METAMORPHOSIS - paint and text by Balaji SrinivasanBliss at the doorstepbliss In the backyard the qu
METAMORPHOSIS - paint and text by Balaji SrinivasanBliss at the doorstepbliss In the backyard the quest triggers the searchthe travel beginsmind wandersmattes the hair, shaves the head, surrenders to the unknowndisobedient sheep is blessed the wild growth is delicioustiger’s paw or a butcher’s knifeover ripened fruit that falls is no goodsomeone should shake the treethe summit is of the same distance from the sky as the foot hill the journey is long dream within a dreama city in mirror imagelotus with thousand petalsthe golden eggthe big bang the black holeacross time across spacehumiliation the butterfly with its rainbow body flies abovecool and casual at the doorstepin the backyard.Notes on concepts :The thousand petal lotus Symbolized in tantric traditions as the ultimate knowledge is portrayed here as the knowledge engulfing within itself the time and space. The golden outer petals symbolize the golden egg out of which the universe is created according to the myth and the lotus itself is a symbol of the cosmos converging itself into the black hole.The arched corridors of the Kutralanathar temple, Thiruppudai marudhur temple, Nellaiyappar temple somehow relates our thought with the butterfly. Tamra sabhai, one of the five dance halls of Nataraja.Jainism prescribes the mental purification symbolizing it with the colours of Leshya relating the same to the tendency of a person towards a fruit bearing tree.Mohini, the supreme form of desire and the ultimate knowledge admires the ‘vishwam’ - all that exists, as her 'prathibimbha’ - reflection.Song of the Mahamudra, as told by Tilopa to Naropa, handed down thru the Buddhist traditions identifies the nine stages of the mind till it attains a calm state.The mind’s original nature is like space;It pervades and embraces all things under the sun.Be still and stay relaxed in genuine ease,Be quiet and let sound reverberate as an echo,Keep your mind silent and watch the ending of all worlds.The Periyapuranam narrates the event of Sundaramoorthy Nayanar alighting the white elephant and being honoured by celestials, reaching Kailasa where Siva introduces him to all as belonging to his native “நம்தமர் ஊரன்” என்றான் . The white elephant does give an insight into the relationship of various schools of thoughts. -- source link
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