Nature Helps to Navigate our Lifepaths

Nature Helps to Navigate our Lifepaths – the path that we are supposed to walk in this lifetime.

There is something magical about nature. Isn’t it? No matter how drifted we are from it, how much do we exploit it, there is something compelling about nature that pulls human to it.

We live in a world of chaos. Responsibility, deliverables, hectic lifestyle & concerns related to past, present & future, often makes life overwhelming at times. On the top of that technology makes it even worse. We feel that by adding the life with resources, everything will be fine. But it never happens that way. It becomes a never-ending affair; we lose patience & often things fall apart. Maybe it is our health, relationships, or the very life path itself. We run for solace; we end up with chaos.

I feel it this way. Like I have a very luxurious vehicle, have the resources to fuel it & I feel that that is enough to keep moving & reach my destination. I drive it continuously without caring my own wellbeing. I forget that “I” am the most important in this journey because I need to drive it. No matter how grand my car is, how bountiful my resources are, at the end of the day, I need to drive it. Being overburdened, over stressed, overworked, I lose my wellbeing, I lose my vision & lost my path & out of the track.

That is when spirituality comes in as rescue. As per my understanding spirituality is nothing but getting aligned with nature. It casts its magnetism & pulls us to it. With its healing & restoration attributes, it renovates & makes us healthier.

The shamans, healers, sages, the sacred texts and wisdom keepers of all times, all regions, and all communities, in their ageless wisdom, say that human spirituality is comprised of three aspects: relationships, values, and life purpose.

Humans are part of nature. We inherently exist within it no matter we play our prescribed role or not. When self-doubt, insecurity, overthinking & anxiety takes a better of us, we must look towards connecting with nature.

We can start with simple steps.

Let us go for a walk outside. The best time is to get outside in the morning.  No matter where you are staying, whether there exists a jogger’s park or not, you just need to be outside of our home. Nature exists there. The rays of morning sun, the morning zephyr, the twitting birds, the flowers, all will be at your service to make you calms.

Walk barefoot on earth & feel the touch of the mother earth. It is therapeutic.   It not only relives our anxiety & fears but also makes us grounded with existence. We slowly become our natural self.

Look for the new options. Nature is live, it listens & answers. Ask for the questions & it will come up with signs & insights to help us to find new possibilities.

Nature helps to navigate our life path because it heals & re-builds us again, restoring our vision to see the things clearly.

Life is overwhelming, but nature helps us remember the curative wander and serenity of it.

Nature Helps to Navigate our Lifepaths

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MARIGOLD – The Symbol of Divine Protection

 

MARIGOLD – The Symbol of Divine Protection – I believe one of the most common flowers in Indian households. These bright saffron/orange-colored flowers are an inevitable part of our almost all auspicious occasions be it like festivals, wedding decorations, torans, garlands that are offered to God & goddesses & even inauspicious occasions like funerals.

A common garden flower, the marigold often brings the energy of the sun. They are exquisitely beautiful flowers, bright and attractive, and extremely adorable to the human eye. With its vibrant folds of petals that make up its blossoms, Marigold not just stands out but radiates a heavenly aura in its ambiance. There is a deeper divine message/meaning it carries across many culture & traditions.

I used to often wander why marigold is often used in torans? Is it because of its wide availability or something else? Then I understood, it has a strong pest deterrent quality. Even in the garden this plant often keeps the pest away & attracts butterflies, honeybee…etc.

My mother often says, Marigold has the power to absorb the negative energy. It’s a flower that provides divine protection.

As per my understanding there are some other message often, I felt when it appears before me or sometimes I just feel like getting few of them to my home.

