Among the foundations of human existence, nature occupies one of the first places. The living shell of our planet is under enormous pressure. At present, we are in a situation where we are already talking about global environmental problems. We "learned to fly through the air like birds, swim under water like fish, we need to learn to live on land like people." The ecology of nature has no future without the ecology of the soul.
“What we grow in our souls grows - such is the eternal law of nature” I. Goethe.
The ecology of the soul is a qualitative level of the personal spiritual development of each person. This is also the state of our souls, longing for beauty. If the actions and thoughts of people are pure, the environment will also be pure. And if there is a dirty soul, the ecology of our planet will be dirty. We must direct our efforts towards the revival of the spiritual and moral traditions of the Russian people, to introduce our children to folk culture, to the formation of an ecocentric style of thinking (ecocentrism is a worldview, philosophy, and ideology). environmental protection), without which it is impossible to preserve life on Earth. Russian people lived among nature, being in the closest dependence on it, and for many centuries watched natural phenomena in order to adapt to them. Through folklore, our ancestors passed on to us a wide variety of knowledge, including ecology, natural phenomena, forest dwellers, and various plants. And the people chose the most optimal forms of information transmission: fairy tales, proverbs, riddles. They are short, easy to remember, which makes them attractive in the eyes of children. But not only our distant ancestors cared about the nature of their native land and the human soul. This theme runs through the work of many, many writers, both Russian and foreign.
green hair,
girl breast,
Oh, thin birch,
What did you look into the pond?
(S. Yesenin)
For nature, it does not matter what nationality you are, where you live. It is important how you treat your home, your nature. Many believe that planet Earth exists only to support people's lives, that all this can be used at your own discretion, without thinking about the consequences, that natural resources and water resources are not endless. But the Earth is a living organism, just like you and me. And everything we do reflects on ourselves. And we ourselves will have to eliminate all the consequences of our own unreasonable, irresponsible activities.
It is good that there are people who devote their lives to protecting nature, our entire planet, who have extraordinary relatives and friends: birds and animals from different parts of our so diverse and vast planet! “Nature must find its only refuge - our spiritual consciousness” (writer S. Zalygin). 
It would be more correct to compare the person himself with a parent, and nature with a child who needs protection and care. Nature needs and calls for our help so that the seas and oceans are clean, the forests delight the eye with their green dress, the sands in the desert remain the same golden, and the sky is always blue. Restoration and preservation of the Earth's ecology must begin with the restoration and preservation of the ecology of the human soul. The life of all Mankind on Earth depends on the ecology of the human soul.
Nature, I go to you
With soul and heart naked.
Please accept, love
I want to be reborn.
Nature is my mother
I will fulfill your orders.
For all my sins forgive me
Take it like a baby on your knees.
Against the background of incessant wars, political and economic cataclysms, the saving role of dialogues between peoples, dialogue of cultures of different countries, education systems becomes obvious, which can really bring people together, connect people and, most importantly, the younger generation.
All of us - both children and adults - are children of one big kingdom of nature.
It just so happened that man began to destroy his Earth much earlier than he came to the idea that it should be preserved. A number of documents of Kievan Rus says that even in those distant times, the Slavs tried to somehow limit the consumption of natural biological reserves. Later, Peter the Great established a forestry department for the first time in the history of Russia. By a special Decree, he declared protected forests adjacent to the banks of large rivers for 50 miles, and to the banks of small ones - for 20.
In them, under the threat of severe punishment, it was forbidden to cut oaks, maples, elms, larches. This is how the Russian ecology.
Currently, the word "ecology" is often combined with the words "nature" and "environment". But life itself suggests that nature ecology is incompatible without the ecology of the soul.
“Man has two worlds:
One who created us
Another that we are from the century
We work to the best of our ability."
/N. Zabolotsky./
Mankind has come to the threshold beyond which a new morality, new knowledge, and a new system of values are needed. Who will create and nurture them? The future depends on how the next generations can internalize this concern for the future and realize their own responsibility.
Ecology of the soul - protection of the state of mind of a person, care for the purity and development of the soul.
If you want to change the world, change yourself!
Good and evil are closely interconnected with each other... Good is primarily associated with the ability to rejoice and compassion, sympathize, empathize, respond to the feelings of others and keep your soul open. A special kind of kindness is mercy. Mercy is not weakness, but strength, because it is characteristic of people who are able to come to the rescue. And tears of sympathy for another person are holy tears. They mean that a person has a soul and a heart. M. Cervantes: "Nothing costs us so cheaply and is not valued so dearly as politeness and kindness." Evil is everything that destroys the soul of a person ... The Roman satirist poet Juvenal said: "No evil person is happy."
Is it necessary to help the elderly, lonely, sick, poor people? Do you agree that the beginning of a good attitude towards people is the ability to forgive? Is it possible to force a person to be kind? Maybe we come to the rally on May 9 in vain, or to a concert for the elderly? Can a person who brings suffering to others be happy?
The Great Patriotic War was on. A company of fighters received an order - to master the height. One fighter, having crept up to the embrasure, covered it with his body. Height has been taken. This feat was accomplished many times during the war years. How to explain the heroism of warriors? The tragedy in the city of Beslan in September 2004... Do you remember? What vivid examples of self-sacrifice in the name of the life of another person are there ... 18 teachers died from the bullets of brutal terrorists, saving schoolchildren. The terrible disaster stirred up people, evoked the kindest feelings, and all the peoples of Russia rendered assistance to the victims. They donated blood, transferred money, brought things, toys for children ...
A man must be judged by his deeds. Sometimes the germ of cruelty is so microscopic that it is sometimes very difficult to see it: “Well, beat, beat your grandmother,” the old woman says with tenderness to the three-year-old strong man. And with such innocent amusements the child is inspired with the idea that it is amusing to hurt another and that this is your strength. What do you think will happen to this boy? Unfortunately, evil is very widespread and many-sided, it is insidious. Evil is often disguised, sometimes difficult to recognize. A criminal commits a crime, justifying himself by circumstances, a traitor explains his act by forced necessity, tyrants and dictators swore that they were baking for the good of people, bringing suffering and misfortune to peoples.
