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Titled the"Hiranya Garbha",the golden egg is the emblem of the birth of the cosmos. Inspired by the  Upnishad, Shivani  blurs the boundaries between the physical cosmos  and “our cosmos” or the four different realities  each of us lives in.

The first, described as "the waking state" and painted via intertwined human figures is about our interaction with people and our perceptions of the physical world we live in.
It is our daily life.

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The second, the "dream state", is our reflections, our thoughts and introspection of the world. It is an understanding, discernment and wisdom.

The fourth  is ultimate peace, encompassing all 3 prior states, symbolized by the entire egg itself. 

Beyond thought and perception.
Beyond time and space.
Beyond joy and sorrow.
It is a silence that speaks.  
A pure existence.
Unique and Infinite.
It is the essence of life
In it lies the cosmos.
It is the cosmos

The third is a state of happiness, without any perception, but with an underlying bliss, a bit like waking up from "dreamless sleep"
It is maturity and selfless love.

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Thanks to my colleague, Lucy Sharp, my Sanskrit Teacher Dr Stephen Thompson and my mother, Kalpana Mathur.
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