Revival of Ecology and Spirituality
The original spiritual ecologists are our ancient ancestors,the
indigenous societies of the earth who worshiped nature and depended on it’s
elements to survive.The Vedas and many other religious testaments have documented
how various forms of nature like the wind, earth,water, rain and fie were
worshiped. And that we humans are an extrinsic part of nature and not alienated
from nature;we can only co-exist if we live in harmony with the elements of
nature. Therefore by being spiritually in one with nature we must not empty nature
of it’s resources and use its offerings carelessly. Spiritual ecology is a
subject which awakens us to to be alert and stand still, feel for the earth in
mind and body, and then act accordingly in order to stop milking the earth of
all it’s wealth. The Earth is like a ‘Bank’, think of it, if we keep making
withdrawals and give back no deposits, what do we have left, nothing.Our
natures bank balance will be soon zero. We need to make ‘natural investments’
into the planet to replenish it and revive it.Not for our own self fish reasons
but for our children and their grandchildren.
The
Bible also clearly requests us to take care of our planet before we perish.Isaiah
24:4-6 - “The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the
exalted of the earth languish. The earth is defiled by its people; they have
disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth's inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.”
It focuses on promoting the
sustainable use of renewable energy
through efficiency and conservation to reduce the ecological footprint
environmental impact of individuals and communities. Right now we are all aware
that society in environmental disharmony,lets pickup the pieces and respond to
it’s urgency.
There are so many theories which have thrown light on how the
earth actually began.
However today as we know it, the Earth is home to billions of
creatures,plants and man simply belongs to this home as a member.We must
believe that we are an intrinsic part of nature and its web of life and we are
not the supreme outsiders looking into Nature.We are fused with nature.So by
saving nature we are saving ourselves as we belong to the same evolutionary
track.How did we arrive? How did we get here in the first place? And what will
happen to earth in the future? Maybe we may never come to the actual reality of
how exactly we all came into being.After 5 billions years on earth, after
hundreds of theories,it is still hard to fathom which one to believe. But
respect to each his own religion and theory.
The basic fact that life on earth is a network stands out.So how
are ecology and spirituality connected? Spiritual ecology does not preach but
simply states the fact that we must each find our way home to a more sustained
planet through our own mannerisms and essence of life.
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