Fact is atoms or atomic particles are living ,vivified and breathing substance,. Living bodies of elementals. Atoms by their nature are not visible to the naked eyes neither are they detected by any known instrument or device created by humans. Nevertheless their phenomenon are made manifest in the physical material world. Conclusively, therefore, atoms exist in the fourth dimension.
Nevertheless, atoms or atomic particles do not exist in free state if at all they do. They are found as molecules in some cases and largely as compounds in most cases.
So we find them in the physical world in this later state already modified and bounded.
What is important for anyone on this path is to constantly be in a state of serenity. And in such state we can consciously interact with nature in loving and respectful manner
Our mind never shuts up. It is never at peace. It is constantly chattering about what it wants, what it lacks, what it fears.
When you observe some people, you see that they constantly have music or a tv playing, or are always scrolling on their devices; they need constant noise, constant impressions. This is because they want to avoid the noise in their mind: the music, the tv, or the scrolling is like a hypnotic bandage that numbs them. If you turn it off, they feel the pain of their inner condition.
The feelings of discontentment, stress, anxiety, and fear are all rooted in the constant chatter of our mind.
Unfortunately, in modern times, we have not been educated about our mind and how to deal with it.
Then awareness abides in its own nature. Otherwise it is identified with the modifications. -Yoga Sutras