I  admire palette knife painting, especially ones with blocky strokes . I didn't have any conscious intention to make one . But after doing this portrait in Artrage(iPad) , I have gained quite an amount confidence to attempt palette knife painting in the future . Ramana Maharshi   (1879–1950) is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding Indian gurus  of modern times. Ramana's teachings on Self-enquiry originated in his own awakening at age 16, when he became firmly aware of death. It made him aware of the Self.Ramana   Maharishi taught that every conscious activity of the mind or body, for example 'I think', 'I remember', 'I feel' 'I am acting', etc., revolves around the tacit assumption that there is an individual 'I' who is doing something, a common factor and mental fiction termed the 'I'-thought (a translation of Aham-Vritti, which literally means 'mental modification of 'I'). The individual "I...