Marina Abramovic … was in a romantic relationship with fellow performance artist Ulay in the 70’s. They broke up because he was not faithful … They had not seen each other for nearly 30 years.
This was shared on FB by a fellow yogini and … it’s just so … sadly beautiful. I love MOMA; I love NYC … there’s so much intensity. (But a bit too much perhaps – I can do without all that noise and intensity…things don’t have to be intense to be meaningful…) I realize that the Madison Avenue view of beauty may be spotless, wrinkle-free complexion and perfect model bodies but I find that to be boring. It’s the weathered, rugged, wrinkled, grey and aged that I find so much more charming and interesting because there’s so much wisdom gleaned from history of “living”, the memories, experiences of … joy and … pain … and power that overcame. I want to learn from them that ‘resilience’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAID_2iKO5Y
Despite her breakdown, she was reported to no longer be in love with him (should hope so – it’s been nearly 30 years!) and she is freed:) Still that longing – their faces, especially their eyes are so expressive.
She’s an artist, yes but why aren’t I surprised to discover she’s also a yogini with a Pranayama practice:
To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.
& this, THIS:
In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.
– Marina Abramovic
I understand now and treat my temple with only respect and kindness it deserves.
