Tara of the Flowing Mind

Created live during the Upaya Festival in Dubai, this acrylic painting of Green Tara was completed as a spontaneous expressive performance on a 60 × 60 cm canvas. The work captures a living moment of presence, intuition, and emotional flow, where movement, color, and spiritual symbolism merged through real-time creation.

Green Tara, in Buddhist philosophy, is a highly revered female bodhisattva representing fearless compassion, healing, protection, and swift response to suffering. She embodies the active expression of compassion not passive observation, but immediate, conscious action rooted in awareness and wisdom.

The painting resonates deeply with the essence of the Upaya Festival, where “Upaya” means skillful means the ability to respond to life with awareness, adaptability, compassion, and wisdom. In this context, Green Tara becomes a natural symbol of that philosophy: responding to fear, emotion, and transformation with clarity, courage, and compassionate presence.

The figure of Green Tara is shown in a balanced state between meditation and readiness. She is seated in grounded awareness, symbolizing inner stillness, while her posture carries subtle energetic movement reflecting compassionate action in the world without losing inner calm.

Her right hand is in the Varada Mudra, the gesture of generosity, blessing, and unconditional giving. It represents healing energy, emotional openness, and compassionate support extended toward all beings.

Her left hand is in the Vitarka Mudra, the gesture of teaching and wisdom. The circular formation of the fingers symbolizes the continuous flow of knowledge, awakened understanding, and the transmission of insight through compassion rather than authority.