Welcome sir KR. IRS On Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 10:15 PM Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sir, > You added so many fresh points,increasing the standard of my modest write > up.Feel like adding more to every observation of yours,observation by > observation but just now I do not have the emergy.Thank You very much Sir. > YM > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 8:25 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Nature Teach Us >> >> One thing I’ve realized is that nature can only teach what you are open >> to discovering. Since everyone approaches nature from their own unique >> perspective, you’ll find the lessons are driven by what you are personally >> looking for. Nature will teach you different things depending on your >> goals. It can teach you how to think more clearly & scientifically, or >> enhance your sense of spiritual connection, or even achieve personal >> success. It all starts with having an attitude that aligns with your own >> personal interests. Every moment we spend in nature is an opportunity to >> make amazing discoveries about ourselves and the world we live in. Simply >> being surrounded by birds & plants has amazing beneficial effects for the >> mind & body. >> >> 1. Naturalist intelligence is a recognized learning style that relates to >> observing patterns in the natural world and having empathy for animals. >> These are inherent human skills that anyone can develop by having >> adventures outside, tracking animals, harvesting plants & herbs, and >> connecting with the birds. But naturalist intelligence is not just about >> knowing things related to plants, trees & birds. It’s also about your >> larger capacity to observe patterns and tune into your physical >> surroundings in all areas of life. >> >> 2. A lot of the therapies that help people to overcome learning >> challenges are focused around providing meaningful sensory stimulation. I >> also really struggled with focus and attention. It opened up a whole new >> world of discovery that has dramatically transformed my mental clarity and >> capacity to learn faster by watching & listening carefully. Along with the >> increases in overall awareness that come from being surrounded by nature, >> you’ll notice that your ability to focus will also really improve. ( I >> called it a vocation and driving literally and mentally with myself with my >> family) Nature teaches focus by first quieting your mind of the >> distractions, and then captivating or sharpening your attention through >> curiosity. Nature is filled with so many unique sights, sounds & smells to >> tantalize your senses. There’s something around every turn to captivate >> your awareness. This is how nature will teach you a kind of organic >> scientific focus that’s driven by your own developing curiosity rather than >> the external desire to get good grades or achieve status. >> >> 3.One of the simplest things to do outside is be still & meditate. >> Whether in the midst of the sea at Kanyakumari Hall or Aurobindo of >> Pondicherry, or on the bridges of Kedarnath, or Ramakrishna Math Calcutta, >> or Mumbai Gate close your eyes and the silence is golden with without the >> sound around. Have you ever noticed that it’s difficult to be distracted >> by thoughts when your mind is being stimulated by a rich tapestry of >> sounds, colours & experiences? This is a natural state of meditation. No >> difficult techniques… just pure nature. >> >> 4 Authenticity is one of the big secrets to success in life. Nature >> teaches authenticity by giving you opportunities to be alone with yourself >> in a truly non-judgemental environment. This is why it’s absolutely >> critical to get in touch with your own unique path. Nature doesn’t pretend >> to be something it’s not. There’s no judgement. Just the pure freedom to be >> yourself as you are. Nature is filled with so many amazing mysteries and >> beautiful moments that inspire the mind. SILENT VALLEY makes you cool and >> calm. Sringeri Tungabhadra would make you still when crossing over towards >> the Mutt. Kodai Rd water falls would play a low tone whisper music. >> Darjeeling may speak a lot of stories with you. We have nature all around >> us; we need only a perception. It’s also filled with the unfiltered >> realities of life & death in the forest. Western ghats while walking >> through to the chirping of the birds. I was spending an hour in the >> wonderful Garden of Singapore as well as the natural parks of the USA. >> >> 5 Nature teaches us how to be grateful and appreciate the positive >> things in life. This is especially apparent when we have moments of >> hardship and pain. Even amidst all the problems of life… we discover that >> birds are still singing, the sun is still shining, and somehow life goes >> on. It doesn’t change the fact that life is going to knock you around… but >> gratitude does enable you to embrace all parts of life with greater balance >> and harmony. Nature on the other hand, helps us to slow down out of the >> whirlwind and tune our minds with the positive things in life. Nature >> teaches emotional freedom by providing a better strategy for dealing with >> the challenges of life. It helps you to realize there’s a fluidity to your >> perspective that