Title: Rumi’s Lion and the Beasts III

Dimensions: 13 in x 13 in

Year: 2001

Medium: Gouache and gold leaf on paper

Painting Price: Contact artist

Print Price: $200 [unframed]

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In the third and last painting, when it is time for the hare to give up his life, he decides not to go according to plan, and instead challenges his destiny by exercising his free will. He tricks the lion into believing that another lion is feeding on his share. The hare lures the lion to a well. The lion upon seeing his own reflection, immediately assumes that it’s the other lion and lunges into the well, thereby bringing an end to the misery of the animals. The story in detail, of course has many shades of meaning and moral conclusions, but the main lesson that comes through is that the enemy you fight is essentially the enemy within yourself.

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