"Non-Duality" 2023 Original Mixed Media painting

Inspired by Medicine Buddha, the manifested Buddha is deeply immersed in nature, to the point where one cannot differentiate between the two. Invoking Non-duality, a way of living life, whereby, in each moment, you feel your interconnectedness with everyone and everything around you.
 
While creating this painting, I chanted the Medicine Buddha mantra with the intention of invoking healing for the wellbeing of all sentient beings.
 
“All of the problems in the world today arise from an inability to grasp the underlying oneness of life. The division of nations, religions, and cultures comes from this fundamental ignorance, as does our exploitation of the Earth and her resources. Only if we perceive another person as fundamentally different from ourselves can we harm or exploit them. Only if we see the natural world as mere raw material for our convenience can we damage it for our own gratification. If we see our Self-reflected in all beings, which is the real truth, we cannot wish any harm to anyone and we treat all things with respect, finding all life to be sacred.

Without addressing this core problem of the failure to understand the unity of life, we cannot expect to solve our other problems. Today it is of utmost necessity that all those who are consciousness of this underlying unity act in such a way as to make others aware of it. This does not necessarily require any overt outer actions but it does require that we make a statement by how we live, if not by what we say.”

― David Frawley, Arise Arjuna: Hinduism and the Modern World