The Art of Spiritual Life with Syamarani Dasi

151 Northeast 41st Street,Miami FL 33137

13 February, 2021

Description

Join Syamarani Dasi as she displays and gives insight on life during the 1960's and her journey into spirituality It was the 1960s – a time of search in a dark world. Disillusioned with parents, teachers, public leaders and religious figures, and with government policies on war, human rights, and goals of life, we western youth became attracted to left-wing political ideologies. Many searched for enlightenment, not quite knowing what it was. Though unaware of its meaning and thinking that perhaps it included continuous sensuous enjoyment, we searched for love, peace, and spiritual expression. We created new heroes, looking for leadership in folk singers hailed as ‘freedom fighters.’ Experimenting with hallucinogenic and other mind-altering drugs, we only knew that we were looking for ‘something else’ – something exotic and non-Western, something we saw as transcendental. In our attempt to uncover our real identity and find a meaningful direction in life, we questioned: “Who am I? Why am I here in this world? Why am I suffering? Why is the rest of the world suffering? Is there really a God? If so, is He the all-pervading ‘It’ that is ultimately ‘Nothing’? Or am I that ‘all-pervading It’?” Syamarani dasi, is the most well-known female representative of a section of Indian Philosophy known as Bhakti, otherwise known as devotion . Her artwork transcends the cultures and countercultures that have shaped it. She has created nearly 300 paintings to date, many of which are considered to be among the best examples of integrating India’s traditions and aesthetics with Western art and design principles.