Samadhi Print

Samadhi is an original mixed media work of Sri Anandamayi Ma. Mataji is standing in a state of samadhi or absorption. Lisa Prajna Hallstrom refers to her as one of India's great female saints. Sri Anandamayi Ma left her body in 1982, several months after I was born, so I've never had an opportunity to receive her darshan (which roughly translates as a viewing of a holy person, face-to-face). That said, studying photographs of Mataji has invited her Presence into my daily life. I've found that the process of drawing her has allowed me to spend "time" with her. The experience has brought a seeming sense of vitality to the representation of her physical form. It's been a gift to create. I trust the energy of the piece will serve as a reminder of her loving Presence to all those who encounter it. As recounted in Alexander Lipski's The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teachings of a 20th Century Indian Saint, Mataji once said, "Who can tell at what moment the flame of illumination will blaze forth? For this reason, continue your efforts steadily without flagging. Gradually you will get more and more deeply absorbed in Him--He and He alone will preoccupy your thoughts and feelings." This mixed media work on paper comes unmatted, unframed, and ready for your personal decorative touches.