Unfortunately, there is cruelty, cruelty, violence among people - a person leaves another person in trouble, abuses, kills ... A mother refuses to take her child from the maternity hospital ... There is no forgiveness for them, and the only way to get rid of these phenomena is to create more of good. Our great do-gooder Academician D.S. Likhachev believed that "the greatest goal of life is to increase the good in the world." Destroy the evil in the world, and above all love...
And how can we, ordinary people, help the world become kinder?
Each of us must think. And for starters ... these exercises will help you.
Exercise "Explain". Take a blank sheet of paper, think, ask and answer yourself the question: “Why did this person hurt me?” Because he treats me badly? Because he thinks only of himself and does not notice when he offends others? Maybe he wished me well and does not know that by doing so, he only makes me worse? Or maybe what he said, although insulting, is actually correct and I really need to get rid of this shortcoming? Or maybe he just feels very bad and I should help, forgetting about the offense? After all, I'm stronger (smarter, older, younger, healthier, more mature).
Exercise "Roar". Say the vowels U, O, A, And as if you are a ventriloquist artist and the sounds do not just come from the throat, but move to the larynx (the beginning of the windpipe) from where they cannot go - from the intestines. Growl at an imaginary enemy with "guts". From the procedure, the body will quickly get tired and aggressiveness will decrease. Then all the circumstances can be calmly considered and a decision can be made. These exercises are done during training by paratroopers, who need to act reasonably and boldly. Here they are during training and growl without hesitation. And you do not hesitate to train your endurance.
From stress - cool down, fight the aggressor who has settled inside you. Sitting at the table, imagine that the offender is in front of you. Look at the imaginary enemy with hatred, with rage, imagine that the enemy is getting smaller. The time spent on this exercise is equal to the time of an extended and delayed breath. Close your eyes as much as you can, exhale. After doing this exercise twice, think: was it worth it to be so upset and angry? You may get a "no" answer.
Paulo Coelho - "About a pencil", a parable from the book "Like a river ..."
The kid watches how the grandmother writes a letter and asks:
Are you writing about what happened to us? Or maybe you write about me?
The grandmother stops writing, smiles and says to her grandson:
- You guessed it, I'm writing about you. But more important is notwhat I write, but how I write.
I would like you to be like this when you grow up.pencil.
The kid looks at the pencil with curiosity, but does not notice anything special.
- It is exactly the same as all the pencils that I have seen!
- It all dependshow look at things. This pencil has five qualities you need if you want to live your life in harmony with the whole world.
Firstly: you can be a genius, but you must never forget the existence Guiding Hand. We call this hand God and must always submit ourselves to His will.
Secondly: To write, I have to sharpen my pencil from time to time. This operation is a little painful for him, but after that the pencil writes more finely. Consequently, be able to endure the pain, remembering that she ennobles you.
Thirdly: if you use a pencil, you can always erase with an eraser what you think is wrong. Remember that correcting yourself is not always a bad thing. Often this the only way to stay on the right track.
Fourth: in a pencil, it is not the wood from which it is made, and not its shape that matters, but the graphite inside. So always think about what's going on inside you.
And finally, fifthly: the pencil always leaves behind track. In the same way, you leave traces behind your actions, and therefore think about every step you take.
And you and I, too, never need to forget these wise advice. For it is they who will allow you to become a truly great personality.
First, you can do many great things in your life, but only if you trust your heart, give other people what you yourself have.
Second: You too will experience pain while honing your skills from time to time, overcoming various challenges in life, but these challenges are necessary for you to become stronger.
Third: You will have the opportunity to correct any mistake you make in life.
Fourth: The most important thing in you is always what is inside of you.
And fifth: Whatever surface you walk on, you must leave your mark. Regardless of life situations and circumstances, you must continue to do what you have committed to do.
And let this parable help you realize that you are a very special person, the only person in this world who is able to fulfill what he was born for.
Never allow yourself to be discouraged. You can change everything.
"Soul ecology" is the business of the person himself. You are your actions, and there is no other you ... "S. Exupery
Over the past four decades, the world has made more technological progress than in all known human history in the past. Scientists have discovered many laws that govern nature. And the more they learn about the secrets of nature, the more they admire the perfection of the universe. Many people now say that the universe could not have arisen by chance, but had to be the embodiment of the design of a Higher Power.
There is a perfect balance in nature. Our world, environment and nature itself form a living interdependent system. If our point of view is correct, then we will see neither boundaries nor duality in this system. Then life itself is seen as a whole. It is a living, conscious entity, created by the hands of the Creator and enlivened by the breath of His life.
The perfect balance of nature that has sustained life on our planet for millions of years is threatened by the same technological advances that have transformed the modern world. The media reports daily on new threats to the environment. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the land that gives us food are becoming more and more polluted. The very atmosphere that protects the Earth is in danger. Caring for the environment is not associated with any one country or part of the world. This problem is global.
Caring for the environment has become one of the main problems of the world. When examining the etymology of the word "ecology", we find that it comes from the Greek word "oikos", which means "house" or "residence", and the word "ology", which means "the study of something." Thus, the word "ecology" originally meant "the study of our home or place of residence." Today, when we think about the study of our place of residence, the thought involuntarily rushes to the Earth and Mother Nature. The study of the above can be divided into four parts: understanding the cycles of nature, understanding the consequences of pollution, studying methods for restoring the original beauty of nature, and putting into practice methods for preserving its purity. In other words, these are the following four sections: the cycles of nature, pollution, restoration and conservation of nature.
There is another meaning of the word "ecology". Saints and mystics speak of our home or place of residence, referring to the physical body created by the Creator himself. The soul lives in this house. The scriptures say that a person is obliged to maintain and preserve the purity and splendor of the soul and its habitat. Unfortunately, we largely ignore the spiritual side and sacrifice its purity for this transient world.
I would like to consider the "ecology of the soul." The study of both external and internal ecology consists of the same four sections. There are fundamental laws and cycles that are relevant to both nature and spirit. You can see how pollution affects us internally and what effect it has on the world around us. We can learn to restore the original beauty of nature and our own soul. We can also put into practice methods to keep our spiritual purity.
