The Dark Sides of Religion (part 3/5): Nirvana. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.

Nirvana in Buddhism is a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. Gurus talk about the universal mind and about the futility of power, knowledge, and material desires.

Looked upon from a darker perspective, it can be perceived as a system of control used to play on peoples subconscious mind to give up their conscious state by turning them into a walking zombie. How many Gurus do walk their talk?

Heaven, Nirvana, and all our other personal ideas of a perfect world may be a long way off but I’m still believing that we can experience pieces of the best of what’s to come right here. Right now, in this very real World.