How nature, religion and stillness can help you find peace

“If we compare modern times in ancient times, the past will start to scan the night sky and paint various paintings, ancient Greeks and Arabs [what they saw] They have become a fixed reference points in the sky and. ”

However, he says that our reference points have changed over time.

“Now the last thing that many people do before retiring at night is to look at the blue light from their phones, or he says. “This has an extraordinary effect on our spiritual welfare.”

So where do we find permanent peace? And where can we go to renew the spiritual well?

ABC’s author and presenter Compass The program Indira Naidoo says that the need for such places is innate as a human being.

“It is not a coincidence that religions create these areas [like churches, temples and mosques] Because they understand that we need these places for a quiet, quiet reflection. ”

Naidoo, in 2020 during the death of Melbourne Lockdowns, his sister Manika’s death after the death of nature wrote how comfortable. Gap between stars He chronic his struggles with an overwhelming grief and allowed him to be “” in the “sister tree olan, a Moreton Mr. Fig, whom he continued to return. He says that trees are a natural place for healing and peace.

“For many people, the trees are the first places where they feel safe, a shelter from the world where they can climb and watch what is going on below, or he says. “The trees have always had a very deep relationship with protection and security and silent.”

Fr Don Richardson says that the Dean of the St Mary’s Cathedral Cathedral can be found in the church for those who seek it. Despite its popularity as a tourism center, the cathedral in the heart of the city regularly welcomes those who want time for reflection.

“St Mary’s is a big place that will not be disturbed, or he says. “If you want, you can hide behind a column. There is usually a place to feel comfortable except for Mass times and we want people to be welcomed.”

Richardson says the church is a respite in the “excessive arousal world”.

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“The cathedral has this value to clean up their minds and take a little sabbatic from constant noise and bad news, and to include what is actually important, or he says. “At the human level, everyone can benefit from finding this area in the city where people go to these quiet places intuitively.”

If you prefer to take refuge in the cool and silence of a synagogue or temple, or if you prefer to take refuge under tree canopes, Naidoo says that it can provide a way for peace to understand your importance in the wider world.

“Most of the challenges we deal with ourselves do not accept that we are a part of nature and that we are not separate from it, or he says. “Over time, we put ourselves at the top [of the natural world]. Religion served the purpose of placing us on the scale of God’s place, but in this very modern world of technology we see ourselves as gods and causes these problems. We were not connected that way. “

Foster says we understand ourselves better through the quest for peace.

Uz We’re talking about starving from the country’s connection with the country, but we really don’t understand what we’re really starving when there’s a meaningful connection with ourselves and too much distraction around us, or he says.

“Being in a church or in the manghrov cathedral or walking through the bush, one of the times when we leave naked to we are inner, that is, this life force that moves on this physical level. This is the real sense of stagnation.”

Where can you find peace?

As-Salamu Alaykum, Shahalom, Shanti, Peace get you. However, peace and reception of peace dates back thousands of years. Here you will start to find a modern world.

• Traditional environments. Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples. External services, places of worship, whether or not the community is a member of the community for silent reflection, is usually open to ordinary visitors. It is usually a very sensor experience, so take the time to sit, listen and even take aromas such as incense. Service times are usually available on websites.
• Natural environments. Although trees are a common theme, Indira Naidoo says that the key of a peaceful open space is still the ability to be in observing the gentle movement. “We don’t like to be things around us, like a breeze or water through trees against a rock;
• Secular areas. Naidoo says that when you set it, you can find peace in unexpected environments. However, the common point of such places is a sense of protection and stagnation. “I was going to watch a movie lately, and I just entered the cinema early to sit quietly in the dark, or he says. “I am looking for places to go there earlier than the crowd, or I stay after the show is finished, [time in these] Large, cavernous dark areas. “
• House. Create a space for peace in your own home to apply the daily connection. “We don’t have to make these big, clear gestures, such as climbing to the top of a mountain, Naidoo says Naidoo. “We can find these places by burning a candle in the dark and sitting quietly.

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