All forms of life form a single harmonious mosaic. Existence is based on fundamental laws and cycles. An example of perfect interconnection is the life cycle of nature. Evaporating, water turns into water vapor. All impurities and minerals in the process of transformation precipitate. Water vapor forms clouds that are carried by the wind in different directions. Meeting with cool air masses, water condenses into water drops that fall to the ground in the form of rain or snow and nourish life. Since time immemorial, this cycle has supported life on Earth by carrying moisture from water-rich oceans to the earth so that people and animals have an abundance of drinking water and plants can grow.
Despite all our advances, we have yet to come up with a technology similar to the way green plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into food and oxygen. Through this simple process, the Earth receives a fresh supply of oxygen necessary for all life forms, as well as an inexhaustible supply of food.
Everything in nature is perfect. Even death contributes to the emergence of life. When plants and animals die, their decomposed remains are turned into fertilizer for crops. After millions of years, the decomposed substances turn into coal, which is used to generate electricity. The ecological system created by God on Earth is so unique that our planet has become the only one inhabited in our solar system.
Along with other natural cycles, such as water, vegetable, stone fuel cycle, there is also a cycle of the soul. The journey began with the creation of the universes and continues to this day.
The scriptures tell us that in the beginning God was completely alone. He was the Ocean of Blissful Consciousness. Then from one He decided to become many. This thought caused a vibration, as a result of which two principles arose: Light and Sound. Various scriptures call Light and Sound differently. The Word, or Naam, is the expressed Power of God. It was She who created various planes of existence: the purely spiritual Sach Khand, the spiritual and material areas of the supra-causal plane, the causal and astral planes, as well as the material world on the physical plane. The same Divine Power created people and all other forms of life, and It also ensures the symmetry and harmony of the existence of the universe, since it is She who keeps the planets in their orbits and the stars in the heavens.
The soul is the spark of the creative principle, the life-giving force within us. As long as the soul lives in the body, the body lives. As soon as the soul leaves the body, the person dies. In creating the universes, God separated souls from Himself to populate the worlds. This is where the process of transmigration began. Since time immemorial, the soul has inhabited the various planes of creation, passing from one form of life to another. As soon as existence in one form of life ends, the soul passes into another. The soul transmigrates like a plant that dies in winter, to come alive again in spring. With the end of one life, the soul begins a new one, in a new form. The soul, being a spark of the immortal Creator, never dies. She just passes from one life to another.
Separating souls from Himself, the Almighty foresaw the path by which they could return to Him. The return is possible through the flow of Naam, or the Word. However, the Plan of Creation predetermines that the soul does not remember its former existence until it reaches a certain stage of spiritual evolution. If we remembered every previous birth, then life would be too complicated by remembering past relationships, and it would be difficult to function within the relationship that exists now. We would look for parents, spouses and children with whom we were connected in past lives. Therefore, when the soul enters a new form, it is covered by a cloud of oblivion. She also forgot her own essence, that the soul is a drop of God. Passing from birth to birth, the soul, unaware of its true origin, identifies itself with the mind and body. Instead of looking for a way back to her Source, she is drawn to worldly temptations.
The knowledge of our true nature is hidden in the innermost depths of the soul. Like diamonds or oil layers lying deep underground, our greatest asset, the soul, is buried under layers of mind, matter, and illusion. We must release it during this life and use our greatest potential.
Pollution
Pollution is another aspect of internal and external ecology. Like air and water, the soul has an inner beauty. She is identical with God. One of the saints said: “God is love, and our soul, which is the same essence as God, is also love. Therefore, the way back to God also lies through love.”
For millions of years, the Earth has had fresh air and clean water. However, our exploitation of the planet has led to the depletion of natural resources. We have polluted the air, water and soil, we are destroying the Earth's ozone layer, we are destroying flora and fauna. Likewise, our insatiable need to indulge our senses pollutes the natural purity of the soul.
Many people think that the brain is where the intellect resides. However, the brain is only a tool, like a complex computer, through which the soul communicates with the outside world and receives impressions from it. The operator that controls the body and mind is the soul. It is she who should control both the mind and the body, however, in reality, now the opposite is true. Now the mind controls the soul, which is beating in the web of impressions of the surrounding world.
What we see and hear, smell and touch, all the impressions of the surrounding world distract our attention, which is the external expression of the soul. As a result, attention is diverted outward through the nine doors of the surrounding world: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, a mouth, and two lower organs. The pleasure-loving mind has drawn our attention into the physical world, and we have forgotten our true identity.
We spend our lives in sensual worldly pleasures, believing that its purpose is to accumulate material wealth, wealth, property, connections, create a name and fame for ourselves, and gain power. However, we forget that none of these blessings accompany us when we die. They are unreal, like a mirage in the desert. We leave the world in the same way as we come into it, as souls, alien to everything material.
Many realize this too late. Worldly desires and sense pleasures settle like dust on a pure soul. Coming to this world countless times, the soul becomes so polluted by impressions from it that it becomes completely unrecognizable. However, some happy souls are awakening. They realize the spiritual meaning of life. The innate desire for immortality leads them to discover the secrets of life and death. If questions arise: “Who are we? Why are we here? Where are we going?" means that the spark of spirituality has already ignited, and we will not be able to calm down until we find the answer. Sincere prayer comes from the very depths of our being, and we pray to the Almighty to come to our aid.
The revival of the former splendor of the soul
Another aspect of the subject we are considering is the restoration of the beauty of the soul. Environmentalists working to clean up polluted air and water, and freeing animals caught in oil traps, are the true heroes of our time in the fight against environmental pollution. But in our world there are ecologists of the soul. They have a full understanding of the original beauty of the soul and the pollutants that cover it with layers of dirt. They are looking for those who are trying to find the truth, but are trapped by worldly desires, and try to free them.
These Divine ecologists are often known as saints and mystics, prophets and spiritual teachers who have come to us from time immemorial. They themselves are pure and free from everything that pollutes the soul, and are able to free others. They freed their own souls from the limitations of the physical body and ascended to the Creator in a pure Divine stream.
Saints and mystics hear the prayers of souls yearning for freedom. They can show us our true selves. They teach us to introspect in order to separate our own "I" or soul from the layers of mind, matter and illusion that cover it, and they do this through meditation.
Preservation of the natural beauty of the soul
Another aspect of internal and external ecology is the preservation of the natural beauty of the soul. Having received direct contact with the inner Light and Sound, we understand that we are not a body, but a soul. We also understand that there is a Supreme Reality within us. This is where the journey to our True Abode begins.
