Saturday, May 24, 2025

Change ecology of heart to change ecology of the world

A messy room shows the state of mind of the inmate.

The state of our planet mirrors the state of our hearts. 

We often talk about planting more trees, reducing pollution, or saving endangered species. But what we need to focus on is; what about the ecology of our own heart? 

The way we think, feel, and act towards others creates ripples in the world.

A heart filled with compassion nurtures life. 

A heart filled with greed and anger pollutes, just as smoke darkens the skies. When greed, fear, and disconnection dominate within, they spill into how we treat nature and each other.

Our scriptures say: “Yatha pinde tatha brahmande”—as is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm. If we heal within, the world outside heals too.

Start small. Listen more, judge less. Be kind where it’s hardest. Forgive, even when it hurts. If each of us tends to the garden of our heart, the planet will bloom in ways no policy ever can.

The call is simple: Clean the heart, and the Earth will follow. 

Take a moment today to pause, breathe, and ask: “How can I care for the world like I care for someone I love?” 

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