A Pilgrimage in to the heart of nature!.

Many people as they grow older undertake pilgrimages to holy places or shrines based on their faith. It is a journey in search of moral significance, as religions attach spiritual importance to such places.
It can be a shrine or place of birth/death of a saint or founder of a sect or even a holy land like Jerusalem; which is now the cause of dispute between the abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All these popular shrines are so crowded that whatever divinity that existed must now have been trampled into the ground below.
When people set out on the quest for the meaning of life, they forget the fundamental premise and search for the non existent forms. What is my role in this universe? \

You try to seek the answer by visiting a shrine, but do not explore the earth. I always wonder why when the universe is as beautiful, none of us attempt a slow lingering pilgrimage through nature.
We are missing the greatest opportunity to seek the truth beyond our mundane life. If we do this we would be mesmerized by the beauty, variety of fauna and flora.
In the deep woods the mighty Oak, Banyan & Rosewood trees mysteriously beckon us to listen to the sounds of music, while offering shade from the heat of the sun.

The serene ambience is broken by the monsoons and the frogs croaking in unison while leaping in and out of limpid pools of water, with their melodious mating songs. In the romantic moonlight crickets gather like a choir and chirp a harmonious devotionally orchestrated music.
The lush green paddy fields the willow trees the resplendent flowers, the soothing breeze, the warbled and trilling sounds of the birds, usher in a serene ambience to still our minds. The azure blue sea, the salty sea winds, chasing the rainbow, seeking the elusive blue bird is part of the splendour of nature’s treasure trove.
It is a deeper spiritual odyssey more fulfilling than any pilgrimage can evoke. The lofty mountains, the verdant forest, snow capped hills, waterfalls the dense foliage, the sound of frogs, squirrels, or crickets and birds is the essence and spice of life, where love, music family and nature are seamlessly connect with the universe.
The lazy lakes with its still waters inspire supreme peace without even meditation. Connecting with nature is like blending with mysticism. –Vinay-