Book excerpt: The Canvas and the Expressions By: Yaqub Amani We all ask questions about life, death, and the drama of living in a complex universe. The Canvas and the Expressions takes the reader on a journey of mind and soul, pointing to an integrated consciousness and the soul evolution through many states. It examines our being’s inner and outer dimensions, shrouded in a paradox, and directs the attention to observing, perceiving, and witnessing. The hope is that the reader realizes that although the scattered experiences of reality are uniquely the writer’s, they should map a path for their own journey. It is unique because it is not an imposed dogma but a canvas on which the reader’s mind draws perceived impressions. It is about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of states we experience by observing and perceiving realities.