  • It certainly brings cheerfulness. For me a Marigold is always a flower that says, “Cheer up Tina, things will be alright”.
  • It often comes with a message of Renunciation & Surrender. When we are in our low times, we should offer this flower to our beloved God or Goddess with complete surrender. Things start changing after that what I observed. There is a reason for it. In Sanskrit the name of this flower is Sthulapuspa means the flower having a strong erect stem. The scientific name is erecta. It is a very sturdy flower. Marigold, especially the saffron/orange colored one signifies renunciation & offered to God as complete surrender.
  • Marigold says, “Trust the Divine” When it appears before you, maybe it catches your attention at a flower vendor, or a festival decoration or at a temple while you cross the road, listen to it. It will tell you; your challenges will be over.
  • It signifies, divine protection as it wades away the evil or devil power. It cleanses the aura & brings positivity. That is the reason they are an inevitable part of every auspicious occasion. Either it says “you are protected” or it says “You need protection & cleansing, visit a holy place like Temple”.
  • It is quickly grown flower, so when it crosses your path it may try to say about some small & quick changes, often the positive ones.
  • It has a strong healing power. In the time of grief of losing a loved one, this flower helps in dealing with the pain. In a time of loss or sadness a marigold can be a great help if we bring it and keep around us.

As my theme is eco-spirituality, so I feel nature/Universe has its own way of helping us at times. Marigold to me is a flower, that makes me feel the presence of Divine with me always.  I feel protected, provided with & taken care off. Marigold being a common flower often tell me the same often catching my attention.

Next time, when this blossom with multi folded petals catches your attention, let me know what it did it whisper to you…. 🙂

MARIGOLD – The Symbol of Divine Protection

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LOTUS – When in Rut, Bloom as Lotus

LOTUS – When in Rut, Bloom as Lotus – is the bottom-line message that this divine flower often spreads.

Lotus as a sacred flower or divine flower needs no introduction. From the lord Brahma – the creator of the Universe – to lord Vishnu the Manager of the Universe & Goddess Lakhmi, Saraswati…. either they carry a lotus in their hands, or they are often seen sitting on it.

The journey of the lotus plant is often considered as a symbol of human’s journey in the path of spirituality & finally attaining enlightenment.

The lotus plant sprouts from dirty waters, emerges through the darkness, finding a way out to break free & come to the surface of water. In the process it gets cleansed & develop a protective layer which keeps it untouched with water.  Then, its petals open and the lotus plant blossoms into an exquisite flower that blooms above the surface of the water.

The journey itself symbolises that when we are through hardships & struggles, we must seek a way out to break ourselves free. And the path of spirituality comes as rescue for it. The path itself help us to wade through & finally we come to a position where we become untouched by any suffering as we emerge above it. And not only we become pure & free from our karmic bondage but also, we are protected & becomes our highest self.

The sight of this sacred flower not matter where you see it, in reality, online platform itself comes with life insights.

  • Its sight itself is an affirmation that “There is a positive outcome coming your way.”
  • It also means that you are protected by Divine power.
  • I have often observed that when there is something great to happen, often lotus appears before me repeatedly.
  • When the lotus catches our eyes & attention especially at our most helpless time of life, trust the universe that it has sent across the lotus to boost our confidence to sail though the rocky patch. There are lights at the end of the tunnel.
  • Lotus is called “the womb of the universe” because of the its life-giving attributes. In Hindu sacred texts, it is believed that Lord brahma created the Universe from the petals of a golden lotus which bloomed when everything was covered with water. So, the lotus is a symbol of fertility & creativity.
  • The lotus also tries to tell us that “Have Patience, things will be fine.”
  • I often feel that when lotus appears there is a sudden financial gain. Almost like a windfall in terms of a gift, promotion, profit in business or hike in salary.
  • When we feel stuck lotus appears to let us know that there exists a way to break free.

Lotus plants root in the dirt, develops extended stems growing upward to reach the surface of the water. There, lotus blooms unfolding the petals one by one. It emerges pure & pristine from the muddy water as it develops a protective outer coating that repels dirt and water.

It’s day-blooming plants submerge and close up at night and reawaken above the water every morning. The petals last for just a handful of days before shedding.

Life is living it now. Getting through the challenges & ascending & reaching above it is what the human life is all about before the time reaches. The lotus often reminds us of this truth of life.

LOTUS – When in Rut, Bloom as Lotus

This is my post for the Alphabet L written for #BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2023 by Blogchatter