Osho speaks on the topic of ‘Nudity’; “We have created a world around ourselves and we have cut ourselves off from nature. We have become uprooted – and this uprootedness is one of the basic causes of your misery.”
Sambhavya’s book, subtitled Vibrational Healing with Buddhafield Flowers™, available as paperback and on Kindle
Quote chosen for the topic ‘Choose Nature’; “The thinking up to now has been that the individual exists for the society, that the individual has to follow what the society dictates.”
Continuing his adventures in Greece, Mahendra takes us further south, to the Peloponnese, accompanied as ever by his trusty camera.
George reflects on a quote from the Bible and how it has influenced our disrespectful attitude towards nature.
The crickets’ song possibly transports the listener into that realm… where we came from… and will go to again.
Amazing footage of two entwined eagles drifting hopeless in the Danube. Published by BBC on June 5, 2021.
Osho speaks on the topic of ‘Nature’: “This planet has to be loved, this planet has to be rejoiced in. It is a gift.”
A short video compilation of 51 Australian peacock spiders, one of nature’s wondrous colourful species.
Without balancing inner and outer ecology, embarking on a spiritual odyssey is not possible, writes Pratiksha Apurv in The Times of India and Speaking Tree. Published on July 18, 2020.
Fascinating discoveries filmed by BBC wildlife camera man, Richard Taylor-Jones, Published on BBC, July 2, 2020.
Marita Coppes would love to see municipalities or individuals designating and protecting forests in memory of all those lost to the coronavirus.
The eco-benefits of the current coronavirus lockdown for cleaner, greener and vibrant nature need to be preserved, writes Ma Lavlin (Dr. Lavlin Thadani).
Excerpts from a talk given by Vandana Shiva, well-known Indian physicist, thinker, author, environmental activist and food sovereignty advocate.
Primatologist Jane Goodall weighs in on the world her great-grandchildren will inherit, writes Sophie Brickmann. Published in ELLE Australia, December 2019/#72.
Bush fires raging for weeks in Australia’s state of New South Wales have impacted the lives of thousands of people, among them sannyasin friends, writes Bhagawati.
The timeless meditation by Br. David about ‘A Good Day’, set to Gary Malkin’s soulful music, is re-imagined by filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg (video).
Recalling some of the magic moments during discourse and darshan in Chuang Tzu Auditorium. Commentary by Prem Maneesha.
Leeladhar, an enthusiastic nature lover, set out to explore part of the Grindelwald area in Switzerland.
Film featuring forest ecology professor Suzanne Simard and forester and bestselling author Peter Wohlleben.
“The widespread separation of humans from nature can be traced to a few key historical developments, starting with the rise of Judeo-Christian values 2000 years ago,” writes Heather Alberro in The Conversation, on 17 September 2019.
We have mistreated our abode like a kind of junkyard while dreaming about our golden future, states Keerti. Published in the Deccan Chronicle on April 30, 2019.
A bald eagle was unable to fly, after a huge ice ball grew on his tail while it was hunting in the blistering cold winds of Michigan, USA. Published on BBC, February 15, 2019.
Parents who maintain their socially-given identity cannot be the true guardians of the child, asserts Harry Krueger. Published in Wake-up World on June 7, 2016.
A unique yet natural phenomenon has been documented in Virginia and Florida, USA. Published on BBC on November 27, 2018.
An essay by Nirbija and Bhagawati. While Nirbija read Osho speaking about a Zen carpenter asking a tree if it wants to become a table, he remembered his woodworking beginnings and a surprising book Osho put into his toolbox.
Sound and silence have a direct, powerful influence on emotions. Here some hints how to establish life in healthy surroundings. Published in SOTT and drweil.com on November 16, 2018.
“Now this is a totally different approach… There is no fight between the man and the tree, there is a friendship. This is absurd for a Western mind,” states Osho.
“… I paid a lot of attention to tiny things, and I still do – maybe I pay more attention now than I did before,” says Upendra Mishra, quoting Osho and what one can learn from nature about our inner world. Published in India New England News.
Osho answers a question by a physician and states, “Health is natural, death is natural, but disease is not natural.”
Osho says, “Even miniature organisms possess an inner source of feeling.” From ‘Hidden Mysteries’, Ch 5, Part 4 of 6.
Osho talks on the topic of ‘trees’ and tells the story of the Taoist woodcutter: “Either man has to turn back and drop the Western aggressive attitude or man has to get ready to say goodbye to this planet. ”
Kabul and Afghanistan have become associated with war and violence for decades. Among all strife, people keenly aware of the importance of trees and plants persevered to maintain parks and gardens. A BBC documentary.
“This whole life is geared around wrong things. Money is more important than meditation,” says Osho, answering a disciple’s question.
Osho talks on ‘Listening’ at the 1968 Meditation Camp in Ajol, Gujarat: “Listen… and by and by, within you, a humming of silence will begin. The mind is becoming silent.”
Passengers used to crammed public transport in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, have been offered a fragrant leafy ride.
Modern psychology has discovered a few things which are significant; although they have been discovered only intellectually, still it is a good beginning.
Frozen spectacle in Lake Baikal creates its own beautiful music – a blend of the sound of water with the tinkling of glass shards.