Response Letter - (16) - Painting with Christ ("Cloth Christ") — YouTube from the CEC Library

One question concerned the painting in the background, which has three crosses. Another referred to a different painting made a little over thirty years earlier, in which I painted a Christ with a cross in phosphorescent paint so that, at night, the cross would remain visible even when the Christ could not be seen. Many of my paintings have crosses, candles, and other symbols that represent a learning of our path. For me, after much study, these symbols have another meaning: these crosses do not represent a symbol of power. I remember a scene from the film "Bram Stoker's Dracula," in which someone shows a cross to Dracula, and he says that it means nothing to him and disappears. That made me think about how we attribute power to certain symbols, when in fact that power does not exist. The crosses in those paintings have an aesthetic meaning. I must have taken about a year to make that painting, using cotton swabs and a palette knife.

For me, Christ represents an example of effort, just like Gandhi, Francis of Assisi, and Chico Xavier, who, through their effort, bring valuable things to us. The meaning of the cross is only aesthetic, with no connotation of power, mystical or esoteric.

My life is entirely devoted to spirituality and to work, with the aim of one day looking back and feeling that I did my best for everyone. It is not just a matter of raising the hand and transferring energy; it involves much more. One must know when not to raise the hand toward someone. For example, in a psychiatric hospital, a great deal of knowledge is needed to carry out an exteriorization of energy, because there is always a correlation of forces between you and the environment.

It is not just a matter of faith or divine help; knowledge is needed to avoid unwanted consequences. Knowledge about laying on of hands requires effort and continuity. One must understand how energies enter, pass through us, how the chakras take in and exteriorize, and what level of energy we are using. Without this, we remain at the surface, unable to explain properly. Our life must be enjoyed intensely, which depends on the effort we make. Most of us begin something and never carry it forward for lack of belief or because it is not what we really want. We need to be aware of who we are in order to accomplish things of quality, both for ourselves and for others.

We must do the best we can, which will always demand effort. I believe we must always seek the best, so as not to remain stagnant, repeating the same reincarnations. The world is in constant repetition of reincarnations, and many times we find ourselves trapped in that cycle, without realizing that we have been stagnant for centuries. We repeat life without adding anything new, without giving ourselves the quality we could. We need to do better. This thought has brought me many fruits in terms of knowledge, for which I am grateful. I never feel satisfied thinking that I already know enough, because the universe is infinite. At every step, there is always more to learn. Learning never ends.

I speak about this incessant search for a final destination, such as Nirvana or Atman. However, there is no point of arrival. We grow and learn continuously, expanding our energetic and emotional universe, better understanding what surrounds us. This is not about power, but about improving ourselves and thus sharing that knowledge with others, helping them on their journeys. It is crucial to understand that there is no final destination, such as heaven or hell. There is a constant walk of growth and learning, which depends on what we already have within us, on our interest and intention. In the end, what we want to find at the close of our physical history is what really matters.

One must have content to share, and I am working so that what I say is valuable to me and to others. When we speak, we carry out two important movements: we think about what we say and we hear our own words. That leads us to reflect on who we are. Finally, in the film "Bram Stoker's Dracula" I see a declaration of love. That is what I would like to share.