lets you see things from all different angles. This is >> true freedom. >> >> 6 Drinking a hot cup of herbal tea made from wild-crafted plants; >> after stopping your car at the hair pin bend of Ooty in front of the >> tea-estate; while coming down the Tirupati steps, sitting on the bricks of >> Chandra Giri valley. Bear chested, a dhothi and a upper garment where no >> one knows you; aloft the sky; pacifying your minds. Or sitting around a >> crackling fire in the dark winter. (Bon fire of the hotel Shimla). The >> result is you begin to have a greater capacity for self-reflection and gain >> the ability to look at yourself with less judgmental eyes. At the highest >> levels, you can experience a unity with your surroundings that simply feels >> like pure love, without any attachments or conditions. >> >> 7 It’s very common for people to report that nature improves their >> sense of spiritual connection. Sivananda ashram small walls places you >> nearer Paramasivam. The more you look at nature and connect with the >> outdoors, the more you sense there must be some kind of intelligent order >> and truth behind it all. Questions about the purpose of life gradually >> become replaced by a feeling of faith and inner peacefulness. >> >> 8 Our scriptures teach a lot on nature; and B G teaches us 3 kinds >> of the nature; from the script I read:” CHAPTER XIV The Three Qualities >> of Nature >> >> KRISHNA: "I will explain further the sublime spiritual knowledge superior >> to all others, by knowing which all the sages have attained to supreme >> perfection on the dissolution of this body. They take sanctuary in this >> wisdom, and having attained to my state they are not born again even at the >> new evolution, nor are they disturbed at the time of general destruction. >> >> 9 "The great Brahman is my womb in which I place the seed; from that, O >> son of Bharata, is the production of all existing things. (1) This great >> Brahman is the womb for all those various forms which are produced from any >> womb, and I am the Father who provideth the seed. The three great qualities >> called sattva, rajas, and tamas -- light, or truth, passion or desire, and >> indifference or darkness -- are born from nature, and bind the imperishable >> soul to the body, O thou of mighty arms. Of these the sattva quality by >> reason of its lucidity and peacefulness entwineth the soul to rebirth >> through attachment to knowledge and that which is pleasant. Know that rajas >> is of the nature of desire, producing thirst and propensity; it, O son of >> Kunti, imprisoneth the Ego through the consequences produced from action. >> The quality of tamas, the offspring of the indifference in nature, is the >> deluder of all creatures, O son of Bharata; it imprisoneth the Ego in a >> body through heedless folly, sleep, and idleness. The sattva quality >> attaches the soul through happiness and pleasure, the rajas through action, >> and tamas quality surrounding the power of judgment with indifference >> attaches the soul through heedlessness. >> >> 10 "When, O son of Bharata, the qualities of tamas and rajas are >> overcome, then that of sattva prevaileth;tamas is chiefly acting when >> sattva and rajas are hidden; and when the sattva and tamas diminish, then >> rajas prevaileth. When wisdom, the bright light, shall become evident at >> every gate of the body, then one may know that the sattva quality is >> prevalent within. The love of gain, activity in action, and the initiating >> of works, restlessness and inordinate desire are produced when the quality >> of rajas is prevalent, whilst the tokens of the predominance of the tamas >> quality are absence of illumination, the presence of idleness, >> heedlessness, and delusion, O son of Kunti. >> >> 11 "If the body is dissolved when the sattva quality prevails, the >> self within proceeds to the spotless spheres of those who are acquainted >> with the highest place. When the body is dissolved while the quality of >> rajas is predominant, the soul is born again in a body attached to action; >> and so also of one who dies while tamas quality is prevalent, the soul is >> born again in the wombs of those who are deluded. >> >> 12 "The fruit of righteous acts is called pure and holy, appertaining >> to sattva; from rajas is gathered fruit in pain, and the tamas produceth >> only senselessness, ignorance, and indifference. From sattva wisdom is >> produced, from rajas desire, from tamas ignorance, delusion and folly. >> Those in whom the sattva quality is established mount on high, those who >> are full of rajas remain in the middle sphere, the world of men, while >> those who are overborne by the gloomy quality, tamas, sink below. But when >> the wise man perceiveth that the only agents of action are these qualities, >> and comprehends that which is superior to the qualities, he attains to my >> state. And when the embodied self surpasseth these three qualities of >> goodness, action, and indifference -- which are coexistent with the body -- >> it is released from rebirth and death, old age and pain, and drinketh of >> the water of immortality." >> >> 13 ARJUNA: "What are the characteristic marks by which the man may be >> known, O Master, who hath surpassed the three qualities? What is his course >> of life, and what