Immortality series

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by Senthil Nathan

Title

Immortality series

Artist

Senthil Nathan

Medium

Painting - Etching,hand Color On Sommerset Paper

Description

Immortality series:

Immortality is inspired by the concept of SAT-CHID-ANANDA-PARAMANANDA, human ever presence / everlasting nature, observed from
Sri Sri Ramakrishna paramahansa’s teachings through the Book “The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna” and The Book “Mediation Revolution” and “Sat chakra nirupana” by Sir John Woodruff


im•mor•tal - that lives or lasts for ever:

The soul is immortal.
The state of being immortal:
Latin- immortalis, from im- not + mortalis, from mors, mort- death


1st plate: Immortality series –SAT (The existence state)

This plate depicts the human existence of his worldly consciousness and his life purely depends on nature and its co-existence, Where he slowly start to delve deep in to the mystery of the nature and the magical- metaphysical energy system that flows in each and every elements that exists around him and slowly getting deep in to the solitude of self-searching.
The sun and moon->life and death.
Lotus and water -> the life (ART THOU YOU- Om tatvam asi) Existence itself
Tortoise -> Symbol of innate human sexual or creative energy reservoir, meant to withdraw the five sense pleasures to kindle the dormant subtle centers.
The Shiv-ling and coiled serpent-> the serpent energy (KUNDALINI) in Lotus Muladara -1st subtle center.
Female Face-> Earth (the cosmic womb – the Cosmo itself)


2nd plate: Immortality series-CHID (The spiritual consciousness)


This plate depicts the human awareness towards the spiritual consciousness and in search of divine essence from nature and start to hear his inner-heart (intuitional) .Where in which he start to minimize his sub-conscious residuals through yogic practices and meditation, transcending to Supra- mental state.
Eye-> The spiritual awareness –the activation of subtle centers
Crescent moon-> Evolving Divine consciousness
and sivling->the sexual center (2nd subtle center -Svathisdhana) and dormant sexual (creative) energy.
Ourthva dhandava - Shiva and Vishnu in a combined form. The two form of divine incarnation widely followed in Hindu culture. Ourthva Dhandava pose symbolizes paths of the yogic practices and meditations widely practiced in Hatha yoga –orthwa raegis-towards upward, directing the sexual energy towards supra-mental level.


3rd plate: Immortality series - ANANDHA (The Bliss state)

This plate depicts the Ananda or the ecstasy called as The Bliss State or the Supra-mental state. Peacock symbolizes the immortality of the spiritual souls and lots of such souls dancing in ecstasy one with the divine. And the yogis practicing meditation to keep the mind detached from worldly senses.
Peacock-> symbolizes the immortal quality of the divine souls


4th plate : Immortality series-Paramanandha (The enlightened state)

This plate depicts the Nirvana or the enlighten state of the Immortal Souls .Where the enlighten soul is placed in the center of a Thousand petal lotus which represent the Sahasrara (7th Subtle center-Sat charka nirupana ).The winged infinite hooded snake represents the immortal state of their presence in the universe for eons and eons .
( I can describe more about each & every elements of the 4 plates ,it could become a essay type, I think this is more than enough)

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November 19th, 2008