Democritus meditating on the seat of the soul [SEP] creator
Democritus meditating on the seat of the soul
Democritus meditating on the seat of the soul ("Démocrite méditant sur le siège de l'âme") is a statue by Léon-Alexandre Delhomme (1841–1895), exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1868. It shows the Greek philosopher Democritus, his eyes fixed on a skull he holds in his hands. It is now exhibited in the garden of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
On its base is inscribed an extract from the 29th fable of La Fontaine:
or the "Song of the Goddess". The Goddess explains she is the Brahman that created the world, asserting the Advaita premise that spiritual liberation occurs when one fully comprehends the identity of one's soul and the Brahman. This knowledge, asserts the Goddess, comes from detaching self from the world and meditating on one's own soul.
The "Devi Gita", like the "Bhagavad Gita", is a condensed philosophical treatise. It presents the divine female as a powerful and compassionate creator, pervader and protector