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“Deep into the woods/ as I stepped inside/ I didn`t know why/ but felt, I needed to hide/ from all the cacophonies/ drumming outside/ heralding their presence/ harking me back/ to enjoy another ride/ Yes! they`re introducing themselves/ `we`re a Civilization, instead`/ But I startled for once/ didn`t feel like to go back, all at once/ rather, felt to shed off my shell/ altogether/ to find a Beauty, within/ just to have a sip/ a sip of that eternal stream/ flowing within the woods/ keeping us unknown/ that like her/ we too have an eternal` home`/ beyond this hustle bustle/ beyond this every morning/ when `civilization` knocks our door/ beyond this heraldic presence/ where still we wander around/ around some fruitless hopes/ Yes! We too have that eternal home/ that still invites us to harp on a sweet lore/to feel the idyllic beauty/ where twilight still descends over the blue hills/ and the dark pine forests still know/ how to grow, within!”
You may think for a while, may be curious at sometimes, what made me to startle at once when the heraldic civilization was harking me back, but I chose to hide myself into the lap of nature! In this connection, in order to satisfy your curiosity and to solve out the mystery that makes you feel that I`m only an introvert who likes to keep herself hide from the forwarding civilization, I would like to tell you that the truth is not like that. Rather, it was all because of a hidden secret of our entity that we all possess, within quite unknowingly of ourselves. And that secret is nothing but our eternal connection to Nature, to our mother earth who always inspires us how to transform and grow, within. But here `transformation` doesn`t mean to forget our roots and keep ourselves busy in numerous distractive activities, thinking that we`re updated enough to acquire any of the facilities of this modern civilization. Rather, here `transformation` means to evolve ourselves once again, following the secret whispers of our soul who is inextricably connected to Nature, to our eternal life force. Though I`m not saying, updating ourselves according to the parameters of this upgrading civilization is not right and we must be surrounded with the sylvan surroundings of some deep forests where our only option is to lead a primitive life. I`m not suggesting here to do so. As it may not be applicable for you all. But here, I would like to remind you one simple fact. And that fact is; how much we move away from our roots, how much luxurious life we choose, how much this materialistic world pulls us back to the gloss and glitters of extravagant life style, ultimately at the end of the day we all are humans, very much natural, made of air, water and soil. We`re very much of the ground. We`re the offspring of this Mother Earth. We also have our roots. We`re here on this planet only to spread out our branches in a fruitful direction and to evolve our soul towards that path where eternity only knows the secret that our longing for nature is nothing, but a longing of our inner seed in order to be in close communion with the divine, with that great artist of this entire creation!
Here in this blog, I would like to invite you into a different realization where quite automatically, you may start to feel that we`re not a single entity, rather very much connected to that universal source of energy. And at the same time you may also be aware that into the wilderness of nature, you may lose yourself for a while, not to hide from this external world as an introvert, but as a nature lover, as a seeker (and a believer in depth) in order to explore that mystery; (that also makes me to hide for that afternoon) where in lies the truth of your real existence!
Let`s pay some heed to the mountain streams and feel the Beauty, within:
That afternoon is still distinct in my memory. It was a dusky one. The sun was preparing to rest after a long tiring day. I was trailing along the meandering tracks of that solitary hilly region of Chamba only to be a witness of that mesmerizing beauty. My poetic soul was trying to mumble something. Indistinct I felt, but something about a deeper relationship! Yes! About a connection, might be a faded one, I guessed. The mists were swirling around the valley, descending down, perhaps trying to permeate its presence wandering around and helping me to feel that there I was not alone, but that wilderness had some message, some special mirror to hold. And I didn`t know something happened. Yes! Magical it was! And somehow I started to feel that the nature I was observing was not something, external, but something very much aligned to my entity, to that eternal essence that I had been bearing, within, since the primordial time of my existence! I felt the beauty, within. And somehow, in that solitude, all on a sudden I started to feel that the time paused for a while only to catch that eternal gaze.
