" A study of life is the greatest of all religions, and there is no greater or more interesting study." These words of HazratInayatKhan deeply resonate in my heart. Self-study and the realization of oneself, who I am, and the manifestationof this realization in all aspects of my life is the core of all religions. That is the greatest religion. Reading religious scriptures and listening to great spiritual teachers or visiting holy places can be helpful for studying self and nature. What really matters is a deep inquiry of one self and one's original nature with an open mind and an open heart.What is needed is self-awakening. I remember the words of Swami Vivekananda at the World Religions Conference in Chicago in 1893. His words were: " Get up. Awaken, and realize who you are!"
I experience the religion of nature when I am fully present to hearing the sounds of nature, to feeling the touch of wind, to smelling flowers and to watching the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars. I feel oneness between me and nature. And that to me is a religious experience.
Life has been a great teacher for me. Life offers many lessons to learn. The prerequisite is finding time, keeping the heart and the mind open, and paying undivided attention to be fully present to receive gifts from life. I am deeply grateful to life for offering gifts without charge!
May we be open and grateful to receive gifts from life!
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
On Jul 12, 2019 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
I experience the religion of nature when I am fully present to hearing the sounds of nature, to feeling the touch of wind, to smelling flowers and to watching the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars. I feel oneness between me and nature. And that to me is a religious experience.
Life has been a great teacher for me. Life offers many lessons to learn. The prerequisite is finding time, keeping the heart and the mind open, and paying undivided attention to be fully present to receive gifts from life. I am deeply grateful to life for offering gifts without charge!
May we be open and grateful to receive gifts from life!
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave