Awareness and Namaste

"Eckhart Tolle considers the inherent  Presence in all beings, 

including plants and animals.  This deeper 'I' is sometimes 

referred to as Buddha nature or Christ consciousness."

Eckhart Tolle

With the transition of altering our image from being a sinner to that of being a spec of Divine, it isn't much of a stretch to include plants and animals within our connected existence.  Documentation about trees feeding other tress through the root system, and research confirming animals communicating between themselves, it does seem as though there would be a deeper inner connection amongst all things.

Buddha Nature suggests that the essence of Buddha is enfolded within each living thing.  It refers to what is essential in human beings.  Christ Consciousness refers to everyone having a higher self that can receive spiritual information.   Human beings open their minds to higher way of thinking, like Jesus the Christ.  The term namaste refers to this higher awareness.

There seems to be more initiative to evolve when labeled as a part of the Divine rather than a sinner.  Confidence and drive thrives when an individual regards his or her self as a sliver of sacred.  When we make the connection to our higher selves, we find deeper spiritual meaning in our existence and Mother Nature.  

***Namaste:  One places hands together with fingers upwards, as if in prayer.  Holding the hands close to the body, one slightly bows saying"Namaste" which honors the part of Divine in you and the part of the Divine in me.  To bow is to respect and be thankful for the other's kindness.