You may think it was only a mystical experience that I had. But trust me dear there was something magical that kindred in me a different realization. That realization didn`t make me to hold my photographic lens and capture the beauty in a technical frame, rather made me to rest for a while, hold a different mirror before myself, not only to feel the beauty, within but to feel the language that nature speaks. And that language is of mutual sharing, of a divine love, of perceiving something higher beyond this tangible world and of knowing the truth that nature still awaits for those who love to speak with her, who love to know where in lies the secret of their souls! That dusky afternoon was nothing, but somehow it appeared before me as a mirror of realizing something, higher and that poem (that I wrote that night, coming back to my hotel room) was nothing but only a fruitful consequence of that realization where hiding myself for some time from this civilization is not to be stupid enough, but to feel the serenity, within and allowing my soul once again to reveal herself in her own way, to evolve and grow, within following those footsteps where the dark, dense forests still know where in lies the meaning of eternity, itself.
Now a days, most of the time in the name of progression and technological evolution, we`re advancing ourselves, sometimes even forgetting the fact; wherein lies the deeper core of our existence. We keep ourselves busy in developing our civilization, while at the same time neglecting our mother nature, quite unknowingly of ourselves. And I think, this is the consequence of feeling the lack, within. Somehow we start to feel that we`re not complete enough. And once again, we fall under the trap of some illusive thoughts that we might fill up those lacks, seeking from the external world, completely ignoring the truth that we`re already complete, within. So, what we need to do is only to look, within, to feel that eternal magic. And here in lies the significance of pausing for a while under the greener shades of some dense forest, resting your feet over there for some time and discovering a newer version of yourself (very much aligned to the beauty of those deeper forests), wandering around those secret passageways in the silence of those woods. You may think, where in lies the difference or what would you get, simply wandering around the woods, while our progressive civilization all the time pushing us forward to enjoy the facilities of this advanced lifestyle in order to drink life to the lees? But here at this juncture, I would like to remind you that this is the biggest mistake that usually we do. Most of the time we tend to view nature as something external, while actually she is not like that. Rather, she is someone, very much aligned to our entity, very much close to our being. And we`re very much of her.
But in this contemporaneous scenarios technological invasions changed our perspectives. Day by day we`re getting technology oriented and quite unknowingly of ourselves we`re forgetting our root, our mother earth, the greater womb from which we came and will be merged into. Though here, I’m not criticizing technological prosperities as technologies are also important to sustain in this day to day world of survival. But in the name of technological progression, the more we`re estranging ourselves from nature, the more we`re sabotaging our inner selves and at the same time depriving our soul`s yearning to be connected to the divine. As it`s not the nature who wants to be healed with our communion, but it`s we who needs that healing from her. She is the eternal and perennial source of our being, our life force. But if we view her as something, external, we may not feel where in lies her ideal essence. But if we pause for a while, beneath the starry sky at night, she will definitely reveal her secret passageways. And at that very moment you may start to feel that your consciousness is not working as a mere objectifying consciousness as before, but it`s allowing yourself to transcend beyond this tangible world in order to feel the beauty and truth, surrounding the entire universe. And I must say, you may realize that the truth is of close communion; a truth of an inter connectedness with the universal source of energy (that is responsible for this entire creation) that may help you to release your ego and make you feel who you truly are, the unexplored mystery of your existence, your aliveness as a whole. And quite automatically you get to know that your existence has no end as it had no beginning, ever since. Your presence is eternal and everywhere. And here in lies the beauty, the eternal truth of our existence that nature holds before us as a mirror!
Losing yourself into the lap of nature is evolving your Soul, once again:
Losing yourself into the lap of nature is nothing, but exploring yourself once again, true to your essence, to that primordial identity that is present within yourself every now and then. The more you`re estranging yourself from nature, the more you`re alienating your inner self from that real core of your existence.