Spiritual adepts teach us those practices that will help us cleanse ourselves of age-old dirt. There are two factors that accelerate this process: the cleansing Water of Naam and ethical living.
Having mastered the method of meditation and having received contact with the Divine Light and Sound, it is necessary to engage in internal exercises every day. It is necessary to set aside time to communicate with the Light and Sound within. The more we listen to how the inner Light sounds, the more it purifies the soul, washing away from it the impressions of the surrounding world.
The second factor that helps us on the path of spiritual progress, teachers consider an ethical life. In order to make progress on the inner spiritual journey, we need to overcome anger, sensual cravings, greed, attachment, and ego. These are the five pollutants that defile the soul. They divert our attention to the world around us. After analyzing these five negative qualities, we will see that they are due to the desire for transient worldly pleasures. For example, we get angry if something prevents us from achieving what we want. Sensual attractions are caused by the desire for sensual pleasure. The cause of greed is the insatiable desire to acquire property, wealth, power, name and fame. Having achieved our goal, we become attached to what we have acquired and forget about spiritual values and our spiritual nature. The basis of the ego is pride in transient achievements: wealth, worldly knowledge and power.
In order to get rid of these five negative qualities, it is necessary to analyze your thoughts, words and actions daily. This will give a realistic picture of what defiles the soul. After that, you can decide not to make similar mistakes in the future.
Saints attach great importance to ethical life and consider it the main step on the path of spiritual development. Sant Kirpal Singh Ji used to say that it is difficult to become a human being in the true sense of the word, however, having achieved this, it is relatively easy to find God. Nothing less than a complete transformation of life is needed.
In order for our planet, with its interdependent ecological systems, to survive, we must learn to live in harmony with all of creation. For me, ecology means the following: if we pollute our world, then this shows that we do not care about anyone. If we took care of our family or our neighbor, we would not pollute the environment and make life difficult for other people. The problem of ecology could be solved as a whole if we, people, realized that every creature living on Earth is an embodied soul. If only we understand that a soul like ours lives in every being, be it a plant or an animal, and that all souls have the same Source, the Oversoul or God, then we will see the Divine Light in every living being, love and care for him. . What is love really? Love is genuine concern for someone. Love is more than just physical attraction. Real Divine love, love in the true sense of the word, involves caring for those we love. And if we really care about someone, then we don't want to complicate his life. If all of us in this world begin to think of others as brothers and sisters of the same divine origin as ourselves, we will not do anything that could harm other people. We will try to live life in a way that does not pollute the environment in which other people live. Having united with the Divine Light and Sound, we begin to see this Light in all beings, we begin to believe in the brotherhood of people and in the origin of everything from God. Upon reaching this state, our whole life will change, which, in turn, will affect our society, country and help the world as a whole.
Thus, it is necessary to develop respect for the environment, without ignoring the rights of even the smallest insects. Ecologists consciously do not want to change anything in the surrounding nature, because this will upset the balance of nature. Similarly, having reached a certain degree of spiritual development, we begin to live very sensitively. We try not to hurt the feelings of others by treating those who come into contact with us lovingly and gently. By developing positive qualities in ourselves and continuing to meditate on the Holy Word, we will find that all our shortcomings and other dirt that covered the soul will fall away, and it will shine with primordial purity.
Convinced ecologists consider it their duty to work for the preservation of the environment. They want to do their best to live in harmony with nature. Those who come to know themselves and come to God also acquire a sense of responsibility. In itself, spiritual development is not an end in itself. A deep love develops for all creation. You begin to see the Divine hand behind every blade of grass. Respect and love for life is manifested in selfless service.
Those who know God do not leave this world to spend a life of seclusion and meditation, as they develop an innate desire to serve their fellow beings and all life. This view may come as a surprise to many people living in the West who believe that spirituality is the denial of life and is reserved only for hermits and monks. Sant Darshan Singh called this approach negative mysticism. It was he who first used the expression "positive mysticism." The point of science is that while we are working on our spiritual development, we continue to fulfill our obligations to the family, society, country and world, and try to do it in the best way. We honestly earn our living to provide for ourselves and our families, and to help those in need. Our religion remains the same to which we belong by birth, however, we live in accordance with its true purpose - to know ourselves and come to God. We care about our families and try to do everything so that the children get the best education. We strive to achieve the maximum in both worlds and succeed in all our endeavors. However, as we live and work in this world, we are constantly mindful of our spiritual purpose.
So let's devote our time to spiritual exercises in order to restore the innate beauty given to us by God. Having achieved this, we will acquire a special, unique radiation that will be felt by everyone who comes into contact with us. We will water every living being and our entire planet with love.
By restoring the ecological health of our own soul, we will purify and regenerate all of creation. And then this world will return to the Divine state of bliss and ecstasy for which we were created.
Let me close with an excerpt from the poem "Supplication of the Soul" written by Sant Darshan Singh:
We are only drops of one fountain of divine beauty,
We are only wolves of the Great Love River.
We are different flowers in the Garden of the Creator.
We have gathered in one Valley of Light.
We, who live on Earth, belong to the same family,
There is only one God, and we are all His children.
WORKSHOPS
Think about your point of view on ecology. Try to bring into your daily life something that will help the development of ecology.
Think about the ecology of the soul. What exactly pollutes the soul? Based on this chapter, draw up an action plan that will enable you to get rid of the pollutants.
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Class hour on the topic "Ecology of the soul. On the purity of speech." A characteristic feature of our time is that we talk a lot without thinking, we just talk, and that's it. Foul language is now heard in the conversation of adults and children, and for some it is the main language of their speech. This material can be used during the classroom, as well as in extracurricular activities.
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Class hour “Ecology of the soul. On the purity of speech
Target : fostering respect for the language.
Tasks : pay attention to the meaning of the word in people's lives;
To acquaint with the destructive effect of the word on the moral and physical health of the individual;
Cultivate a culture of communication.
Equipment : cards with words, cards with parts of proverbs, posters.
