Split Man

(Indecision, adharma)

The Split Man sculpture is a metaphor for the mental state of the dysfunctional, hence non fully functional human (here represented as a 30 year old). This human (male or female) is falling apart because he/she cannot or will not dedicate (therefore sacrifice) his or her life to one goal, consequently can’t realize his/her true self. Failing to realize the true self leaves the Split Man incomplete, unfulfilled and miserable. Un-fulfilment is experienced as (hot) distress, felt as en-darken-ment, heaviness, as loss of energy, in other words, as depression. Attainment of the goal brings enlightenment, experienced as elation (i.e. as an energy rush) or rapturous joy.

The Split Man needs to die in order to start again (as Jesus exemplified and every healthy human does). He/she needs to return to his/her original state to recover his/her essential self, to wit, his or her purpose in life) prior to creating and making real his or her true life purpose (read: dharma). It’s the @100% physical (in fact material) manifestation in the everyday world of an individual’s chosen, indeed, invented life purpose that produces the experience of the true self, which in turn (self-) rewards with enlightenment and joy … followed by nirvana.

The Split Man has not discovered his/her unique creative thrust, hence is depicted without a penis (Sanskrit: lingam). Non-achievement (…of the goal), hence un-fulfilment, is distressing, hence depressing, indeed killing him/her. If and when the Split Man invents his/her creative thrust, then the penis (or lingam) emerges (and erects. See the Finger sculpture)) and true creative interaction (i.e. differential contact read: fertilization) begins. It’s when differential, hence creative contact happens (See The End of the Ferryman) that enlightenment and the awesome realization and rapture of being @ one with the universal creative process (Sanskrit: sat-chit-ananda) is experienced.