Walk with nature and see life in a better light

We all come from nature and are a part of nature, we are nature. When we think life is just horrible, if we walk with nature for a little while, we are often able to broaden our view and see life in a different, better light.

Nature doesn’t worry about the past or race to the\r\nfuture. Even in our urban environments, taking time to look around and enjoy\r\nthe journey from one place to the next will often result in noticing things\r\nthat surprise and delight us. Nature also has a way of bringing us into the\r\nmoment and into our body, sometimes to help us contemplate and often to help us\r\nlet go of our worries and get back to the basics.

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Modern technology and communication mean that we now\r\nspend so much time in the virtual world that it is easy to lose our connection\r\nwith nature. I myself end up looking at the computer for hours, and yet, often\r\nlittle is achieved, it is a true challenge to one’s powers of attention. We\r\ncannot simply sit still and quiet in our surroundings without pulling out our\r\nphone or sending another email.

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This is far from calming or comforting; our minds\r\nwhirr away, just like our gadgets, on permanent alert, flitting from one thing\r\nto the other. It becomes difficult to focus on just one thing, just this\r\nmoment, what we are doing or who we are with right here in the present. I know\r\npeople who have thousands of ‘friends’ they have never even met. We have to be\r\nthe boss with technology and not let it take control of us; we have to be\r\ncareful and mindful.

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By Gyalwang Drukpa – The Economic Times