Spirituality and Ecology
Spirituality and Ecology: What the Pandemic Taught Me Hare Krishna! A few years ago, during the lockdown, we were all forced to sit still. Suddenly the traffic stopped, skies became clearer, rivers started cleaning themselves, and we heard birds we hadn’t noticed for years. Nature was healing — and it made me ask myself: Had we been hurting her all this time without realizing it? In those quiet days, I reflected a lot. For years, we’ve been chasing comforts — bigger houses, softer beds, shinier things. But no matter how soft the mattress, the soul inside remains restless. We decorate the body endlessly but forget to nurture the soul. We invest in gadgets and luxuries but ignore the very planet that gives us water, food, and life itself. The pandemic exposed this imbalance. Suddenly, the things we thought mattered — travel, malls, entertainment — vanished overnight. What remained? The basics: food, water, fresh air, and human connection. And in that silence, many of us realized: happ...
