Knowing different religions and cultures is very enlightening. Various cultures all over the world have a strong connection with nature and animals around them. Some even worship animals! If we grandparents do not teach children about interdependence and sacred design of nature now, all will be forgotten. Why does modernity has to take people away from sacredness? Being modern does not mean that we cannot believe in the sacredness of things around us.

People argue, why do we need nature and animals? We have science and technology! It is not just because of oxygen, fruits and vegetables but because we live in a system, we are dependent on each other; we need each other to live. There is a God's Sacred Geometry that is keeping all of us together. Respecting animals, giving them their own space, food, love and care is not about being nice to them, it should not be about fear from God but from acceptance of the fact that they are sacred and inseparable constituent of our sacred nature, and part of a large divine family.

Without harmony and balance with nature and animals, without keeping the sanctity and sacredness of other living beings, our progress will not last long. We call nature, the mother. We all are born from her, she provides us food, water and air, three simple things we cannot live without.

Animals are known to have a strong sixth sense. It is experienced that dogs, cats, rats and birds start to behave mysteriously and some even start crying or go into hiding before natural calamity like earthquake. Pet owners can sense that something bad is about to happen. It is said they can sense supernatural beings too. It is very common that pet dogs fall sick if somebody in the house is sick. In case of fishes, many fish owners believe fishes take the illness upon themselves to relieve the family member and then try to fight it.

In developed western countries animals like dogs, horses and even pigs are trained and used to help blind people or differently-abled & unwell persons. These beings believe in themselves.

Animals may not understand our language, but they understand our mental-state, they sense what we are feeling and then act upon the feelings. Animal-therapy is common, in which people who need help spend time with animals and feel better, get motivated to live. Even though we all do not speak the same language, animals are ever-ready to serve us.

Why are animals not divine in nature? They have such healing powers! Strong Instincts, extra sensory abilities; their strength and patience to live along-side us humans. If they can show such respect with peaceful existence, can we not do the same?

Like humans, animals and plant also live and breathe on same air, water and food and sunlight. However, animals don't have unnecessary demands; and they don't need luxury. They live with what they can find or they get and do not become slaves of hunger. Animals are not greedy they hunt only when they are hungry.

It is irrational to consider them useless because they cannot talk like humans.

The Dalai Lama once said “Even ants and other insects will run away from danger… They have intelligence and want to live too. Why should we harm them?”

All animals converse with each other in their own language. Some people believe plants like music and under its influence plants grow faster and are healthier.

Plants and Animals are not just food and toys. Animals in this sacred geometry are living identity, an alive brain, an alive heart, an alive spirit. They have souls, and they feel pain. They feel emotions like happiness, sadness and the need to protect their children. They too are scared to die. If there was no sacredness in them, they would not have these feelings.

Today, man seems to have more trust on technology than animals and even him-self! A century ago animals were part of our life. Cave paintings have preserved the great truth of animal divinity. Is it incorrect to assume all life forms as equally important children of mother-nature? God created animals and plants not merely for our use. They are part of mother nature’s divine biological systems and geometry. Our ancestors who spent more time with animals than us, in this technological age, experienced and observed animals purity, innocense and divinity of these animals.

For some, belief stands that in serving animals, they are serving God. Cows are most famously considered sacred by Hindus and Buddhists in India and Nepal. They are also sacred for other religions like Zoroastrianism, Ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Many pastoral people that rely on cattle and buffalo for sustenance respect them greatly. Feeding Animals is a part of Hindu's prayers for forgiveness. Feeding Birds, animals is a “Punya”, helps washing away sins and saves from Shani-Dev. The reason this is so widely believed is because many have experienced this as true. When we feed animals, they give us blessings and take away non-beneficial vibes from us. They can do so because they themselves are sacred and are more important in the sacred geometry of God than we believe them to be.

In India, many animals are considered sacred and evenworshiped, but the most sacred are cows. The sacredness of the Zebu Cow (the humped-cow breed) is supported by mythological legends. Cows are respectfully called as “Gau Mata” (Mother-Cow) by Hindus. There are four foundations as the basis of the sacredness of cows: no to cow slaughter, no to beef consumption, the breeding and ownership should be controlled and one should believe the gifts given by cows-milk, dung, urine, curd and ghee have purification properties.

Also, various Hindu Gods and Goddesses with their different avatars have chosen own ‘Vahanas' (vehicles) in the form of different animals, chosen to reflect upon their respected deities' nature. Without their Vahanas, these deities are incomplete. Lord Shiva's vahana “Nandi”, who takes the form of a bull, is considered as a separate & powerful Hod and is worshiped even today, every morning across temples in India.

When dairy farming was the most important occupation. Shirdi Sai Baba awakened people to the eternal truth “Sabka Malik Ek”(One God governs all). He preached that All Creatures (domesticated and wild) are His own forms, whoever sees Him in them is His beloved; that every creature has an Atma (soul), serve and satisfy all.

To cite some other examples, again in Hinduism, it is believed Dogs vehicles and are messengers of Lord Bhairav (The Guard the Doors of Heaven). In Nepal there is a festival called “Kukur-Tihar”, meaning dog-day on which dogs are worshiped. Goats are also sacred for some religions. In some stories, we have heard of Satyrs and Fauns (humans with body parts of a goat, like a faun has the horns, tail and legs).

The Bijago people of Africa believe in the goat to be their Principle Divinity. Greek God Pan was depicted as having a goat's hooves, horns and a beard.

Whales are sacred creatures in the middle and South Vietnam coastal area. They are believed to bring luck and prosperity upon fisherman. They are respectfully called “The Lord” by these people. For whales that pass-away on the beaches, coastal villages carry out funerals. The remains of these whales are collected to be revered.

In Vietnam, when the first emperor of their last dynasty was in danger after his ship was caught in a storm, he was rescued by a whale. The whale is today known as “Đông Hải phúc thần", meaning the Deity of Fortune in the East Sea. As we pray to God for our wants, we must also thank him for the admirable animals that He has made.

For centuries man has experienced sacredness of animals. In some religions we even pray to them, is this long relationship not evidence of nature’s sacred geometry?

As a grandmother, I can tell you from my experience that our love for animals and human beings is the best service to God and ourselves. I wish all my children, grandchildren learn and respect the sacred geometry of God. God has sent us here on this planet, with noble and lovely understanding of things that surround us. It is important that we respect His Sacred Geometry and live peacefully in mother nature’s arms.