02/28/2022
“Life comes from the Earth and Life returns to the Earth.”
- Zhuangzi
📸: Daniela Izotenko
Although this quote comes from a Taoism, you will find this truth expressed universally. One of the impactful realization for me in Ayurveda was how verifiable this is when seen through elemental science. The truth of your oneness with the Earth, specifically in a physical sense, becomes real not just a concept. Look at your own skin with attentiveness and see the soil, sands, and clay of the Earth. See the many leaves of the plant kingdom in the impressions of you skin’s texture and imprinting. Feel your bodies waters as you shift and move, notice those that run and those that are still. Pay attention to the spring present within your mouth. Be aware of the warmth of your body and the presence of fire and solar energy within your gut. Notice your breath and the winds which pass in and out of you in rhythmic and pattern. The space and vastness felt internally as you look out at the world and open sky. These are not arbitrary observations but a direct link to your universal nature and oneness with the Planet! This awareness created such a shift in me and was it’s own kind of enlightenment in how I saw the world. It has influence just about every part of my being and work, some of which is shared through my book, “Growing Consciousness”. I encourage you to give this some thought today or next time you’re outside in the elements. You are truly a universal being having a human experience!