Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #5: Bongwonsa Temple and Nature Walk

Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #5: Bongwonsa Temple and Nature Walk: "After visiting the Zen Buddhist Temple, Bongwonsa and attempting to see nature as a Taoist, answer this question: What is it about creation,..."

While walking towards the Zen Buddhist temple, Bongwonsa and attempting to see nature as a Taoist I realized that there are similarities between nature and religion. The total environment was pure and peaceful and similarly we turned towards god to attain peace and tranquility. I think that nature was made by god so that people could just release their stress into the air and stay calm. When I think about nature, it leads me to think about Buddha sitting under the fig tree meditating for long hours and how he released his stress and tried to not think about anything. People spend lives seeking out religious truth because they want to know how, why they were created in this world. What was the reason for god to create all this beautiful stuff in the world? Personally I believe that religion and nature are very closely related. When I get stressed of school, I go outside, a place where I can rest in peace and I just breathe there for a few minutes, I release my stress and fill myself with fresh air, happiness and energy.