Saturday, August 8, 2015

Loving all of nature!

746.  Om bhagyabdhi-candrikayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is the full moon to the ocean of good fortune

 I totally and absolutely love the above picture. Look at the love Amma has for this lucky doggy and look at the smile and adoration on the doggy's face! Given below are Amma's thoughts on why we should embrace nature and have the same love for all living beings as we would show towards human beings:

"Anyone who has the courage to overcome the limitations of the mind will attain the state of universal motherhood. This is a love and compassion felt not only towards one’s own child, but also towards all people, animals, plants, rocks and rivers. It is a love extended to all of nature and all beings. to one in whom the state of true motherhood has awakened, all creatures are her children. this awakening of love, this motherhood, is Divine Love. This is God."
"The life force that pulsates in the trees, plants, and animals is the same life force that pulsates within us. The same life energy that gives us the power to speak and to sing, is the power behind the song of the bird and the roar of the lion. The same consciousness that flows in and through every human being, lends its power to the movement of the wind, to the flow of the river, and to the light of the sun. How can there be any sense of difference once this subtle principle is understood?"
"Life is filled with God’s light, but only through optimism will you experience that light. Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Every aspect of Nature tirelessly contributes its share to life. The participation of a little bird, an animal, a tree, or a flower is always complete. No matter what the hardships, they continue to try, wholeheartedly."   

Om Amriteswariye namah! 

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