THOU ART THAT

This is a image of a 3' long board that hangs over my office desk.  THOU ART THAT. My brother hand carved this, among many other "Words in Wood".  Hindu in origin, these three words have immense meaning and allure.

THOU points to the deepest of essences, the Presence that is behind presence, the Tao that cannot be named, YHWH, Reiki, Isness itself by whatever name it is called.

ART is an interesting word.  Art has been defined as "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power."  In this case, the reference seems to be more about the recognition of the Isness, or the existence of something, created by THOU.  Consider it to be the creative existence of...

THAT.  Whatever is the object in our consciousness. Be it a material or immaterial object, a physical or metaphysical object.  

Essence Is That before me.  That before me Is Essence.

THOU ART THAT is troublesome in that it is still dualistic.  There is a Thou and a That. Yet, contemplating THOU ART THAT brings one closer to Oneness with all that Is.  And that is the integration of Environmentalism and Spirituality.