You will never be able to feel where in lies the true essence of nature, unless and until you start to contemplate her and communicate with her in a spontaneous way. A true communion with nature is not a text book cliché, reading and grasping some newer knowledge about ecological awareness, rather something to be in close communion with nature where you can be very much aligned to her true beauty, not only to know the secrets that she always permeates, but the secrets of your divine existence and also of your special connection that you`ve with this universe, since eternity. In a way, communion with nature can be considered as a communion with the divine where she holds before you to rediscover the inner you. And then you yourself may start to feel that the murmuring streams of those misty, hilly regions may not appear before you as something, external to see, but something very much close to your entity. The dense, pine forests may not seem to you as some place of unknown, as something distant, rather that darkness may inspire you, once again to free yourself from all the boundaries with which civilization has shackled you up in the name of progression. And at the same time, it may help you to open up your soul to the perfect silence of the woods, to a deeper realization where even the darkness of the night has some special meaning to perceive. In this connection, I would like to tell you that rationalization of thoughts and objectifying nature as something, external is the only barrier to feel that bliss, within. A deep, intense communion with nature will never leave you astray or make you feel that you`re alone in this world, rather help you to rediscover your entity that is very much aligned with her in order to restore the beauty and the depth that you`ve, within since the primordial time of existence.
“That was an hour when the moonlit night started to speak with me…the mountain breeze was blowing in its own way…I was gazing at the sky. The silence of that night had some beauty, within I felt and that beauty was of eternity itself…There was something magical in it that made me to realize that I`m not apart from this world, rather very much close to this nature, to this art of creation… standing beneath the starry sky of that night, a realization suddenly jerked within me and I became conscious of the reality that I`m not a single entity, rather I`ve a presence in eternity… that night came to me as a state of revelation and somehow I felt that it had been waiting for me, since long period of time only to share a mystery…the mystery of my existence, perhaps… the mystery of my soul… the mystery that still awaits for that moonlit night, for a different mirror to hold!”
It was one of my experience that I had during my last visit at Chamba. The wilderness of that place not only overwhelmed me, but made me to realize a deeper understanding. And on that very moment, the calmness of that night and those twinkling stars, didn`t appear before me as something external, but something very much close to my heart. And here in lies the longing of our soul to be in communion with nature. Being in nature doesn`t mean to view the scenic beauty and capture it under some photographic lens, rather being with her is to transcend our consciousness and open our soul to feel the divinity that we`ve, within. This close connection with nature may lead our consciousness to that level from where we can recognize who we truly are and what is our connection to this world of existence. We get more attuned to the true rhythm of our life, to that eternal tune of our existence that always inspires us to move forward, to transform and grow, within but never letting ourselves feel that we`re leaving behind our roots forever (somewhat like the trees of those dense woods that transform, grow, within but never leaving their roots behind). And here in lies the true meaning of your existence; the meaning that presents before us; where in lies our soul`s heritage. All the time it helps us to feel our being more in a spontaneous way, more in a way where our soul`s language is the only one to be contemplated, to be perceived from the deeper core of reality itself. And this is the change of consciousness that we may feel in direct communion with nature. Compassion may start to flow in its natural way and humanity may color up its harmonious presence, once again.
In a way, communion with nature not only helps us to balance ourselves, to maintain our psychological health, but it also nurtures our inner seed and makes ourselves feel that we`re not the human machines, rather spiritual beings in some human forms. In a simpler way to interpret, our soul is very much transformative in her essence quite like the nature itself, free to evolve and grow, within. Yet, at the same time grounded with her roots. A close contact with nature always acts as a rejuvenating force in order to regain your power back, the strength that you may have lost in the midst of materialistic needs and technological invasions. Here `transformation` doesn`t mean to change yourself all through ever and present yourself before the world as someone that you actually are not, rather here it has some deeper meaning to perceive. Here it means to know your inner experiences in a more spontaneous way. And it`s possible through a deeper communion with nature where your soul can have that freedom enough to spread her wings like some wild geese and can evolve herself in an unrestrained way. And here, once again you may feel that you have nothing to do, but only to be with your real self in the midst of nature, with your eyes filled with awe and wonder, only to feel who your true creator is! You may also feel that the creator is no one outside, but someone very much, within yourself. In a deeper way to interpret this communion with nature is nothing but a soulful way to connect to the divine, to rekindle that eternal connection, once again that we`ve forgotten in the daily course of material needs and existential upheavals.
