Let the Gita be to you a mine of diamonds, as it has been to me; let it be your constant guide and friend on life's way. - Mahatma Gandhi

“Picture, if you will, an upside down tree, Arjuna….”

श्रीभगवानुवाच |
ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |
छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||

This upside down tree has its roots in the realm of truth and its branches extend through other realms of existence. A metaphor for life, it neither has form nor place, no beginning and no end. Every being moves through the cycles of birth and death, landing on a different branch each time. This tree in indestructible. You can extricate yourself by cutting away your branch using the weapon of non-attachment.

see the scale of the canvas

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While-in-process detail of the gold leafing
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While-in-process detail of the side
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