This artwork marks one of my first steps in exploring Karma Yoga, a spiritual path of actions that emphasises working with detachment but dedication, especially without attachment to results.

I chose the simplest action I could think of, which was drawing a line repeatedly. There was something instantaneously meditative and focused about this repetition that I believe fast-tracked my understanding of those teachings about intention, duty and the self. 

At the same time, I dug into the oldest spiritual manuscripts from India and Nepal through exhibitions and digital archives, thinking about how people have been reading about Karma Yoga for thousands of years. With those texts in mind, I made a decaying palm leaf manuscript, but I left it blank. Back then, I felt the world seemed to function as if they were never written. Unfortunately, with this second stage, I also failed at Karma Yoga as I became too attached to events in the material world. 

With this piece, I confront the tension between looking inward spiritually and the politics and violence that often surround sacred texts. This diptych ultimately represents my journey through these themes, where two drawings connect in any order, forming a continuous pattern. This symbolises my seemingly inescapable cycle of being pulled towards philosophies like Karma Yoga, only to be pushed away from anything spiritual by current events.