Samsara
by Daniel
Eastern religions such as Hinduism, Budhism, or Taosim believe that we experience a constant repeating of birth, life and death. This cycle is called Samsara and it is present in every moment. With the sunrise we start the day and at sunset we terminate it. With every breath we inhale life and with every exhale we let it go. In between inhale and exhale there is a short moment of nothingness, which is believed to be neither life nor death. In Sanskrit, it is called Kumbhaka.
Samsara is a subjective journey into these Kumbhaka moments, not being able to fully distinguish between the momentary life and death. They are the frozen moments in everyday life when a mind is liberated from thinking and is just in the state of being.
Interestingly enough, the medium of photography blends into the topic. When taking a picture, the photographer retains breath to be steady, being in a state of Kumbhaka.
by Daniel
Eastern religions such as Hinduism, Budhism, or Taosim believe that we experience a constant repeating of birth, life and death. This cycle is called Samsara and it is present in every moment. With the sunrise we start the day and at sunset we terminate it. With every breath we inhale life and with every exhale we let it go. In between inhale and exhale there is a short moment of nothingness, which is believed to be neither life nor death. In Sanskrit, it is called Kumbhaka.
Samsara is a subjective journey into these Kumbhaka moments, not being able to fully distinguish between the momentary life and death. They are the frozen moments in everyday life when a mind is liberated from thinking and is just in the state of being.
Interestingly enough, the medium of photography blends into the topic. When taking a picture, the photographer retains breath to be steady, being in a state of Kumbhaka.