Do you ever know why most of us, most of the time feel a longing for nature? I think, that longing is not only for our mother earth, but also for that eternal connection that we`ve with the universal source of energy. And here nature is nothing, but only a blessing, sent from the universe not only for our survival, but for making us realize that following her path is the only way to feel our divinity, within. In close communion with her, you once again may feel the grace of eternity, within. And here in comes our true emergence, emerging before the world with our true, natural essence and evolving ourselves, once again, being grounded with our inner seed as well.
Let`s align yourself with Nature and explore the truth of Eternity:
In this section, I would like to introduce before you a mystery, the eternal truth of our existence that most of the time we tend to ignore, yet at the same feel a lack, within. Actually this lack is nothing, but the yearning of our soul to be reconnected with her eternal home. And the only path to that home may be restored, I think with a close communion with nature. And this close communion can only make us feel that we`re not apart from this art of creation, from those blue hills, from the sunrise or from that mountain stream that is still flowing in her own way, since the time we had not been on this earth in our mortal existence. But we had been in an eternal existence; Yes! Eternal that is and here in lies the truth and beauty of our being, the harmony and reality our existence.
Communion with nature not only heals your mind and body, but it allows your soul to transcend beyond this tangible realm of understanding, introducing before you an alternative form of knowing yourself where depth can only speak with the depth and there you can find an inner you who will never leave you astray. Do you want to know why does this happen? Because we have a close connection to this nature, since even we don`t have any earthly existence on this planet. When no one cares who you`re, even when you yourself forget about your true identity, this mother earth will always remind you, your true worth. She will caress your wounds and embrace you once again only to make you feel that you are and will be, beyond this tangible realm of consciousness, beyond this earthly existence! So separation from her is nothing, but only an illusion. As we`re eternally connected to her. She is the greater womb from whom we emerge and will be merged into. Our earthly existence is nothing, but only for a few days interval on this planet in order to get some different experience. Actually we already have a destined home and whenever we`re in close communion with nature, quite surprisingly we`re just on the way to that eternal home!
So whenever you feel any lack, never be disheartened, rather come close to the nature. She will never deprive you. Smell those morning buds, talk to the leaves. You may learn from them how to transform and how to grow, within. If possible, allow yourself to walk on fields on a bare feet. Those grass lands may make you feel that you`re a human being, indeed. Made of earthly soil and will be merged into it. You`re are also grounded with your own roots like the trees in those forests who are spreading out their branches up in the sky, evolving themselves, at the same time very much grounded with their own roots, with their own grace, instead.
This communion with nature is not only a healing itself, rather it`s a blessing from the supreme power of intelligence to find out that inner child who still loiters within yourself, still desires for love and adoration, still have her presence under the hard layer of your conscious self; that childish self of your entity who once used to wonder, gazing at those stars at nightly hours and used to ask in utter astonishment; “Is it that exact way to communicate with heaven?”
I don`t know, whether it`s an exact way to communicate with heaven or not. But I can assure you, my dear that in close communion with nature you can feel that bliss, within. Your consciousness will introduce before you a different kind of realization where, once again you`ll be introduced with a different truth, with a different reality that may help you to realize who you truly are. And then quite automatically you may start to realize that your existence is not temporal, rather eternal. And here in lies the mystery of our being; the mystery of our soul who always evolves, yearns for something new, but never leaves behind her eternal home!
“A thousand miles you`ve covered,
A thousand steps, I feel,
You may need to hover —
But your seed will remain the same,
And it doesn`t need, I think
Any technical frame.
But a mirror it needs to have
To hold the Beauty, within.
The beauty of this vast expansion,
Perhaps!
And to hold the Truth
That still you`ve,
To feel this creation-
As a magic of art;
As a mystery of eternity-
Where the stars still shine,
With every beats of your heart!”
