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This episode explores the earth as a sacred presence shared across religions. In Hinduism, the earth is honored as Bhumi Devi, the living goddess beneath every step. Buddhism teaches gratitude through mindful walking, recalling how the Buddha asked the earth to witness his enlightenment. Christianity views the earth as God’s creation, while Judaism connects holiness to the land through festivals and the sabbatical year of rest. Islam emphasizes humility through sujud—touching the forehead to the soil—and teaches that the earth itself is a place of worship. Indigenous cultures worldwide revere the earth as Mother, ancestor, and storyteller, holding memories older than humanity. Through stories—from a Quechua woman offering cornmeal to the ground to an Italian farmer blessing his soil—the episode emphasizes earth as teacher, provider, and companion. It concludes that every step we take is a dialogue with the oldest sacred presence in our lives.
By Nina PayneThis episode explores the earth as a sacred presence shared across religions. In Hinduism, the earth is honored as Bhumi Devi, the living goddess beneath every step. Buddhism teaches gratitude through mindful walking, recalling how the Buddha asked the earth to witness his enlightenment. Christianity views the earth as God’s creation, while Judaism connects holiness to the land through festivals and the sabbatical year of rest. Islam emphasizes humility through sujud—touching the forehead to the soil—and teaches that the earth itself is a place of worship. Indigenous cultures worldwide revere the earth as Mother, ancestor, and storyteller, holding memories older than humanity. Through stories—from a Quechua woman offering cornmeal to the ground to an Italian farmer blessing his soil—the episode emphasizes earth as teacher, provider, and companion. It concludes that every step we take is a dialogue with the oldest sacred presence in our lives.