Lesson progress
I Introduction
In one of the chapters of I. Tokmakova's fairy tale "Happily, Ivushkin!" raccoon Notya diligently washes clouds in buckets on which evil words leave stains and complains: “If only people would finally understand that a bad word is not just for nothing - blurted out, and goodbye. Every time this is a dirty spot on a clean cloud...”. Such a "dirty stain" lays rude words on human relationships. It is in our power to remain silent when a rude, swear word is spinning on the tongue. The world around us will be cleaner.
Student . Words can cry and laugh
Order, pray and conjure,
And, like a heart, bleed
And indifferently to breathe cold.
A call to become both a recall and a call
Capable of a word, changing the way.
And they curse and swear by the word,
They admonish, and praise, and vilify.
Ya. Kozlovsky
Words are clothes for our thoughts. We all love beautiful, elegant clothes. The one we wear on holidays. So our thoughts want to dress in beautiful clothes, beautiful words always, every day, and not just on holidays.
And if we clothe our thoughts in beautiful clothes - speak beautiful words, then we will do good. Every word has power. In good - good, in bad - evil. And she does not fly anywhere, but follows her master, lives in his house. An object made with bad words quickly breaks down, no one wants to use it. A house built with bad words quickly collapses. Plants die listening to scolding. And the person himself begins to get sick, not knowing why, such a person’s relationships with loved ones collapse.
That's what a word can do! And words can create a mood, cause some kind of sensation. Which - depends on the spoken words.
A person who speaks good, pure words is always, as it were, with a bouquet of flowers or a bunch of balloons. There is always radiance and beauty around him. Words of gratitude light the stars, smiles bloom from them, hearts open.
And a swarm of black midges, gray clouds, reminiscent of monsters, always winds around the foul language. Only not everyone can see it.
II Reading a fairy tale
Fairy tale "The Flower of Wisdom"
In one kingdom - the state, all people loved flowers very much. In the front garden near the house, each resident grew some kind of flowers. Some roses, some peonies, some daisies, and the king himself had a flower of Wisdom. It was the most unusual and most beautiful flower ever known to people. Everyone who saw him and inhaled his wonderful aroma became happier and wiser. And the flow of people who wanted to admire the flower did not dry out.
The king was delighted with the flower of wisdom, and he wanted the flower to grow even more and bloom even more magnificently. He decided that the flower needed good fertilizer and threw a cry throughout the kingdom - whoever brings the best land for the flower, rich in trace elements and fertilizers, he will royally reward.
Many responded, but the king especially liked the land of one peasant of one of the most distant huts - real black soil, it was so black. But the king did not know that in fact it was not black earth at all, but the earth was black because of the black, nasty words that this peasant constantly used in his speech.
When the flower of wisdom was planted in this land, instead of growing and blooming more than before, it suddenly began to wither.
* Why do you think the flower of wisdom began to wither?
The king removed the brought land, but the flower kept drying up. Then the king began to look for a remedy that would help the suffering flower to regain its former beauty. He called the most important sage of the kingdom.
* Guys, in your opinion, what remedy did the sage recommend to the king?
That's right, beautiful words.
*Now imagine that you are the inhabitants of the kingdom. What words would you bring for a flower?
When, guys, all the inhabitants of the kingdom said beautiful words to the flower of wisdom, he felt that he was very loved, and stopped withering.
And one day, when the king was traveling through his kingdom, he wandered high into the mountains and, to his surprise, saw in the mountains a hut, around which the most beautiful flowers of all that he had seen were fragrant. They were exactly like his flower of wisdom, only extraordinarily larger. The king was also surprised that they grew high in the mountains, where there was hardly any vegetation at all, and here - flowers!
The man who lived in the hut was very kind and helpful.
How did the flowers of wisdom grow in such abundance near your hut? the king asked.
I think only with pure thoughts and utter only pure and beautiful words, - the man answered, - besides, I really love these flowers, and they answer me the same. The king immediately understood who was in front of him.
* Who's in front of him guys?
That's right, sage.
The king began to follow the example of the sage and the flower of his kingdom began to fragrant and bloom like never before. And for a long time afterwards people remembered with kind and beautiful words the reign of this wise king.
III Group work
And now, guys, I suggest you draw a flower of Wisdom. (Students are divided into groups and draw)
IV Reading a poem by M. Nebogatov
Guys, now let's turn to the poems of Mikhail Nebogatov. (Students read verses and put up cards with written words:peace, love, homeland, beauty, melody, soul, song)
Student . A man walked through fields and forests,
I looked at the world with loving eyes,
Looking for words to tell people
How good is his native land
And on a winter day, and on a blooming day in May,
How to breathe happily in this world.
Words crowded in a motley crowd -
With foliage, with flowers, with a blue river,
With a machine hum, with the smell of bread.
But everything that sparkled and sang in the heart
Didn't sound the way I wanted
And the words had no light wings.
And somewhere in the field, memorable from the ages,
The happy look of another person
I drank greedily into the same beauty.
His love gave birth to a melody,
Yes, but she lacked the necessary words,
To fly, getting stronger on the fly.
And, catching a precious minute,
One soul heard another.
How deep is their relationship!
The words are given a free sound,
And vague sounds - the exact name.
They sing.
Do you hear?
The song is born!
V Game "Pass the word"
One participant conveys to another something good, kind, with beautiful words. There are two of them, together they come up with a beautiful expression, pass it on to the third, etc., until all the participants gather in one round dance.
VI Game "Collect Proverbs"
- A kind word can heal, and evil - cripple.
- Empty speeches and there is nothing to hear.
- The word is not a sparrowfly out - you will not catch.
- From the saber the wound will heal, from the word - no.
- A kind word is sweeter than honey.
- From a good wordand the stone is kinder.
- unkind word burns more painfully than fire.
- The tongue is blue, the tongue is ruining.
VII Conclusion
Now read the posters you see on the board (slide).
Everything is fine in me: thoughts, words, and deeds.
My speech is my mirror, my dignity.
The honor and culture of Russia begins with me.
Now all together
We know that rudeness is not a strength, but a weakness. We know that life is a boomerang. Our thoughts, words, deeds sooner or later return to us with amazing accuracy. We know that only when you give the world the best that is in you, the best that is in the world will return to you.
