Every tree, every plant, has a spirit. People may say that the plant has no mind. I tell them that the plant is alive & conscious. A plant may not talk, but there is a spirit in it that is conscious, that sees everything, which is the soul of the plant, its essence, what makes it alive. The channels through which the water & sap move are the veins of the spirit.
~ Pablo Amaringo
Raindrops and Plant Life – photo by Mihailo K, bigstockphoto.com
As the reality that we are one awakens in every person’s heart, the good news is that they will also realize that every thought, feeling, word or action they express that is based in a consciousness of Divine Love, oneness, or reverence for all life will bless every person, place condition and thing on Earth. And greatly enhance the harmony in their own life as well.
~ Patricia Cota Robles from her video blog released 6-2-20
Early Morning Sunrise – photo by Dzmitrock, bigstockphoto.com
So we ought not to think of ourselves as rising up out of nature or leaving it behind on a lengthening thread. Genetically, we are so deeply enmeshed in the fabric of nature that all separation is an illusion.
~ Robert Bringhurst
Rock Formations, Phae Mueng Phi National Park, Thailand – photo by Artaporn Puthikampol, bigstockphoto.com
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More than ever, we must affirm our kinship with all life—with all other humans, all other life forms, with the living being that is our home planet. The illusion that we are separate is profoundly dangerous and leads us to do harm to ourselves, to our collective family of kin of every kind, to our earth mother, to the very life force that allows us to be here.
~ Nancy J. Napier
Karst Mountains, Guilin, China – photo by SeanPavonePhoto, bigstockphoto.com
The penny has also dropped that wellbeing isn’t individual but social. We are not actually independent at all, but dependent. We can make each other sick and we can try to make each other well.
~ Tobias Jones, The Observer
Adriatic Sea, Dalmatia, Croatia – photo by AnnaElizabeth photography, bigstockphoto.com
John O’Donohue wrote, “The earth is full of thresholds where beauty awaits the wonder of our gaze.” I would add that the world is full of living beings waiting to be heard and resonated with, as we welcome and delight in each other and begin to heal humans, animals, and the Earth.
What we do not attend to cannot reach us. If we don’t know to listen, we cannot hear. But the animals are calling us. It doesn’t matter what animal it is or where we are. Any of us can experience this. It is our heritage and it is inherent in the nature of Life if only we realize the possibility and open ourselves up to it. When you go into nature, tune in more deeply. Life is calling to life.
~ Susan Eirich
Deer in the Forest – photo by Sergei 777, bigstockphoto.com
From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That’s what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest.
~ Jane Goodall
Tropical Jungle, Souteast Asia – photo by Quickshooting, bigstockphoto.com
It is no longer appropriate to think only in terms of even my nation or my country, let alone my village. If we are to overcome the problems we face, we need what I have called a sense of universal responsibility rooted in love and kindness for our human brothers and sisters. In our present state of affairs, the very survival of humankind depends on people developing concern for the whole of humanity, not just their own community or nation. The reality of our situation impels us to act and think more clearly. Narrow-mindedness and self-centered thinking may have served us well in the past, but today will only lead to disaster. We can overcome such attitudes through the combination of education and training.
~ Joanna Macy
Bryce Canyon, Utah – photo by jeffbanke, bigstockphoto.com
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Our heart knows what our mind has forgotten—it knows the sacred that is within all that exists, and through a depth of feeling we can once again experience this connection, this belonging.
~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Mt. Fuji, Japan – photo by CCF.S, bigstockphoto.com
The use of the heart as an organ of perception and communication, to weave us once again inextricably into the life web of the Earth, to gather knowledge from the heart of the world, and to help us live a whole and fulfilled life, to become who we are meant to be…
~ Stephen Buhner
Islands of Fam Island, sea of Raja Ampat, Papual, New Guinea – photo by attiarndt, bigstockphoto.com
The world is not going to be saved by politicians or corporations, but by those in service to the real need of both humanity and the Earth—those who truly care for “our common home.” Higher knowledge has always come from within, but it needs those committed to this revelation to bring it into life, to unite the inner and the outer and help in awakening the world into its spiritual nature.
Our eyes can see the plight of our world, the problems we have created. Our hearts and our consciousness can be attuned to the oneness and the harmony and peace that are within. Bringing together these different levels of awareness enable the inner to influence the outer.
~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado – photo by Ron McKenzie, bigstockphoto.com
We can use the practice of deep listening to go beyond what our ordinary ears can hear, reaching the divine voice that speaks of the loving feminine wisdom that connects us all. To be of ultimate service to the planet we must reconnect to the divine feminine that teaches us the power of change that comes from being, as opposed to doing.
~ Sandra Ingerman
Erawan Cascade, Erawan Falls National Park, Thailand – photo by tupikov, bigstockphoto.com
The magic skills of the shaman are rooted in his or her ability to shift out of his common state of awareness in order to contact, and learn from, these other powers in the surrounding earth. Only by regularly shedding the accepted perceptual logic of his culture can the shaman hope to enter into relation with other species on their own terms; only by altering the common organization of her senses is she able to make contact and communicate with the other shapes of sentience and sensitivity with which human existence is entwined.
~ David Abram
Snowy Egret, Costa Rica – photo by UlyssePixel, bigstockphoto.com
Sacredness is the radiant expansion of the heart, the devotion to life that rises in contemplation of the inexhaustible mystery that is unity in diversity, the One manifesting through the whole of creation.
~ Eleanor O’Hanlon
Sunlight and Ocean Waves – photo by Lynne Williamson, bigstockphoto.com
When the powers of nature are the focus of your awareness and your thoughts, you come near to spirit, near to the source of all life. This is why most people love to walk in the woods or by the sea: they come close to the original source, and it is healing just to be in its presence. It cleanses you, brings peace of mind, touches your heart and brings you home to your soul.
~ Chris Luttichau
Bialowieza Forest, Poland – photo by Aleksander, bigstockphoto.com
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