{"id":68633,"date":"2025-06-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?p=68633"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:26:20","slug":"nature-is-our-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2025\/06\/13\/nature-is-our-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Is Our Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68633\" class=\"elementor elementor-68633\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ea4f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10ea4f89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f4cc2\" data-id=\"2b2f4cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1911e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1911e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature Is Our Nature<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67482fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67482fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interconnection Within and Without<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21545650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21545650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her form, a peaceful grove of fresh blossoms,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pleasingly dappled with the soothing moonlight of compassion\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sole restful tonic for those long exhausted\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I honor the miraculous wildwoods,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which I see now as if for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since I am broken-hearted here in the city of existence,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My mind sends these tidings its own way\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A story about resorting to the peaceful forest<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For someone who will apply their heart to the Dharma path.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I see the truth that this life won\u2019t last and is swiftly heading toward ruin,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That even this body which I\u2019ve so lavishly cared for will be lost,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I\u2019ll have to head off alone to parts unknown.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So now, I\u2019m off to the wildwoods.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 160px\">\u2014Longchen Rabjam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/tibetan-masters\/longchen-rabjam\/enchanting-wildwoods\"><em>Song of the Enchanting Wildwoods<\/em><\/a>, trans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/translators\/timothy-hinkle\/\">Timothy Hinkle<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f735f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f735f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In our increasingly digital and divisive world\u2014the \u201ccity of existence\u201d\u2014many of us have lost touch with nature, both the wilderness of the outdoors and our own inner nature within. I don\u2019t know about you, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">despite all of the seeming connections through social media, I feel more disconnected now than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59ec71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59ec71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healing Ourselves<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbac9a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbac9a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In these tumultuous days, I feel exhausted and brokenhearted, and a \u201cpeaceful grove of fresh blossoms . . . dappled with the soothing moonlight of compassion\u201d certainly sounds like a healing, restful tonic. It is through connecting with nature that I feel most energized and at ease. Being in the wilderness dissolves the projected boundaries between myself and the ecosystem I inhabit. When I can relax and let go, when I can cease clinging to myself as being independent and separate from the environment, I see that everything is alive with interconnection. There is no \u201cme,\u201d and there is no \u201cout there.\u201d There is only vibrant, spacious interdependence.<\/p><p>I\u2019m privileged to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world: the rugged coast of Maine. Walking among the jagged rocks strewn with seaweed and bleached shells and hiking in the pine and spruce forests scented with decomposing leaves and pungent resins soothe my anxiety about our complex world, lower my blood pressure, and provide glimpses of relaxation. I sojourn through the natural world, and it moves through me. We are intimately connected, with no borders or boundaries in sight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5da82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5da82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meditate Where You Are<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010f361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010f361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While we could take Longchenpa\u2019s advice literally and leave the busy city for the calmness of the wildwoods, he also invites us to stay where we are, relax the spinning of our thoughts, and let go of the constant distractions from without. He suggests that we turn our attention gently and diligently within and then rest in the open spaciousness of the true nature of our mind.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Going to the wildwoods is not escapist fantasy nor self-indulgent navel-gazing. Rather, honoring nature and calmly abiding in it\u2014whether in your yard, a community garden, a local park, or the forest outside your city\u2019s limits\u2014is simply looking with curiosity into your own experience wherever your body may be. I find this process to be much easier when I am outdoors in the fresh air under an open sky, feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin. Where is your calming place?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca6f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eca6f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Happening in This Moment?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Longchenpa exhorts us to make our journey internal and personal. Not in the sense of feeling self-important or taking ourselves too seriously, but looking at our immediate experience in an honest and direct way. The practice is to look within now, in the present moment.<\/p><p>Later, he says:<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">In the woods, the afflictions naturally subside<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">For there is no one to say unpleasant things.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">Having gone far from busy cities,<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">In the woods, peaceful meditation naturally grows.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">In the woods, the mind is tamed as it conforms to the true Dharma,<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">And one can find the bliss of inner peace.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">\u2026<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">Nothing could be more incredible than this.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">Thus, anyone who is wise<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">Should definitely go meditate in the wildwoods<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">To accomplish sublime and peaceful awakening.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;vertical-align: baseline\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>This speaks deeply to my own lived experience of being in nature. Taking advantage of the opportunity to discover and participate in our shared ecosystem is priceless and rewarding. When we unplug, slow down, pay attention, and commune with our environment, ourselves, and each other, there are so many benefits. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1195337204\">Forest bathing<\/a>\u201d has been clearly demonstrated to aid in restoring and revitalizing mental and physical health, and Buddhist history is full of practitioners gaining profound experience and realization in nature. When we are able to calm our minds and see clearly, we experience openness, spaciousness, and relaxation in the natural environment, a reprieve from our busy lives.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">We are all connected. It is through honoring<br \/>our interconnection that we heal from the delusion of separateness. By<br \/>connecting with nature on the outside, we reconnect with our own hearts inside.<br \/>Realizing there is no difference, we can relax and enjoy the true nature of our<br \/>interdependence.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">I echo Longchenpa\u2019s dedication of merit<\/span><\/p><p id=\"docs-internal-guid-d214115a-7fff-a591-22b7-407b6bc363de\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">Through any virtue arisen from this,<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">May all beings extract their minds from the city of sa\u1e43s\u0101ra<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">And find freedom all together<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline\">In the enchanting wildwoods of omniscient liberation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f617d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f617d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Contemplation<\/h2><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Go outside.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Walk mindfully to a calm, relaxing spot in nature. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Sit or stand in a comfortable and uplifted posture. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Keep all of your senses open and aware, but don\u2019t pinpoint any particular object. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Feel your connection with the supportive earth through the soles of your feet or your seat. Breathe in the air and notice how it connects you with the space surrounding you. Gently and consistently observe your natural breathing, and let the other sensations in and around your body move through your field of awareness. Pay attention to the flow of your experience, but not too tight or too loose. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">Recognize that you are a part of everything around you, and likewise, it is all a part of you. Rest, relax<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN\">When you\u2019re finished, offer all the goodness of the calm moments for the benefit of all beings and the world we share.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d7c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d7c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p id=\"docs-internal-guid-7dc15cd4-7fff-615f-735f-6e1015fabc51\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3effe73b-7fff-c1ad-f023-10d2dc6f3ec5\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">If you are interested in exploring meditation and community in in a relaxed, uplifted, and natural container, please join Nick for a weekend retreat: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/Clarity_In_Nature\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #59c9e6;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">Finding Clarity of Mind in Nature at Karme Choling in Vermont<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #0000ff;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #59c9e6;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">June 27\u201329<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;background-color: #fcfbf7;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">The program will nurture participants\u2019 inherent goodness and appreciation for interdependence through ritual, discussion, group activities, creative writing, and celebration. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">You can read more from Nick at<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindpioneer.com\/resources\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #59c9e6;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">https:\/\/www.mindpioneer.com\/resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;color: #000000;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403d03d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403d03d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c51f060\" data-id=\"c51f060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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