One day in our wild life

Oh, woe indeed, oh, woe indeed, the earth spins, the earth spins My dear master, you are my beloved, my precious gem, my darling Oh, Lord, oh Lord, O Earth O Balaji, O Balaji, O Lord of the Earth, O Earth's Charkha, O Earth Who is the owner of this house? He has gone, and I am left alone. Būncharkrā, charkrā, Būncharkrā. Good morning Hello Gauri Hmm. This is also a Jurel Garden. In your celestial vault A rainy day. So I have collected nettle, cleaver, thyme, and wild oregano. Yeah, I love living in nature. That's why I live here. I think it keeps me very fit and healthy. Because no matter what I do, it requires physical exercise. Getting groceries down the valley—that's a long walk. Or chopping wood, gardening, and so on. But mentally, I also think it's very healthy. Living in nature forces you to interact, to adapt, and to be subject to the weather. If the weather is good, we need to do some laundry. Ourselves, our hair, clothing, etc. If it's going to rain, we need to get firewood. So we are always focused on the outside world. And if you live inside a building, you focus inward. You can become very introspective. You can spend years introspecting, worrying about the past or the future. I think people are looking in the mirror too much. Literally and figuratively. Whereas if you live outside in the real world, You are forced to live in the present and forget about yourself. And I think that's the way to go. What kind of tree have you chosen to sit under? This is a very old apple tree. Very old. How old do you think I am? I have no idea, but it's growing at about 1,300 meters. So it would be old, all right, to be this big. You have studied Lao Tzu for many, many years. Which of the lines or short chapters do you remember the most? Above all things, it's busyness that I fear most. Being busy. Because when you're busy, you don't see a thing. Yes, so this busy, modern society is nothing new. It's not modern at all, actually. No, of course not. Lao Tzu lived 2,700 years ago. And he saw the same problem then as we see now. The only difference is, we now have noise. And plenty of it. And this time it was much quieter. Yeah. What do we miss out on if we aren't busy? We don't have time to reflect on anything. So we tend to just keep acting constantly. I call it the rat circle. What does "the rat circle" mean? Well, it's not a rat race. Because in a rat race, the rats are heading somewhere. In our world, the rats are running around in a circle. That's all they're doing. It seems pretty pointless when you look at it. Do you consider most people's work to be highly efficient and effective? Well, the technology makes the entire process of work extremely efficient. I mean, you know, do amazing things. Build giant roads, all these machines, the internet, whatever you like to do. But it is not efficient in the long term. In the short term, it yields results. It has local effects. But in the long, long term, it's a waste of energy. One day, humanity is going to pay for this waste. We keep getting away with it, and we think we're going to. But ultimately, all that energy that has been burned up, Going around and around the rat race is wasted. And if you live in nature, study nature extensively, You see, nature never wastes energy, ever, for any reason. It always conserves it.