Who are the Deities
THE ENERGY BUDDHA EMBODIES 
Buddha epitomises a vast sea of inner peace, the permanence and depth of this state radiates to remind us it is the true state within us all. His image emanates an authentic knowledge of universal consciousness, beyond the turbulent details of worldly experience.
THE STORY OF BUDDHA
Born in Southern India around 565bc, Buddha was named Siddhartha Gautama. His father was the local ruler and so Buddha was raised in princely surroundings, cosseted from the world and it’s often-harsh realities. At the age of 29 he had an epiphany– realising his privileged circumstances could not save him from the inevitability of death and suffering – he undertook a path of searching, renouncing his position and fortune.
The Buddha’s philosophy and practise evolved as he travelled through India deepening through experience as he went, eventually forming into the teachings we recognise today. The fundaments of which lie in the release from desire, and the realisation of our oneness with the ultimate source.
MUDRAS
Mudras or hand gestures are yogic positions that guide energy flow. The mudras depicted in the statues are Dhyana - open hand turned upward, a symbol of meditation and concentration on the good way and Apan - two fingers connecting with thumb, a symbol of cleansing and purifying the body, encouraging the facility to release blocks through waste materials.
THE ENERGY GANESH EMBODIES
Ganesh is a Hindu God, son of Shiva and Parvati – linked to success and overcoming obstacles. He is called upon to help with the trials of life, to bring triumph in endeavours. Ganesh is strongly connected with wisdom.
Ganesh’s head symbolised the soul (Atman), the true state, while the body symbolised the illusory world (Maya). His form is a unification of these states of awareness, where the soul is above the illusion.
Ganesh is the embodiment of a driving force to propel global consciousness through the lessons of the material world, onwards to ultimate awareness.
THE STORY OF GANESH
When Ganesh was a boy, his mother the Goddess Parvati, asked him to guard her as she bathed. During Ganesh’s watch Shiva retuned home after many years, not recognising his father Ganesh barred the way. Shiva beheaded Ganesh for this challenge.
To make amends, Shiva called for a new head to be brought. The nearest being was a sleeping elephant whose head was taken to replace the boy’s. Shiva restored life to his son, bestowing the name Ganapati upon him – pati meaning leader.
THE SACRED OBJECTS GANESH HOLDS
In one hand Ganesh holds rosary beads, in the next an axe, in the third is a chakra disk and the last he holds his broken tusk.