I had been deeply attracted to the ancient vedic principles …the writings ..the symbolic representations in the mythological stories …the rituals and the scientific reasoning behind every Mantra…( the formula)….Yantra ..(the mechanics) and Tantra…. (The Technique).
Whenever I discussed our ancient Hindu Mythology ..with modern people who follow the age old traditions with a lot of faith ;...I came to a realization that their lies a deep and vast science behind every faith. And science always has a backing of reasoning and logic.
The modern generation who thinks of contemporary art as a future …also has so much in common to the age old artists who used the technique of symbolic representation to spread the message.
This creation..... is inspired by an ancient principle of The Panch Tattva… the five elements and the harmony and rhythm of the five elements which is essential for Life…for …Nature….as well as For Universe to exist.
The Buddha (The Enlightened one) Occupying the center of the five elements…The Prithvi..(Earth)…. Jal…(water)…Agni..(Fire)……Vayu..(Wind)…and Aakash..(sky) ..is a symbolic representation of the undifferentiated universal principle of Thruth….Peace..and Consciousness.
The ultimate reality yet to be realized within every living entity is the source of this symbolic creation.
When I thought of doing the Pancha Tattva…I thought of using a deity as the central representation of truth . I feel that deities must be entities endowed with supernatural power but not yet liberated….So ..they must have attained liberation…Nirvana…thru human incarnation. They are real entities who act as a portal to the ultimate Reality….And….. The humans the assemblage of the tangible five great Elements…..Hardness(earth)….Moisture (Water)…Heat (Fire)…Breath (Air)….Interstices (Sky) …and the center of it all is the intangible Spirit…..THE SOUL.
All phenomena can be classified into one of the five great elements.
When I attached myself to the Principle of Pancha Tattva….I found myself using the symbolized elements in a different form ….
I used Imagination….which is as infinite as the (Sky Element)…Passion to reach out…(like the Fire Element)….Skills and techniques like the (Water Element)…Inner Force of Action….(Like the Wind Element)…..and the backup of Knowledge…that of the (Earth Element). In the center I find myself....on a different plane of thought.
This is a message …to everyone …who are aware of this principle but have stopped realizing the importance of these five elements which are present within each one of us waiting to be engaged…in understanding and achieving a much higher goal. The Consciousness!!!!!
According to Mahābhūta (Hinduism's sacred literature), the elements are fivefold and the Taittirīya Upaniṣad describes the five "sheaths" of a person (Sanskrit: puruṣa)as beautifully mentioned.
ReplyDeleteIt also mentions, "When earth, water fire, air and akasa arise, when the five attributes of the elements, mentioned in the books on yoga, become manifest then the yogi's body becomes purified by the fire of yoga and he is free from illness, old age and death." (Verse 2.12) so it can also be said that there lies a deep and vast knowledge behind Sience (We accept the scientific explanation for the un-explanables)