Philosophy

[caption id=“attachment_105” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Busyness[/caption] “You are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your depths where life calmly gives out its own secret” ~Rilke The photos in this collage were images that I liked when I took them and had no idea that I would use them this way. While I was actually putting them together in a way that would be aesthetically pleasing to me, I reflected on the question of time. Time was always something that I never seemed to have enough of. It always flew. Busyness was my whole life, day in and day out.. I wondered often when there might be some time for other pursuits. Many other women I know have felt the same way. ...

[caption id=“attachment_65” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Nirvana[/caption] This collage is called Nirvana because if you look carefully, you can see a little Buddha head there. After a visit to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Thailand three years ago, my interest in Buddhism was peaked. Although I had visited Hong Kong and Thailand before, I hadn’t witnessed so many images and statues of the Buddha, as on this visit. In these cultures, there are many followers of Buddha. In addition, Buddhism is very popular now in all parts of the world. ...

I took the photos for this collage in Little India, Toronto. My friend and I go there to have a thali and to look around from time to time. There are fascinating finds in the stores there. One of my favorite stores is the one with a variety of artifacts and pictures. I liked this picture and didn’t know who the two lovely people were. I mentioned to my friend what a lovely picture this was and she said: “Krishna and Radha.” I decided to find out more about this couple and discovered that this is one of the epic stories within the Indian culture. I made each photo look different and the effects are pleasing to me. Enjoy! The great exponent of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is one of the most powerful incarnations of Vishnu, the Godhead of the Hindu Trinity of deities. Of all the Vishnu avataras he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the masses. Krishna was dark and extremely handsome. The word Krishna literally means ‘black’, and black also connotes mysteriousness. Although I haven’t read the Bhagavad Gita, this reference to the Hindu Trinity brought to mind the Holy Trinity in Christianity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It makes me think that all wisdom traditions have similar stories and we can learn from each other. ...