MAHAVATAR EXPLAINS SYMBOLOGY IN THIS PAINTING
The backdrop of the
painting is in a Himalayan forest in India. lush with verdant foliage and
trees. There are small patches of snow not yet melted like in the late
springtime. Around me are growing the Himalayan orchards which spring up even
through the snow, and which I like very much. I am sitting in
padmasana, with my back against a tall tree. Mataji is sitting beside me, to my
right, with eyes closed deep in Samadhi. She is wearing a sari in a deep red,
and with a golden choli (or blouse). On her sari are scattered, small gold tulsi
leaves. Her hands are in the heart mudra. In her hair, behind her left ear, is one
of the white orchids like some of those that are on the ground.
I have my eyes open and I am smiling slightly. It is not as if I never smile. Earth pictures have me looking strict and serious, which, I am when it is appropriate. I am looking at a small cobra which has its hood spread and is bowing its head toward me. My smile is in acknowledgment, acceptance and pleasure of the little cobra's devotion. The cobra also represents my devotees on earth.
The
sacred Ganges River runs along one side of the picture, just a small portion. I have my right hand extended
to the cobra offering it a gift inside a gold box. This small cobra represents
the awakening kundalini in humanity. The gift I am offering is my love,
friendship, and the availability of mankind to attain The Divine when he opens
his heart to love. Also the gift box offers, within it, the nurturing aspect of
Narayana. Should one meditate on this painting and connect with the gift inside
this box within his heart, it becomes a gift from which many manifestations for
mankind may come.
My Blessings to all,
Mahavatar Babaji
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