred mantra ia used in meditation to calm and concentrate the mind, and has the power to create a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere. In the beginning was the word - and that still-enduring word is the seed syllable “Om”. The Sanscrit “Om” mantra is the ancient, sacred, formative sound of the Universe. Energy is given form by sound - the sound of “Om” is the dynamic, primordial life energy which creates and sustains the cosmos and everything within it. “Om” is the life-force of the Universe. In this character, the diamond-shaped point is that bindu (point) from which the Universe evolved, and into which it dissolves at the end of the great cosmic cycles. On a human level it is that still point of peace and harmony which is available to us in meditation. The crescent below the bindu symbolizes the awakening and growth of a new consciousness which comes as a result of that meditation. The...
metal leaf & shellac on canvas tara's seed syllable & mantra tara's seed syllable & mantra Tibetan Green Tara responds immediately to prayers for help. She is shown here with one foot off her lotus throne - leaping into action. Tara the Liberator works tirelessly to encourage individuals in this material world with their spiritual growth to enlightenment and freedom from illusion.
Basically the cosmos is a single undifferentiated energy field. Physical appearances of stars and planets are simply manifestations of minor conglomerations of energy accumulations in particular localities. Below - the undifferentiated energy field of the cosmos (based on an 18th Century Jainia watercolour):
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