are the means by which he overcometh the qualities?" >> >> 14 KRISHNA: "He, O son of Pandu, who doth not hate these qualities >> -- illumination, action, and delusion -- when they appear, nor longeth for >> them when they disappear; who, like one who is of no party, sitteth as one >> unconcerned about the three qualities and undisturbed by them, who being >> persuaded that the qualities exist, is moved not by them; who is of equal >> mind in pain and pleasure, self-centered, to whom a lump of earth, a stone, >> or gold are as one; who is of equal mind with those who love or dislike, >> constant, the same whether blamed or praised; equally minded in honor and >> disgrace, and the same toward friendly or unfriendly side, engaging only in >> necessary actions, such an one hath surmounted the qualities. And he, my >> servant, who worships me with exclusive devotion, having completely >> overcome the qualities, is fitted to be absorbed in Brahman the Supreme. I >> am the embodiment of the Supreme Ruler, and of the incorruptible, of the >> unmodifying, and of the eternal law, and of endless bliss." >> >> 15 Thus in the Upanishads, called the holy Bhagavad-Gita, in the >> science of the Supreme Spirit, in the book of devotion, in the colloquy >> between the Holy Krishna and Arjuna, stands the Fourteenth Chapter, by name >> --The Three Qualities of Nature >> >> K Rajaram IRS 3724 4724 >> >> On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 at 20:23, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Sparkling & Dancing leaves in the evening sun and wind. >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 8:18 PM Markendeya Yeddanapudi < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Mar*Nature, the Great Professor >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The living of life, is living in nature, as nature, in the Biosphere, >>>> as the Biosphere, then in the planet earth, as the planet earth and >>>> ultimately as the vacuum, the great abstract phenomenon of perception and >>>> understanding. With your eyes you can see just 00.0037% of the totality. >>>> With the eyes you always see the 3D shapes. This basically false seeing >>>> happens only on the surface of the earth, that too only up to about ten or >>>> fifteen miles into the troposphere. From the stratosphere on, in the entire >>>> universe, your eyes are useless or no longer mislead you into the false 3D >>>> seeing. >>>> >>>> If you can see everything, atoms, paricles, nothing etc, then you >>>> cannot see the 3D shapes including yourself. You enter the great abstract >>>> arena of perception and understanding, teaming up emotionally and >>>> perceivingly with every other life form in continuous hormonal interaction. >>>> Real learning is always feeling and emotional embedment, in the internal >>>> hormonal communication, developing liaison with the internal hormonal >>>> communications of the other organisms. The Hormones of the organisms of the >>>> Biosphere team up into one single organism. >>>> >>>> The basic paradigms of perception and understanding of all organisms >>>> fuse, creating the great paradigm dynamics in the troposphere among the >>>> organisms of the Biosphere.Breathing, smelling, sensing, perceiving, >>>> understanding and learning becomes the great collegial team up of all >>>> organisms. Learning is mainly and only feeling, that too as a member of the >>>> Biosphere, as the Biosphere. >>>> >>>> Today by cutting the gigantic emotional macro and anatomical connect to >>>> the Biosphere and nature, and employing technology to do the studentship, >>>> we have maimed ourselves almost completely. >>>> >>>> It is time for every university, to maintain huge nature parks where >>>> nature is completely free, with absolutely no human tampering. A student >>>> can enter that park and practice teaming up with the organisms of the >>>> Biosphere. What all he/she has to do is to close the eyes and make the mind >>>> blank. After the practice of the blank mind or simply Dyana, brilliant >>>> revelations start flashing into one, engulfing the total internal hormonal >>>> communication system. Every organism develops close emotional bond with the >>>> student. The basic paradigms of perception and understanding develop from >>>> the great abstract arena of nature. They free one from the Cartesian >>>> paradigms. >>>> >>>> The concept of education of nature is emotional and physical growth >>>> with health and rapture of every organism. Nature becomes the great sacred >>>> professor. Actually it becomes your own body, where your hormonal and >>>> nervous systems govern the reasoning of your mind. Wound to any part of >>>> nature automatically communicates into you, just like the pain you >>>> experience when there is even small prick on your body now. The same effect >>>> takes you over, for the whole nature as your own body. >>>> >>>> Ecology is actually The Macro Biology and Zoology, with nature as one >>>> single organism. >>>> >>>> As it is we are repudiating our componentship in nature and the >>>> Biosphere.We have to assume the scientific mind wherein we must believe >>>> that we are outside observers of nature or as not part of the Biosphere. >>>> And we have to become the economic man, who destroys nature to live the >>>> economic