{"id":36,"date":"2010-10-05T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/simplyjith\/2010\/10\/05\/spiritual-inspirations-nature\/"},"modified":"2010-10-05T22:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T22:55:00","slug":"spiritual-inspirations-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/simplyjith\/2010\/10\/05\/spiritual-inspirations-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Inspirations : Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Nobody has a generic formula for happiness, at least not one that does the trick for everyone. But everyone&nbsp; of us is privileged to have a common teacher: Nature. It is important to realize that each and every event in our life, is a lesson nature offers us to learn from. Hard to believe? <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;How can everyday events possibly affect  us? They&#8217;re of no significance&#8221;, my critics may roll out that argument. It is important that one needs to connect with nature to understand and explore the possibility of learning from it. Allow me to present a simple method to begin this journey&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Open your eyes on a starry night. What  do you see? A vast, luminous space, full of shadows and light. Now close  your eyes so tight they ache. Where are you now? What do you see?  Again, a vast, luminous space, full of shadows and light. Consciousness  and cosmos are structured around the same laws, follow the same  patterns, and even feel pretty much the same to our senses. &#8220;As above, so below.&#8221; Just as the  starry night awes us with its vastness, there&#8217;s something infinitely  deep inside you, a place you go when you close your eyes, a place that&#8217;s  beyond being yourself. At the  most profound level, you will begin to connect with&nbsp; nature.&nbsp; It describes a series of experiences which, if you&#8217;re brave and  open enough, will trigger certain states of consciousness in you &#8212;  states that operate like powerful spiritual catalysts, vaulting you into  higher levels of being. This will help you learn who  you are, by warning you about the comforting lies we all tell ourselves,  and by illuminating the experiences that trigger your most explosive  leaps in awareness.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Life around us is a reflection of what we are from within. Connecting with nature will help us redefine ourselves&#8230;our lives&#8230;.and thus seek happiness.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">&#8211; abhijith&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Place: Marrakech, <\/span>Morocco<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Date: June 2007<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody has a generic formula for happiness, at least not one that does the trick for everyone. But everyone&nbsp; of us is privileged to have a common teacher: Nature. 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