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| A single rudraksha seed on Lord Shiva's brow |
The japa mala of beads spirals inward and outward in a continuous stream, taking the shape of a great sahasrara (crown chakra) in the shape of a large lotus.
Inside the bead lotus is another much smaller spiral lotus in warm colors of cream and creamy white, with a large blue pearl in the center.
Once I finally got "into" the art, as I really took it in, when I focused on the blue pearl and the yantra-like inner cream-colored mandala-lotus-sahasrara, I felt a sweet little kriya (inner shakti movement) tip my head forward slowly as my mind settled into very sweet, deep meditation.
I could feel a transmission of sweet grace.
3 comments:
You have to love the subtlety in the symbolism in Hindu iconography. :) Jai Harihara!
Truly... Symbolism is everything. Otherwise you will think that Vishnu actually rides around on a god-bird-man named Garuda, for instance. There would certainly be no way to keep all the forms of the Supreme Lord straight without Shiva's trident, Durga's lion, Krishna's flute, and Lakshmi's coins (Jaya Devis Devas...)
Actually, I think it is possible that the Supreme Lord as Vishnu is transported about by Garuda. With God, literally... everything is possible.
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