life. We have created a very big world of lunacy. >>>> >>>> We drag the tiny tot from its emotional enrichment with nature directly >>>> and put it in the Cartesian galley to row the mechanized lessons for life. >>>> We have become so mad, we assume that the destruction of nature is economic >>>> development! >>>> >>>> YM >>>> >>>> Chat GPT >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ### Nature, the Great Professor >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Integration with Nature** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Living authentically means living as part of nature, embracing the >>>> biosphere and the planet Earth. To truly understand life, one must move >>>> beyond the limited perception of the world provided by our senses, >>>> particularly vision. Our eyes can only perceive a tiny fraction of reality, >>>> and they often deceive us with the illusion of three-dimensional shapes. >>>> This illusion is confined to the surface of the Earth and the lower parts >>>> of the atmosphere. Beyond the troposphere, traditional vision becomes >>>> useless, freeing us from these deceptions and allowing entry into a broader >>>> realm of perception and understanding. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Holistic Learning** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Real learning is a deeply emotional and physical process, driven by >>>> internal hormonal communication and interaction with other life forms. Each >>>> organism in the biosphere contributes to a collective emotional and >>>> perceptual network. This network creates a dynamic paradigm of >>>> understanding that is constantly evolving through the interconnected >>>> experiences of all organisms. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Emotional and Sensory Education** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To reclaim this holistic form of education, modern universities should >>>> create large, untampered nature parks. In these spaces, students can >>>> practice deep mindfulness (Dyana), making their minds blank to receive >>>> insights from nature. This practice allows for emotional bonding with other >>>> organisms and fosters a deeper understanding that transcends Cartesian >>>> paradigms. The natural environment itself becomes the ultimate professor, >>>> guiding students through direct, sensory, and emotional experiences. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Reconnecting with Nature** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> When students engage deeply with nature, they experience personal >>>> growth and health in harmony with the environment. They learn to feel >>>> wounds to nature as personal pain, reinforcing the understanding that all >>>> life is interconnected. This holistic perspective redefines ecology as a >>>> macro-biology and zoology, viewing nature as a single, interconnected >>>> organism. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Critique of Modern Education and Technology** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Modern education often disrupts this natural connection by isolating >>>> students from their environment and emphasizing mechanical and >>>> technological learning. This approach undermines the emotional and physical >>>> enrichment provided by nature. Current economic models further exacerbate >>>> this disconnect by valuing the destruction of nature as economic progress, >>>> a notion that is fundamentally flawed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **Proposed Educational Reforms** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - **Nature Parks in Universities**: Establish untouched nature reserves >>>> where students can practice mindfulness and connect emotionally with the >>>> biosphere. >>>> >>>> - **Sensory and Emotional Learning**: Emphasize learning through direct >>>> experience and emotional engagement with nature rather than through >>>> detached, mechanical methods. >>>> >>>> - **Holistic Health and Growth**: Foster education that promotes >>>> physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being in harmony with the >>>> environment. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ### Further Reading and Exploration >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 1. **"The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben**: Explores the >>>> complex interconnections among trees and other organisms in forests, >>>> emphasizing the importance of these relationships. >>>> >>>> 2. **"The Overstory" by Richard Powers**: A novel that delves into the >>>> lives of various characters whose experiences with trees change their >>>> perspectives on life and nature. >>>> >>>> 3. **"Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv**: Discusses the >>>> importance of connecting children with nature and the benefits of outdoor >>>> play for emotional and physical health. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> These sources provide deeper insights into the themes of >>>> interconnectedness, holistic education, and the critique of modern >>>> technological and economic paradigms. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > > -- > *Mar* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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