Understanding Ecology of the Planet and Soul on Earth Day

As long as the soul inhabits the body, the body is alive. When the soul departs a body, the body dies. When God created the universes, He separated souls from Himself to inhabit the worlds. Thus began the cycle of the soul. God, while separating the souls from Himself, has also provided a way for the souls to return to Him. This way back is through the Naam or Word.

- Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April every year to raise awareness about our planet Earth and threats it is facing. The perfect balance of nature which has maintained life on our planet for millions of years is being threatened by the technology that has transformed the modern world. Every day the media reports new threats to the environment. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the land from which we derive our food are all progressively polluted. Concern for ecology has become one of the main preoccupations of the world. We all should look at these four areas on this day:

- Understanding the cycles of nature

- Becoming aware of the effects of pollution

- Learning how to restore nature to its pristine beauty

- Putting into practice methods to preserve the purity of nature.

There are fundamental laws and cycles that apply to our soul too just as to nature. We can gain awareness of how pollution affects us within as well as how it affects the world around us. The same four areas of study apply to inner and outer ecology.