A rhythm and an essence of this work is the one of insight, a perspective of human truth.

This understanding and awareness is expressed through artistic, creative, energetic form.

Through our intuition and allowance we are invited to share in this inspirational experience.

UNDERCURRENT OF LIFE STREAM

In Buddhist psychology the process of the changing mind is

manifested in two levels or streams. The subconscious stream

‘Bhavanga Citta’ and the Conscious stream ‘Vithi citta’

Each one merges into the other. The subconscious stream

Is the hidden repository of all the impressions and memories

of thoughts that pass through the conscious mind; All

experiences and tendencies are stored up there, but they

exert an influence over the conscious mind without it being

aware of the source of this influence. These two streams of

mind being conditioned by each other. The state of the active

conscious mind and awareness is generally present during

the day when one is awake. It is conscious of all impacts and

impressions continually received from outside, through the five

senses or of sensations received from within by way of ideas

or thoughts or recollections of former thoughts. When this

conscious stream which is constantly receiving sensation

from within or without subsides into inactivity, as for instance

during sleep, the other stream the subconscious (Bhavanga

Citta) manifests ~ flowing like an undisturbed stream so long

as the conscious stream does not arise to disturb it through the

sense channels. When awake every time an arisen thought of

the conscious mind subsides and before the next thought can

arise within that infinitesimally minute fraction of time, the

subconscious stream intervenes. Then when the next thought

of the conscious mind level arises the subconscious stream

subsides into inactivity. Since innumerable thoughts arise

and fall one after another during the day, so then are there

innumerable momentary interruptions to the flow of the

subconscious stream during the day. The subconscious is

referred to as a state of subliminal activity viz. an activity

that takes place below the threshold of the conscious mind,

an activity of which therefore there is no awareness on the

conscious mind. The conscious stream holds only one thought

or idea at a time whereas the subconscious stream holds

all the impressions of all the thoughts ideas and experiences

that enter and leave the conscious mind. This subconscious

life stream allows us to have a memory, conditioning our

thinking & action. The Bhavanga is the ‘bhava’(existence)

‘anga’ (factor).‘Bhavanga Citta’ is the indispensable factor

or basis of existence. The factor of life by means of which

the flow of existence or being is maintained without a break.

The continuing basis or undercurrent of life, the stream of

existence keeping life going. This stream of being is an

indispensable condition of individual life. It is comparable

to the current of a river when it flows calmly on, unhindered

by any obstacle, and when that current is opposed by any

thought from the world within or perturbed by tributary

streams of the senses from the world without then thoughts

in the conscious mind stream arise. There is a juxtaposition

of momentary states of consciousness subliminal and supra ~

subliminal throughout a lifetime.

‘Rebirth Explained’ by V. Gunaratna. Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. 1980