At the end of our lesson, let me give you some tips:
1. To improve speech literacy, read more. It is especially important that the best works of domestic and world literature become your constant reading. It has long been wisely said: "You can learn to speak well by reading those who wrote well."
2. Get used to using dictionaries! There are many of them and their tasks are different. You will learn about the meaning and use of words from the explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. The dictionary of synonyms will help to make your speech richer, brighter. In addition to dictionaries, there are numerous books on ethics and culture of speech at your disposal. That's how many reliable assistants you have - read, don't be lazy!
3. And the last advice. Don't let the word get ahead of the thought. Think before you speak. Our words and intonations express not only the vision of things and phenomena, but also our attitude towards people. A callous, rude word, abuse offend, offend.Let's respect each other!
Completed by a teacher of geography, biology: Iksanova Guzal Minullaevna
MBOU "Secondary School No. 3", Almetievsk, Republic of Tatarstan
Class hour on the topic: "Ecology of the soul!"
(class with students in grades 7-8)
Target:
P to show the relationship between the morality of the individual and the state of the environment.
Tasks:
To form and consolidate a moral attitude towards the environment in adolescents.
Develop cognitive activity, thinking,creative imagination, positive emotions and feelings associated with a given problem.
AT to educate the basics of ecological culture, manifested in a sense of responsibility for one's actions, an active life position.
Equipment: computer (a film about environmental problems), cards (riddles and questions), two poems, an environmental calendar memo.
The topic on the board is: "From the ecology of nature to the ecology of the soul."(hidden)
Epigraphs:
"He who does not love nature does not love man." (F. Dostoevsky.)
“To protect nature means to protect the homeland.” (M. Prishvin.)
“It is never too late to plant a tree: you may not get the fruits, but the joy of life begins with the opening of the first bud of a planted plant.” (K. Paustovsky.)
“In order to live, a person needs the sun, freedom and a small flower ...” (G.H. Andersen)
Methods: Verbal, visual, problematic, partially exploratory.
Forms: Joint, group.
Course progress.
organizational stage.
Cl. supervisor. The theme of our class hour is "Nature does not forgive mistakes." It's no secret that our world is on the verge of an ecological catastrophe. The state of nature begins to threaten the existence of man himself. For violating the laws of the biosphere, a person is already paying with his health. But the worst thing is that future generations will have to pay for it. The only salvation is to hear the voice of nature, to obey its laws, to abandon the consumer attitude towards the Earth and its riches. The only salvation is in ecological culture.
II. Statement of the problem, topic and purpose of the lesson.
Student." I AM THE PLANET." When you pronounce these words - I and the planet, you remember the Little Prince flying in the universe on his tiny asteroid. There are only two of them in the endless starry space: the Little Prince and his planet. How important it is for each of them to be such that the other lives well next to each other. How it is necessary to take care of each other, help, protect, love ...
All of us living on Earth are very similar to the Little Prince. After all, each of us also has only one planet. We cannot choose another for ourselves, just as the Earth cannot find another humanity for itself. Man and his planet are also only two of us in the universe.
Student. “ Living soul of nature”. “If you love a flower - the only one that is not found on any of the many millions of stars, that is enough to feel happy ...” - or so the Little Prince once said.
The world around us is full of secrets and wonders. You can read about something, ask more knowledgeable people about something. But there is something in nature that you can only feel, experience, feel, let through your soul.
I suggest you watch the presentation slides and try to run it through your soul. (slide show)- Describe your feelings after watching. (student answers)
What issues are we going to discuss in our lesson today? (environmental problems)
Suggest options for the topic. (student answers)
All your options are very good! Look at the blackboard (the topic of the lesson opens). Did your options match mine? (student answers)
How do you understand what “ecology of nature” and “ecology of the soul” are? (student answers)
How would you describe the purpose of our lesson? (student answers)
III. Updating students' knowledge.
Class leader - What do you know about ecology as a science? (student answers)
Student message:
Everything you say is true, I, in turn, want to add. Every science renders great help to people, but, perhaps, none of them deals so closely with our very existence on earth as ecology. Ecology guards our health, fighting for the purity of air, water and food. This science teaches how to protect them from pollution and control the overall balance of natural constituents.
Ecology is a young science. It appeared relatively recently, but interest in it is growing every day, because the environmental problems of our time do not give us a respite for their solution, and it is becoming increasingly difficult not to notice them. It is becoming more and more obvious that, at the present pace of industrial development, the Earth will not live to see it be destroyed by a comet or burnt by the Sun. Mankind is developing at a record pace and every day creates more and more new technical means that, on the one hand, make life easier, and on the other, exacerbate environmental problems.
Throughout the history of its existence, man has treated nature as a consumer, mercilessly exploiting it. This could not but affect the state of the environment. The living shell of our planet is under enormous pressure. At present, we are in a situation where we are already talking about global environmental problems.
Class leader - Let's name them.
(Students name global environmental problems)
Your attention is invited to listen to a poem by R. Rozhdestvensky and name the problem that the poet highlighted.
(One student reads a poem by R. I. Rozhdestvensky "In the Museum of Natural History")
–
About pollution
There is a balance in nature
It cannot be broken.
This is very important in life.
For you and me.
What would be the balance
It is necessary with you, us, friends
Do not throw away waste
And don't pollute the seas.
Less car driving
And let the smoke out of the factories
So as not to fly in the atmosphere
And they didn't make holes.
Less wrappers, papers
You throw it on the street!
Train in yourself, you, dexterity:
Get right into the urn.
And when you want to throw
You are not a piece of paper in the basket,
You think about nature
We still have to live here!
Let's save
We live in the same family
We sing in one circle
Walk in one line
Fly in one flight.
Name the problem. (student answers)
IV. Group work.
Card number 1.
There are three brothers: one is eating - he won’t get enough, the other is drinking - he won’t get drunk, the third is walking - he won’t work up.
What does a person always see and what can he never get?
There is a horse in the world - the whole world cannot be restrained.
And thin, and long, and sit down - not to be seen in the grass.
1. Why is a film of oil just “one molecule” thick on the surface of the ocean scary?
a) interferes with the breathing of living organisms;
b) prevents evaporation;
c) reduces the energy flow of the ocean.
Card number 2.
Run, run - do not run, fly, fly - do not fly.
A blue scarf, a red bun, rolling around on a scarf, smiling at people.
