Geese on the Truckee River
Whenever I go to Reno to attend the annual convocation, I try to take a walk along the Truckee river which runs right through the city. I find it fascinating to watch how the geese take off just after sunrise.
First one goose starts squawking and flapping his wings, then twenty or so others join in. After twenty or thirty seconds of that, they take off as a group. About a minute after the first group (squadron?) leaves, another starts squawking, followed by twenty or so others, than that group leaves. The pattern is repeated until the total 100 to 150 geese are in the air. I don't know if that has anything to do with spiritual development, I just think it's interesting.
First one goose starts squawking and flapping his wings, then twenty or so others join in. After twenty or thirty seconds of that, they take off as a group. About a minute after the first group (squadron?) leaves, another starts squawking, followed by twenty or so others, than that group leaves. The pattern is repeated until the total 100 to 150 geese are in the air. I don't know if that has anything to do with spiritual development, I just think it's interesting.
I think it does have something to do with spiritual development. I've always felt that watching or connecting with nature is a form of meditation or prayer. I think it helps is quiet our minds and feel the connection. It also helps us to recognize that all living things have a purpose a mission and show intelligence and that they all play a part of keeping the planet alive. In the summer I live on a lake and I love sitting out on the deck having my coffee in the morning watching the ducks and loons. And the call of the loon is amazing, one of the most beautiful sounds I've heart. My spirit instantly calms the minute I hear a loon. Noticing the simple things is very important in a world that is on such high speed all the time.
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Yes, observing nature and remembering how to be part of nature is an important step in spiritual development. And when we observe "dumb animals" more closely we are surprised at the intellegence they sometimes display.
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Albert Einstein said that the reason we are here is to help this planet and it's inhabitants in any way we can to survive and advance. It is not about us individually, or how spiritually advanced we are, or how connected we are with nature. We, individually mean nothing, it is what we do with our lives that means everything. It is about helping to make this world a better place in any way we can. I believe that our role while we are on this planet is to do anything we can to
help this world and make it a better place for all it's inhabitants. And my new mission is trying to close down Puppy mills. One fact I want everyone to know about female dogs in puppy mills; thier vocal cords are cut when they are puppies so the owners do not have to hear them crying out in pain. They never get to stand up or walk around, because they are kept in cages all of their lives. And their lives are very short. Four years old is the average. They have no reason to live, so they just curl up an die all alone never knowing a pat or a human touch. How can we possibly think of our own selfish wants knowing that this cruelty to these innocent animals is happening every day in our supposed advanced society. We all need to take a stand NOW to ban Puppy Mills.
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The first thing everyone need to do is stop buying puppies from pet shops when you don't know where they get the puppies from. If you just want a pet, go to the pound. If for some reason you have to have a pedigreed dog, get one from a reputable dealer. If the puppy mills can't sell the puppies, they will go out of business.
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