Nature Heals

Ah the lovely rain.. I have always been drawn to the rain. Even when I was younger up until now, the rainy season is my favorite season (but not when it turns into a destructive typhoon). I have always enjoyed the moment and the feeling I get every time it rains.

When the day starts to turn into a shade of pewter, and the heavens begin to grumble and murmur, followed by lightning bolts, then you know that it is heaven's way of telling the Earth to be ready to receive the healing powers of sweet precipitation. A liquid sunshine from up above.

When the rain drops, I give out a smile, I am happy and so is the Earth. My senses are refreshed and so is the land. I feel blessed and so does the soil. When it rains, I look forward to something that is good and even inspiring.

Here's something I subscribe daily too on my email called the DailyOM. This article was sent to me today, hence, the inspiration to blog. I'd like to think that this is the Universe' subtle way of explaining why it is I feel such interconnectedness with the nature of rain:


Cleansing Nature
Rain (a repost from the DailyOM)

"Rain can be experienced through all of your senses, allowing you to understand how important each drop of water is.

There are times when we might feel the need to wash away all of our troubles and call forth freshness into our lives. Since perhaps the most cleansing substance on this earth is water, we can think of the joy rain brings as an energetic bath, rejuvenating our minds, bodies and souls. Just being able to spend a few moments every time it rains to become aware of the healing powers water brings to us can renew us in so many ways. As we do this we will find that the more we appreciate the universe's gift to us in the form of rain, the more we can see that a gentle rain shower is a strong reflective tool that has the ability to cleanse our entire being.

The next time it rains might be a good chance to experience the rain through all of your senses, allowing you to truly understand just how truly important each and every drop of water is. First, take a few minutes to look outside and notice how each individual raindrop seems to come down in a continual stream. By noticing this you can contemplate how it takes many small accomplishments to create the whole of your existence, for nothing exists in isolation. Then you might wish to focus your attention on the sound of the rainfall, letting the sounds of drops penetrate into the innermost recesses of your self. Listening in this way may bring you a greater sense of connection with nature and the world around you, knowing that the sounds you hear are an integral part of not just the physical sustenance you require but also nourish your spirit as well.

Consciously using our senses to feel nature's healing energy as it comes to us in the form of rain is an act of internal cleansing. Just as the rain physically washes over the earth and rinses out any impurities and imperfections, so it also bathes our spirit in the joy that comes from knowing that we are in fact one with the world around us."

Doesn't this make perfect sense? It does to me. Also, I just realized that even my constitution in Ayurveda is a Kapha-- the water element. I consider this an ethereal sign that tells me how my body is naturally aligned with nature and her rhythms.

If you look deeply into yourself and notice even the most delicate of things around you, you will find out that one way or another, we are all connected.

Rain Mantra: (a repost from a fellow blogger Kirstanuci Veranda)
Nikame, nikame nah parjanyo varsatu.

This means "the clouds have to form, the clouds have to form, it has to rain, it has to rain!"
To bring rain to a certain area, this mantra is chanted with strong belief.