19/26 ways to contribute to Bharat
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- Date 19 January 2022
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The intricate kolam (rangoli) with rice powder in front of our homes (also food for the ants), caring for our cows, doing namaskar to Ma Ganga/Narmada and our sacred rivers, doing pradakshina around the pipal tree, doing a parikrama around Arunachala mountain, worshipping Tulsi plant, praying to Surya devata – millions of Hindus do this every day. These are just some of the customs in our culture that reflect our reverence for our environment full of other beings and devatas.
We are not doing the environment a favour but actually fulfilling a rnam, a sacred debt by making efforts to protect and preserve the environment (Bhuta-yajna is one of our . five sacred duties). Globally we have accelerated climate change because we have bought into the idea of modernity – treating the environment as an object/ a ‘resource’ for our consumption and utility.
We have temples dedicated to Shiva as panchamahabhutas, manifestation of the 5 great elements – Ekambareshwarar temple in Kanchipuram (Prithvi), Jambukeshwarar temple in Thiruvanaikaval (Aapah), Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvanamalai (Agni), Sri Kalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh (Vayu) and Nataraja temple in Chidambaram (Aakasha)
Respect and exploitation cannot co-exist. Our Dharmashastras teach us that for every tree cut atleast ten more trees must be planted.
Everyday we make choices about what to eat, what to wear, what to buy, what to live in, how to travel. Living contributes to pollution. However we can minimise our pollution by being sensitive and deliberate in our choices. Recognising that Life feeds on life, we try to consume the least minimum and contribute so that the future generations have a chance at clean air, clean water, clean and green spaces. We owe it to them.
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