“Life becomes complete when humans and nature move together, hand in hand, in harmony. When melody and rhythm come together beautifully, the music will be pleasing to hear. Likewise, when people live in accordance with the laws of nature, life will flow like a melody. There is an order to everything in the cosmos. There is a rhythm to everything; the wind, rain, waves, the flow of breath and the heartbeat. Similarly, there is a rhythm in life. Our thoughts and deeds should become the melody and rhythm of our lives. Should the rhythm of our thoughts become tripped up, that disturbance will be reflected in our deeds. This will in turn disturb the very rhythm of life. The rhythm of nature depends on people. It is necessary to maintain the rhythm of the mind and body for the sake of our health, lifespan, humanity and nature. But we see this rhythm being disturbed. This is reflected in nature and society as natural disasters.”
-Sri Mata Amritanandamayi