My newest painting depicting
Dashmesh Pita - Guru Gobind Singh ji - is a reminder that through the
Guru's teachings we can illuminate the darkness in the mind. In this
painting, Dashmesh Pita reflects Akal Purakh's light, the way the
moon reflects the sun, and when we bathe in Guru Sahib's warmth, we
become warm ourselves.
The Guru teaches us to
ਜਾਲਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਸਿ ਮਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਤਿ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
ਭਾਉ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ਲਿਖੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਲਿਖੁ ਲਿਖੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
Burn attachment to persons and materials and let this be your ink, let your intelligent mind be the paper.
Let love be the pen, let one-pointed consciousness be the scribe, and then ask the Guru for his wisdom and write down what he says.
On your mind-paper, write His name and His praises again and again, keep writing this.
- Guru Nanak Dev (Guru Granth Sahib, 16)
He also tells us the result -
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਆਇ ॥ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਦੀਓ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ਰਹਾਉ॥
Inside me the light of the supreme king Ram has appeared, ever since the Perfect Guru has inspired me to love Him.
- Guru Arjun Dev (Guru Granth Sahib, 1141)
Ram is that force that animates
everything, He is the supreme consciousness, Akal Purakh. Remember it
is through consciousness that we know consciousness and it is through
consciousness that we know the moon and the stars, the physical,
conceptual and spiritual forms. A Guru is someone who brings that
consciousness to a higher level. Guru Sahib charges up our cold dim
light into an intense bright light; he empowers us. He teaches us how
to become receptive to the supreme consciousness so that we learn to
see it inside. When we become receptive to Ram, we see Him inside us,
and when we see Ram inside, we can't help but feel immense bliss and
we call out His name and His praises again and again.
These
teachings are embedded into the painting in symbolic representations.
Perhaps that's why this painting is huge - it is seven feet tall - or
perhaps Guru Sahib's larger than life personality requires a larger
than life portrait!
To purchase this painting for your home, visit - http://sikhiart.com/for-sale/dashmesh-pita/
Sikh Heritage Month - Art
Exhibition
For the whole month of April, Bhagat's artwork can
be seen hanging at the prestigious PAMA - Peel Art Gallery and Museum
Archives. Visit - 9 Wellington Street East in Downtown Brampton to
experience his energetic paintings in person.
Bhagat's fine art prints can be purchased for your home, and can be easily ordered online at SikhiArt.com
