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crazymandrew
USA
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 Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 01:29:45 AM
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I'm not implying the need to do your sitting practices in nature. That's not what I mean here. LOL.
Going to a state park once a month really helps ecstasy and bliss for me.
For the ecstatic side it's all about the flow of nature and not forgetting where your biology came from.
For bliss, it's purely just the size of nature and being outdoors. Gives you that big feel that bliss is.
What do you guys think about nature? |
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Victor
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 03:25:22 AM
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| We are a part of nature rather than apart from nature. Sometimes people forget that and so we need to be reminded by immersing ourselves in the natural world more often. So basically it goes without saying that I completely agree with you! |
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CarsonZi
Canada
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Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 11:42:05 AM
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Originally posted by crazymandrew
What do you guys think about nature?
I think it is a huge "boost" on the path....for me, there is nothing like a good hike up a mountain followed by a mountain top meditation and then a good hike back down the mountain. I even do this in the winter it's so good
Love.
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lotusheart
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 12:56:23 PM
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Today I meditated outside in the park. When I was finished, I opened my eyes and there was a squirrel less than a foot from me, watching me. Two minutes later, there was a huge noise as the ice cracked on the pond.
It was cool.  I felt a part of it all, a tough thing sometimes for this urban girl to remember. |
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adamantclearlight
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 2:13:52 PM
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I totally agree. Whenever possible, go to a mountain; go to a forest, an ocean or a park and meditate there. The effects are fantastic.
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Hari
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 06:47:31 AM
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I'm going to use this post as an excuse to recommend a truly excellent book, The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abrams.
Here's an excerpt for those of you who are interested:
http://www.primitivism.com/ecology-magic.htm |
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YogaIsLife
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Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 4:08:35 PM
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I'm going to use this post as an excuse to recommend a truly excellent book, The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abrams.
Man I LOVED this book too! Read it some years ago and it is still one of my top favorites :) |
Edited by - YogaIsLife on Feb 06 2010 08:12:20 AM |
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rabar
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 3:57:11 PM
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The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abrams.
Have spent a month with this book. Very, very rich!
The Cree Indian quote about how owls find stuttering funny
took me to 'The Language of The Birds,' next in line. |
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rabar
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 2:01:58 PM
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More info on the above-mentioned book:
"The Language of the Birds: Tales, Texts and Poems of Interspecies Communication"
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by David M. Guss, North Point Press, San Francisco, (1985) |
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Rael
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 7:10:43 PM
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Originally posted by CarsonZi
quote:
Originally posted by crazymandrew
What do you guys think about nature?
I think it is a huge "boost" on the path....for me, there is nothing like a good hike up a mountain followed by a mountain top meditation and then a good hike back down the mountain. I even do this in the winter it's so good
Love.
Hi Carson!...You are hard-core! Even in the Winter!!!! |
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Rael
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 7:19:41 PM
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Originally posted by Hari
I'm going to use this post as an excuse to recommend a truly excellent book, The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abrams.
Here's an excerpt for those of you who are interested:
http://www.primitivism.com/ecology-magic.htm
Interesting Hari! |
Edited by - Rael on Feb 07 2010 7:37:43 PM |
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My view on nature boosting spiritual practices
