Nafas نفس is the breath, not to be confused with Nafs, the ego, which is written exactly the same way.
The Breath is Life, and carries the vital force known variously as prana, qi etc. Learning to breathe properly again is the first teaching in many if not all spiritual disciplines.
Print on Redbubble Creation process:
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| Elaborating on my idea in Illustrator, I hesitated between these two. I liked the "fan" shape but it seemed too cute, until it occurred to me to round off all the edges so it wouldn't stand out so badly. |
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| Finished pencils: Hello grid my old friend... |
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| First layer of color – love the texture here. |
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| The second layer was diluted and meant mostly to brush gold pigment over the red. The result is a slightly metallic red that's gorgeous in the light. |
