Nature is not merely an embodiment of the five elements, nor is it an embodiment of the five life principles, or five sheaths, or five senses. Nature is the very embodiment of Divinity. Man is making every effort to attract and control this beautiful Nature. Plato described and taught that Nature is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. However, where did this beauty and elegance come from? God is Beauty! Hence, Nature is also beautiful. Therefore, it is God’s form that is reflected in Nature. In trying to acquire such Nature without God’s permission, man experiences failure and hardship, which leads to troubles, obstacles, and sorrows. This truth is propounded in the Ramayana. Forgetting Rama, who is God, adoring Nature, Ravana tried to acquire Sita, who is the personification of Nature. Who can hope to win over Nature, which is God’s property? It is an exhibition of ignorance to dream of winning over Nature. What was Ravana’s situation at the end? He was the cause of the destruction of his family, brothers, sons, and the kingdom itself. Hence, prior to acquiring Nature, one must secure God’s Grace. – Summer Showers, May 28, 1996