Not a beast, not a bird, but asking for a hut.
A bird without a wing lies, a hunter beats without a gun, a cook cooks without fire, a ram eats without a mouth.
2. Is it possible to get rid of the worldwide trouble - the accumulation of plastic bags and plastic bottles?
a) impossible;
b) there is hope;
c) absolutely impossible.
Card number 3.
Go, go, but you will not find the end.
The vito sieve is roundish, whoever looks at it will cry.
The kid disperses - I can’t hold it, it settles down - you can’t see it, you can’t hear it.
What can't be held in your hands?
3. When is the name day of the Earth?
Card number 4.
Two standing, and two lying, two robbers, a destroyer.
What is higher than the forest, more beautiful than light, burns without fire?
He snorts, growls, breaks branches, raises dust, knocks you off your feet, you hear him, but you don’t see him.
There is water all around, but there is trouble with drinking.
4. Why is Lake Baikal and its ecosystem so vulnerable?
a) very capricious and wayward;
b) very clean and salty;
c) very ancient and deep.
Card number 5 .
Vito sieve, covered with a sieve.
Metu, metu - I can’t sweep, I carry, I carry, I can’t stand it, it’s time to come - he will leave.
He does not know grief, but sheds tears.
He sits down on everyone, he is not afraid of anyone.
5. How many "holes" in the ozone layer can space rockets make?
a) very little
b) they can't
c) they can very well
(Each group voices its answers, if other groups have additions or contradictions, then there is a joint discussion).
Group work. "Appeal on behalf of Nature".
Classroom teacher. Today we learned a lot about ecology. Unfortunately, many do not know these laws of nature and pollute the Earth, violate the fragile ecological balance in nature. And if Nature could speak, what would she say to her children? Let's write letters of appeal on behalf of nature.
The first group will write an appeal to businessmen, owners of plants and factories.
The second group will prepare an appeal to scientists.
The third group will turn to farmers and peasants.
The fourth group will write to sailors and fishermen.
The fifth group will write a letter to the students of our school.
The music turns on, for 5 minutes the children write appeals.
Representatives of the groups come to the board and read the appeals.
Thank you, I hope your words will be heard.
- And now a general question for everyone:
What awaits us in the near future in the "big account"?
a) nothing good
b) bright future;
c) no future.
(student response)
Class leader - That's right! Answer (a). Civilization has given many benefits, but it is also destroying us. From time immemorial, we have not adapted to nature, but conquered it. We mindlessly changed and disfigured the beautiful face of the planet. The threat looms not only over the biological balance, the geochemical and geophysical parameters of the planet, its atmosphere and hydrosphere are changing. According to the World Health Organization:
- (student's message)
70% of the world's population breathe air that is harmful to health.
The water of 75% of reservoirs is not suitable for drinking.
Every year, 25,000 people die from poor water quality.
Every year, the desert absorbs 27 million hectares of fertile land.
Cl. supervisor- “Now that we have already learned to fly through the air like birds, swim under water like fish, we lack only one thing: to learn to live on earth like people” (B. Shaw).
What does it mean to live like people? (student answers).
It is quite obvious that a person has a user attitude to nature, and as folk wisdom says: "as it comes around, it will respond" - so, unfortunately, there is no reason to count on an improvement in the situation. But it is no longer possible to delay any longer, and each of us is simply obliged to start making his personal contribution to the protection of nature. After all, “if not me, then who?”
VI. Final stage.
- And now return to the epigraphs of our lesson and say whether you agree with these statements, whether they are suitable for our topic and justify your answer. (student answers)
- So I tell you guys: “The future of the planet is in your hands! Take care of her!
Bibliography:
Rats M.V. What is ecology or how to save nature. - M., 1993.
Molodtsova Z.V. In the land of ecological mysteries. - Novosibirsk, 1996.
http://jmkn.ru/rozhdestvenskii/v-muze-estestvoznanija.html
http://www.rogdestvenskij.ru/
Report
"FROM THE ECOLOGY OF NATURE -
TO THE ECOLOGY OF THE SOUL»
Nature is my mother.
/Vorontsova I./
Nature, I go to you
With soul and heart naked.
Please accept, love
I want to be reborn.
Nature is my mother
I will fulfill your orders.
For all my sins forgive me
Take it like a baby on your knees.
H On the threshold of the 21st century, all of us who are responsible for our children are thinking about what else needs to be done so that school, children's literature, and various types of art arouse in young souls an interest in the world of beauty, the goodness of creativity. They helped children find ways to remove the conflicting contradictions of modern life, developed a sense of responsibility for the fate of another person, for the future of the Fatherland. The unification of the forces of educational and cultural figures in a single program of humanistic work, in the protection of childhood is the voice of the times. Scientists come up with various forecasts for the coming century. One of the highest priorities is the proclamation of the 21st century EYELID CHILD
Against the background of incessant wars, political and economic cataclysms, the saving role of dialogues between peoples, the dialogue of cultures of different countries, education systems becomes obvious, which can really bring people together and, most importantly, the younger generation.
AT we are both children and adults - children of one big kingdom of nature.
It just so happened that man began to destroy his Earth much earlier than he came to the idea that it should be preserved. A number of documents of Kievan Rus says that even in those distant times, the Slavs tried to somehow limit the consumption of natural biological reserves. Later, Peter I, for the first time in the history of Russia, established a forest management. By a special Decree, he declared protected forests adjacent to the banks of large rivers for 50 miles, and to the banks of small ones - for 20.
In them, under the threat of severe punishment, it was forbidden to cut oaks, maples, elms, larches. This is how the Russian ECOLOGY.
Currently, the word "ecology" is often combined with the words "nature" and "environment". But life itself suggests thatnature ecology is incompatiblewithout the ecology of the soul.
H man is a creator, a keeper, but he is also a destroyer. Judging by the current very tense environmental situation that has developed in different regions of our country, we think little about our well-being, the health of our families, and even more so about our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
It is not always possible for adults to discover the secret of harmony with nature, but for children it is even very easy. After all, the magic of sunrises and sunsets, rain and rainbows, the fabulous world of plants and animals has not yet become something ordinary for them. Therefore, we ourselves can boldly assert that in every child the real artist is dormant, i.e. HUMAN , who sees life as unusually beautiful and amazing. But if you don't help baby discover in oneself the ability to express one’s delight in front of the beauty of flowers, trees, thunderclouds, then over time the artist in him may fade away, and nature will cease to be A SOURCE - NOURISHING THE SOUL.
