Vastness of Nature = Vastness of Mind

The capacity of concentration and self-observation, as well as our psychic sensitivity, is increased a hundredfold in the vastness, solitude, and silence of nature, which acts like a concave mirror that not only enlarges and reflects our innermost feeling and emotions but concentrates them in one focal point: our own consciousness. Thus there is nothing to divert the mind from itself, not even the grandeur of nature, because nature never interferes, but on the contrary stimulates and heightens the activity of the mind. Mind and nature enter into cooperation rather than into competition. The immensity of nature and its timeless rhythm reflect the similar properties of our deepest mind.

 

Lama Anagarika Govinda

from The Way of the White Clouds.