Nirvana Soma

 A collection of photos taken at botanical gardens, roadside flower beds and florist shops in and around Chicago. The plants mystical inner nature and hidden beauty is revealed using color inversion technique.

  The photographs in this collection entitled, Sacred Books, were taken from volumes that were borrowed from the Asian Library at UC Berkeley in 2001. Many are from the Tao Te Ching written in Chinese. Others are books from the Hindu tradition and still others are double exposed photographs of sacred texts mixed with Buddha or Bodhisatva figures. flower petals, bamboo leaves, malas or blossoms.

  Ordinary minds are constantly on the lookout for precious goods. They persistently fail to notice that which is precious within their very own being. Not so with those who are merged with the Tao. Their minds and bodies, because they are not given to distraction, become the vessels of precious substances and sublime essences. Their bloodstream is like a flowing river filled with sweet elixirs. Their mindstream, like a clear pool of liquid crystal. And their heartstream can easily be compared to a field of fragrant lilies. Even though all these things have been known for ages, still, people continue to actively compete for wood, glass, stone and metal. *** People of low intelligence cling to the ten thousand things and look to them for their every security. They completely ignore the Way and its many virtues. Buddha being assailed by demons, temptations and material desires remains unmoved abiding in the refuge of inner peace. Those of average intelligenc...

  Sages’ Primal Jing (Powder form) A Balanced Jing Tonic (gms) Schizandra berry 6  Goji berry 6  Epimedium lf 4 Tribulus 4 Calamus Rt 3  Maca 3 Muira Puama 3 Glycyrrhizae 2  Astragalus 2 Chaga Mushroom 2 Ashwagandha 2 Ginger root 2 Tangkat Ali 2 Catuaba bark 1 Dang Quei 1 Beet root 1 Purple Yam 1 Polygala 1 Cnidium 1 Sages’ Primal Jing has its roots in the herbal lore of ancient China. It has been formulated to give nourishment to the Three Treasures of Taoism: Jing (essence), Qi (energy) and Shen (spirit or mind). The balance and harmony of these three aspects or treasures is what makes a complete and whole human being. As a balanced adaptogen, this combination supports and nourishes the deepest core energy in the body and serves as a powerful libido tonic, energy/immune tonic and cerebral or mind tonic. As an adaptogen the formula helps the system maintai...