1998 — 2001 • NIRVITARKA

The Messenger 

• 2001 • Concrete, encaustic • 14 x 8 x 2" • Collector: Rochelle McReynolds

When the memory or storehouse of modifications of mind is purified, then the mind 

becomes devoid of its own nature and only the object on which it is contemplating shines forth; this type of concentration is known as Nirvitarka." (1.43 Sutra)