Recalling the years of my first experience as a teacher, I thought that if working with a book in a lesson is cultivating a love for a book, an exercise about a tree is cultivating a love for nature. Two or three sentences about a kind boy from K. Paustovsky's story "Hare Paws" - and there is hope that tomorrow all children will shine with kindness and warmth not only for animals, but also for people. And only years of work at school, communication with children, their joy and sadness, laughter and tears convinced me that the upbringing of the human soul is perhaps the most difficult and painful in the teaching profession.
Although I now hear a lot that the duties of a teacher should not include “pulling the soul of a child”, because everyone “from young to old” is tired of educators. First of all, you need to learn to count, read well, but the soul ...?
Well, what about the soul? She will “grow up”, and not “grow up” - even better. It will be easier to live in our difficult time. However, during the period of breaking stereotypes of behavior and traditions, which is experienced not only by our country, but by the entire planetary society. And it is the nation that today will be able to create a more perfect system - "TEACHER", based on ethics and a new understanding of the place of man and the tasks of civilization, will become the leader of the XXI century.
And right now we must not forget that a teacher is a person who passes on to the younger generation knowledge, life experience, wisdom, etc., accumulated over the centuries. It is impossible to convey all this without affecting the soul of the child. And I want to put childish hands in my hand and lead them to the distant world of knowledge.
Ecological education of the school in the class-lesson system is given considerable attention today, but it has significant drawbacks:
Separation from life;
Inability to apply natural science knowledge in practice.
In addition, I, and the majority of rural primary school teachers, experience serious difficulties in organizing practical work in nature. For a child cut off from wildlife, a false idea arises about the ecology in the area. For them, environmental problems exist somewhere out there, far from each of us. Someone bad, but not me and not my relatives, commit environmental problems. Some businesses destroying the environment, unsympathetic people working for them. Everyone naturally needs something. But only she herself, it turns out, no one needs. And nature, where slowly, where a little faster dies. Less and less nature, more and more environment.
In my opinion, it is necessary to talk more often and as early as possible about the ecology of the human soul. The soul of a child must be raised carefully, attentively and with love. In order to preserve the artistic perception of the world in a child, the main thing is communication with nature, that is, through tourism and local history activities, through strengthening health by hardening the body with cold water, through the formation of consciousness.
H direct contacts with the surrounding world develop an aesthetic perception of the surrounding world, the ability to overcome natural difficulties and obstacles. This makes children more enduring, tolerant of others. Forms such personality traits as perseverance, purposefulness, courage, promotes the acquisition of skills and abilities in communicating with wildlife. Knowledge acquired visually is not only more durable, but also helps to form a worldview in children, including them in the world around them not as owners, but as participants in the natural process of its development.
“Man has two worlds:
One who created us
Another that we are from the century
We work to the best of our ability."
/N. Zabolotsky./
Mother - Nature has universal knowledge for man. She is the source and basis of our life.
A person needs to develop an ecological culture. After all, this is a person's awareness of his belonging to the surrounding living world with him, the awareness of the need to take responsibility for the implementation of the self-sustaining development of civilization and conscious inclusion in this process. And then
"He will not seek victories,
And wait for a great start
He was more and more defeated
To grow in response to him "
M.N. Rylke
/ translation by V. Pasternak. /
Scientists argue that the content of environmental education should be based on an integrated scientific picture of natural and social reality.
Our public education is constantly improving, looking for new ways and approaches in teaching children. But every year you are convinced that the word HUMAN - does not sound as proud as the creator, the keeper, but more and more he becomes the destroyer of everything and everything.
X ochetsya change the flow of people. Shout: "Come to your senses, people !!!"
In conversations, you want to reach the hearts, but sometimes people are deaf. Our personal problems seem so big that we completely forgot about our other world - spiritual.
But in all ages there have been problems, situations, but the spark of the human soul, love for all living things in nature, for people living around us, has always been.
It is worth remembering our childhood and warmth spreads in the soul. After all, childhood does not leave us, it is we who try to hide from it.Only when a person feels like a child in the arms of Mother Nature, and not her king, only when a person lives consciously, only when he does not go against his conscience - willLOVE on Earth for all living things, and only when the culture of ecology, the human soul will be at its best.But you need to go to this.
Every day you go to work, and in your soul you feel that a spark of light is still glimmering. And how many of these sparks are in my class.After all, children are an unblown flower bud. One has only to touch his velvet head gently and carefully, as he reaches out to you, to the sunlight.
But all these are idle words, but in reality there are always questions:
- Will I, the teacher, be able to enter the inner world of a person who is learning and growing up?
- Will I be able to relate to this world without prejudice, without biased assessments?
- Can I personally emotionally respond to this world?
- Can I help a child grow up as a whole person, whose feelings give rise to ideas - feelings?
- Will I be able to accept and support the emerging and at first imperfect ideas and creative ideas of my students?
And every day! Tomorrow and yesterday...
What will the day be like? Whether it will be a discovery day or just an ordinary day depends on us. But for me it opens with the words of the teacher and scientist Simon Soloveitchik:“... Every morning I repeat, like a prayer, I appeal to the best that is in me: I have been entrusted with a child, this is my dear guest, I am grateful to him because he is. He is also called to life, like me, this unites us - we are living people, he is a person and not a future person, but today, and therefore he is different, like all people, I accept him, I protect his childhood, I understand I endure and forgive. I love him and I am grateful to him because he exists, and because I can love him, and thus I rise in my spirit.
... If there were not these wonderful "guests" on our Earth, children, then the world would perish, then the world would perish not from old age, even before - from its lack of spirituality.
In fact, how little is needed for a good upbringing. It is only necessary to understand that there are no two relationships to a child - human and pedagogical. There is one, one and only one - HUMAN.
Mankind has come to the threshold beyond which a new morality, new knowledge, and a new system of values are needed. Who will create and nurture them? The future depends on how the next generations can internalize this concern for the future and realize their own responsibility.
