every day of our lives, this is what Samsara is: A state of being and a state of suffering. Perhaps visualising these elements of suffering can increase awareness. A way to initiate a personal escape from Samsara. Could our change of perception give us the opportunity to change a negative outcome into a positive one? In the same way that the angle of the camera lens impacts upon the resulting image. The photographer is inspired by the five aggregates described in Buddhist literature. These five points or ‘Skandhas’ arise in a linear
fashion, from form to feeling, perception to mental formations and consciousness. None of these are separate from our personality, rather they come together to make each individual. The first being form or ‘Rupa’ represents external and internal matter. It is known as the physical world, internally it is the material body and the sense organs. Next is feeling or ‘Vedana’, sensing an object as either pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. Perception or ‘Sanna’ registers an object to be recognizable or not. This could be the sound of a bell or the shape of a tree. Mental formation is also known as ‘Sankhara’, it includes all mental
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