Don’t Save the Planet! Save YOURSELF!

So many of us are working to “save the Earth,” and of course there is so much that needs to be done. Between deforestation, water shortages, climate change and polluted air, water and soil, it’s critical that — if we want to survive on the planet — we work to protect and preserve it! However, we must realize, it is not the Earth we are saving, it’s ourselves!! Mother Earth was fine in the ice age and in all the other ages that she has passed through…. It’s human beings (and so many other precious species with whom we share this sacred planet) who depend upon the very fragile concentration of oxygen in our air, the fragile temperature window, the presence of trees that bear fruit.

In this sublime video from the gardens at Parmarth Niketan, Sadhviji shares that what we’re actually trying to save is ourselves – and she beautifully explains the simple steps that we need to take to do just that!

Hindu Environment Week is the perfect time to recommit ourselves to the protection and preservation of Mother Earth so that we can truly save our species!