Nature Worship - Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, plants, etc....

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first, let me express my appreciation to Raviji for quoting those

beautiful lines from Ghalib. Thank you so much for this timely

reference.

 

When we talk of Nature worship, i am reminded of these famous lines

from Tagore's Gitanjali.

 

"Thy gifts to us mortals fulfil all our needs and yet run back to

thee undiminished.

 

The river has its everyday work to do and hastens through fields and

hamlets; yet its incessant stream winds towards the washing of thy

feet.

 

The flower sweetens the air with its perfume; yet its last service is

to offer itself to thee.

 

Thy worship does not impoverish the world.

>From the words of the poet men take what meanings please them; yet

their last meaning points to thee."

 

Yes! dear hearts. in Rig veda also, you will find many verses that

praise and glorify all elements of Nature- HONORING 1) Earth or

Prithvi 2)Agni or fire 3) Ushas or Dawn 4) Rain God - Indra 5) Rivers

like Saraswati etc...

 

In fact, the Mountains are considered the abode of GODS - Kailash !

Nanda devi ! Annapurna mountain in Nepal and of course Shri Ramana's

ARUNCHALA!

 

THE banks of sacred rivers like Ganga are considered pilgrimage

spots. The banks of river Yamuna are revered as sacred spots where

Lord Krishna sported with his beloved Gopis.

 

and speaking of trees - Neem, pipal, banyan tree are all revered for

their reproduction as well as 'healing' and medicinal properties.

THEY ARE CALLED KALPATARUS- GRANTING EVERY WISH !

 

and talking of plants, Tulasi plant is worshipped as representing

Devi , a one time consort of lord Krishna.

 

and cows are considered as 'Kamadhenu' -the wish-fullfilling Mother !

the cows milk nourishes you and nurtures you.

 

and hindus even worship 'snakes' as Naga-devata.

 

Thus, mountains, rivers, plants, oceans etc all reprsent God's

creation ... how can one seperate the creator from his creation?

Prakriti and Purusha are inseperable!

 

As our beloved Poet Tagore says ...

 

"According to the true Indian view, our consciousness of the world,

merely as the sum total of things that exist, and as governed by

laws, is imperfect. But it is perfect when our consciousness realizes

all things as spiritually one with it, and therefore capable of

giving us joy. For us the highest purpose of this world is not merely

living in it, knowing it and making use of it, but realizing our own

selves in it through expansion of sympathy; not alienating ourselves

from it and dominating it, but comprehending and uniting it with

ourselves in perfect union."

 

Yes, dear hearts ! True spirituality lies in living in harmony with

Nature ....

 

 

LOVE AND REGARDS