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सप्तप्र ाणााः प्रभवन्तित स्मात्सप्तार्चिषाः सर्िधस्सप्तहोिााः । सप्तइ िेेल ोकायेे षुुच रन्तिप्र ाणागुु हाशयार् िर्हतााः सप्तस प्त॥ ८ ॥
sapta prāṇāḥprabhavanti tasmātsaptārciṣaḥsamidhassaptahomāḥ|
sapta ime lokā yeṣu caranti prāṇā guhāśayā nihitāḥsapta sapta || 8 ||
Mundakopanishad || verse -2|1|8
‘Sapta-tala’ is a series inspired by this verse. This series is another step to my inquiry of ‘how we live where we live to why we live the way we live’. The verse has beautifully spoken of a fundamental yet profound philosophy. It encapsulated in it the purpose and meaning of life in its entirety.
Our experiences are not caused by the senses…they gravitate to an inner call…the senses remain as mere windows to the world around us. As windows are the means to observe the outer world from inside the room, the senses are the means to gather experiences through it.
A tree sends its roots deeper into the earth to bring it the sap of life manifested into the branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and shade. Like the tree, our experience enters deep into our inner world, and brings out the responses that would manifest our understanding of the surroundings and in turn our perspectives toward them. My works navigate into this deeper world to explore -what I see, how I see, and why I see the way I see. The works are an exploration into those terrains of obscurity.
