Architecture : a transformation of the inner self

Abstract

Seeking inner tranquility is perhaps the most enduring quests of mankind from the time untraceable. His inner self, intangible yet superior in proportion, craves enrichment in this arduous pursuit. Virtually, the mundane being seeks salvation from a dejected life he is compelled to live. True, not all living beings walk the path of Enlightment; yet, many if not all, are apt to transcend the thresholds of everyday life for betterment. It is, nonetheless, complex and tedious; the lethargic will not enter this temple of tranquility at any expense. Amazing though, the complexity is but a simple abstraction hidden in the nature's enigmatic shrine. Alas, man, the utmost wonder of the universe, remains blind to the beauty, which surrounds him. The mystery of the cosmos seems unknowable. But a closer intercourse with the nature of existence will allow one to extend himself to the truths camouflaged. Truth is beauty and beauty truth. Man, who lived, living and will live, unlocked these secrets from time to time. His knowledge of this eternal beauty crystallized in the physical reality came to existence as art. Art revealed itself in many forms. Man observed, listened, read and above all dwell in it. It triggered his emotions and awoke his intellect.