Take In The Wonderful Scenery Of Life
We all come from nature and are Va part of nature, we are nature. Even as you sit and have a cup ea., you are taking nourishment and fort from leaves grown perhaps sands of miles away or picked from own back garden. Nature offers us any reminders about how life is cious, it makes us receptive; it ivates our senses. When we think s just horrible, we can walk in ure for a little while, and we will be to broaden our view and see life in a ferent, better light. Nature doesn't worry about the past ace to the future; day simply becomes at and then day again, everything nected and evolving at the same . Even in our urban environments, ng time to look around and enjoy the ney from one place to the next will n result in noticing things that surprise and delight us. Taking in the scenery of life as we go along is all part of our appreciation. And the more we look around, the more we begin to get to know what inspires us, what we really like. Nature also has a way of bringing us into the moment and into our body, sometimes to help us contemplate and often to help us let go of our worries and get back to the basics. Modern technology and communication mean that we now spend so much time in the virtual world that it is easy to lose our connection with nature. I myself end up looking at the computer little for is achieved, hours, and it yet is a speaking true challenge to one's powers of tree attention. We cannot simply sit still and quiet in our surroundings without pulling out our phone or sending another email. This is far from calming or comforting; our minds whirr away, just like our gadgets, on permanent alert, flitting from one thing to the other. It becomes difficult to focus on just one thing, just this moment, what we are doing or who we are with right here in the present. The term 'virtual' is the perfect description, because this modern world of technology is so illusive, it isn't real. Someof my friends even plant virtual trees or have virtual pets, which sounds cute but i think there isabitofa dangerous side to this too so it is good to be aware. I know people who have thousands of 'friends'they have never even met. We have to bethe boss with technology and not let it take control of us; we have to be careful and mindful. All elements in nature and all living beings are our friends and supporters if we know how to interact with them positively and with understanding and appreciation. So too with our Self-nature. If we forget to connect wit ourselves, welose touch and start feeling a little lost as we get into troublLike those who love gardening, takingcare of flowers and plants, creating beauty, we have to take care of our Self-nature so that we might radiate creative beauty to benefit others. If we can't respect nature, how canwe respect ourselves? I see such a strong connection between how we treat nature and how we treat ourselveBecause as soon as you take that moment to stop and enjoy the view youbegin to care about your own life and,in turn, everyone else's too.
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Courtesy : Gyalwang Drukpa Speaking Tree ,Times of India
Take In The Wonderful Scenery Of Life
We all come from nature and are Va part of nature, we are nature. Even as you sit and have a cup ea., you are taking nourishment and fort from leaves grown perhaps sands of miles away or picked from own back garden. Nature offers us any reminders about how life is cious, it makes us receptive; it ivates our senses. When we think s just horrible, we can walk in ure for a little while, and we will be to broaden our view and see life in a ferent, better light. Nature doesn't worry about the past ace to the future; day simply becomes at and then day again, everything nected and evolving at the same . Even in our urban environments, ng time to look around and enjoy the ney from one place to the next will n result in noticing things that surprise and delight us. Taking in the scenery of life as we go along is all part of our appreciation. And the more we look around, the more we begin to get to know what inspires us, what we really like. Nature also has a way of bringing us into the moment and into our body, sometimes to help us contemplate and often to help us let go of our worries and get back to the basics. Modern technology and communication mean that we now spend so much time in the virtual world that it is easy to lose our connection with nature. I myself end up looking at the computer little for is achieved, hours, and it yet is a speaking true challenge to one's powers of tree attention. We cannot simply sit still and quiet in our surroundings without pulling out our phone or sending another email. This is far from calming or comforting; our minds whirr away, just like our gadgets, on permanent alert, flitting from one thing to the other. It becomes difficult to focus on just one thing, just this moment, what we are doing or who we are with right here in the present. The term 'virtual' is the perfect description, because this modern world of technology is so illusive, it isn't real. Someof my friends even plant virtual trees or have virtual pets, which sounds cute but i think there isabitofa dangerous side to this too so it is good to be aware. I know people who have thousands of 'friends'they have never even met. We have to bethe boss with technology and not let it take control of us; we have to be careful and mindful. All elements in nature and all living beings are our friends and supporters if we know how to interact with them positively and with understanding and appreciation. So too with our Self-nature. If we forget to connect wit ourselves, welose touch and start feeling a little lost as we get into troublLike those who love gardening, takingcare of flowers and plants, creating beauty, we have to take care of our Self-nature so that we might radiate creative beauty to benefit others. If we can't respect nature, how canwe respect ourselves? I see such a strong connection between how we treat nature and how we treat ourselveBecause as soon as you take that moment to stop and enjoy the view youbegin to care about your own life and,in turn, everyone else's too.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Gyalwang Drukpa kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Gyalwang Drukpa Speaking Tree ,Times of India