Explore Matters Of The Soul With My Black Dot Art
Explore matters of the soul as Ma Udaysree explains how her Black Dot or Bindu Art relates to the Sri Yantra, a two-dimensional representation of the cosmos. Her art is also a symbolic representation of what you truly are. The Ishavasya Upanishad declares you are pure consciousness. Meditate it. Realize it. Radiate it. * * […]
Sri Chakra: The Cosmic Map
By Rani Iyer – Author Of all the models and maps of the universe, the Sri Chakra, a symbol sacred to the Hindus, is perhaps the oldest and most well documented in several texts. One such holy text is Yogini Hrudaya, which records a conversation between Bhairava (Shiva) and Bhairavi (Parvathi) regarding the formation of […]
Spiritual Symbolism of the Lotus Flower: Transformation
As a spiritual symbol, the lotus flower possesses relevance and meaning for transformation and rejuvenation. Lotuses are perhaps the most spectacular plants in aquatic environments. The sacred East Indian lotus or Nelumbo nucifera is a species of water lilies. It is native to South Asia and grows at altitudes of up to 1,600 meters. The […]
Falling into the Bindu Dropping the Identities
My art is about the bindu or dot. The bindu is the central focal point of a yantra like the Sri Yantra that is used for the Sri Vidya Puja ritual at Vedic temples or for meditation. The bindu contains the DNA of the cosmos. The bindu is created in black, perfect for meditation. It […]
Tantra for Artists: Shortcut to the Ultimate Experience
Shiva is Causeless Auspiciousness The literal translation of the word ‘shiva’ is ’causeless auspiciousness’. Shakti is the supreme female principle, Cosmic Mother. Shiva and Shakti are symbolically represented as a downward pointing and an upward pointing triangle. Shiva is the static upward pointing triangle representing Cosmic Consciousness. The dynamic downward pointing triangle stands for energy. […]
The Incredible Healing Value of Bindu Paintings
What do you see in my art? Someone told me ‘Nothing’. Exactly! Nothingness is fullness, everything is contained in it. Nothingness is also the Unknown. There is fear of the Unknown (that’s why we don’t see anything and say there is nothing). Have a closer look and see what comes up for you, meditate on it. Go into your […]