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Insight Meditation
"Elemental Dharma" reminds us that these bodies are made from the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space and that these bodies, at the end of our lives, break apart and re-enter the larger world of these elements.
This dharma or truth of our elemental nature, can connect us to the experience of our interwovenness with and inseparability from the natural world. When we realize this dharma (truth), we naturally access a deeper care for the planet and for all beings.
"We’re natural – like trees, rooted but flexible. Trees don’t grow in straight rows. Trees like to grow with each other, but with enough space: not too close, not too far apart, but with the feeling “We’re here, it’s OK”. Then your roots will grow and your balance will extend – because that’s the nature of things. Then as you get centered, the qualities of goodwill, aspiration, enthusiasm and joyfulness start to spread. That’s the nature of heart when you’ve established the center."
- Ajahn Succito