Dear Vedic Meditators
My True Nature
I wrote about the Liquidambar Trees in our front yard back in 2013. Ten years on here are pictures of the same trees with the same story happening recently.
Two big branches broke again. As you can see the tree is still standing tall and is as beautiful. The leaves are blowing in the wind so proudly and the broken branches that fell are being chopped up and joining the other trees in the bush below. It’s all about Creation, Maintenance and Destruction (the three Guna’s.)
Nature is taking good care of these trees and wants them to survive. We don’t need to do anything, we appreciate every year they are here for us to enjoy. The Grandkids love running and jumping on the dead leaves. So many shapes, sizes and colours. When the leaves have all fallen the trees will be bare again, vulnerable and dark but inside something wonderful is happening. New growth, new branches and the promise of Nature’s support. To be once again strong, to keep their cycles repeating.
That’s us too right? The body shed’s skin every 30 days and we make new organs every 7 years. Everything is new and yet we have our memories in consciousness. As humans we have our breakages along the way just like the trees. These are necessary for new growth and knowledge to occur. If we embrace the new and trust that Nature is taking good care of us, our inner Nature (Bliss) reminds us to create new pathways every time we do our twice daily meditation practice.
Sitting in meditation we move into a deeper realm of consciousness and then we take that consciousness state out into action. We may become fearful about some things but it’s not until we let go of fear and move into the unknown that we experience courage, inspiration and charm. Right action becomes part of our day, happiness and bliss are more available to us. The Ego mind is still there keeping us safe and secure but we move beyond it into the unknown.
Be the experiencer of our Being - walk the walk and talk the talk of who we really are- My true Nature.
Until next time!
