Sarah
Vincent-Hoag

The past two years have been a very solitary time for me, as I'm sure it has for many. During this time I've been sinking deeply solitude, appreciating the quiet and minimal distractions that come with what most of the world is experiencing right now. It's been difficult at times, but a rich source of creativity and a deeper expression of what I have learned has been uncovered. These are a few of the paintings and drawings made between September 2020 and the present. 

The space in a small pot is the same as in a large pot; both are limitless space. The pot space that understands that it is only apparently limited by the walls of the pot because even the pot is within space, will realize that it is identical with limitless space, and will no longer feel limited. This knowledge is called here the brahmi state, a state that is Brahman, limitlessness.  It is not a state of experience; it is the vision of the mind brought about by the knowledge that one is free from all limitation - Swami Dayananda from his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita

Fully understanding this teaching and applying it to yourself will eliminate  sorrow and the personal feeling of inadequacy forever. -SVH

Seed People:

For the past few months (May 2022 to the present) I have been making little sketches of figures inside of seed forms.  As the weight of the pandemic lifts,life becomes more normal and I start to emerge from my deeply contemplative solitary time alone, I’ve been thinking about how this experience will take shape in the world, both personally and collectively.  In Vedanta, there is a beautiful metaphor of a seed and a tree.  When you open up a seed, you can’t see the tree inside, but you know that this is where the tree comes from.