Buddhist Voices

22: Anādi (Without Origin) - An Interview with Binisa Colmenero Lira & David Prats Mira

Nov 5, 2016

Artist and poet Binisa Colmenero Lira and David Prats Mira discuss their art and poetry book interpreting 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead.' They talk about the origins and inspiration behind the book, the six stages of human existence, and the continuation of existence after death. They also discuss the integration of art and spirituality in their project and express gratitude for the support they received.

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David Prats Mira

Binisa Colmenero Lira

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Quick takeaways

Anādi is a beautifully illustrated art and poetry book that interprets the stages of human existence, including life, dreams, meditation, death, the afterlife, and rebirth.

Vinisa, the artist behind Anādi, integrated her profession in arts and illustration with her spiritual practice, exploring the nature of death and collaborating with David to create a creative fusion of knowledge and practice in the book.

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Integration of Arts and Spirituality

Vinisa, an artist from Mexico, embarked on a project to integrate her profession in arts and illustration with her spiritual practice, the Dharma. This project was inspired by her research on death and her aspiration to explore its nature. She pursued a master's degree in this subject and collaborated with David, who helped write the book. The book, titled Manadi, combines Vinisa's illustrations with David's poems and aims to fuse their knowledge and practice in a creative way.

Introduction

2min

Integration of Art and Spirituality in a Book Project

9min

The Influence of a Scholar and the Complexity of a Project

1min

The Importance of a Different Story and a Personal Project on Life and Death

2min

Expressing Gratitude and Acknowledging Support

2min

A conversation wth the artist and poet behind the new eBook from The Buddhist Centre Online: Anādi - Without Origin (in English and Spanish editions). We hear about the origins of the book and about Binisa's meditative inspiration that underpins her work as a Dharma painter and illustrator, looking to the classic Tibetan tradition of thangka painting.

Anādi is a beautifully illustrated art and poetry book interpreting the “Bardo Thödol” – known as “The Tibetan Book of the Dead” – derived from the eighth century teaching of Padmasambhava, who was a fundamental figure in the dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet.

This enigmatic and ancient book is to guide people at any time in their lives, but above all aims to prepare them for death and what, in the Tibetan system, will come after it. Therefore, the book divides human existence into six intermediate stages or phases: life, dreams, meditation, death, the reality after death and rebirth. These six stages are trying to tell us that life as we understand it, does not end with the death of the body. The existence continues to be reborn in another body again and again, repeating these stages, until reaching what Buddhism calls Enlightenment.

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