♫ Universal Philosophy ♫

When I was reading Hindu religious books sometime back, I found a striking resemblance between description of God in those books & energy in Laws of Conservation of Energy. In a world where there is clash between science & religion, I thought, there is one area that can bring harmony between the two. According to some religious books God is in the form of a very bright light-without a beginning or an end-filling the whole space in the universe. Goddess Adishakti (adi=beginning, shakti=energy) is one of the first formed Gods & Goddesses in this universe. It is said that Shakti is the power & energy with which the universe is created, preserved, destroyed & recreated by the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva. Science says there was only energy in the beginning.


Holy books say According to science
God can neither be created nor destroyed
God is present in each and every atom of this universe.
God remains constant.
God present in one form changes to another form but there is no destruction to Him.
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
All forms of energy exhibit mass & all mass is a form of energy.
Energy remains constant.
Energy can be converted from one form
to another i.e., if it disappears in one form
it reappears in another form My painting starts with Adishakti- who was described as a female in the religious books. Then I painted big bang- formation of the universe- transformation of energy into mass- birth of galaxies & stars- transformation of mass & energy from one form (body) to another- Sun, one of the stars, and the earth-& things that happen on earth-some of the energy and atomic cycles. An atom (red dot in the painting) that is a part of you now can become a part of a plant or a tree in your garden or your pet dog or a hill- while you are living or after your death. If it disappears from here, it reappears somewhere else. Everything came from cosmic energy & mass & return to it in the end. This universe runs on mass & energy cycles- where life &death are relative terms & words like I & mine become meaningless. Here nothing-not even your body- is yours!

A person who understands this philosophy prays to God, Lord, whoever or whatever I come across, I treat him, her or it as you & worship. Whoever you come across, treat him or her as me & shower your kindness! Which means there is no difference between one & the other, anybody or anything in this universe. We are all one and the same! This universal philosophy is the theme of my painting.

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Dr. C. Krishna Kumari