My "Tulsi" Plant! Showed me....

Sri,

My granny used to say Tulsi is very auspicious and nothing can go wrong inm that house and i beleive it.Regards.kamal

Originally Posted by aishu22

Dear Vanaja,
Your write up was indeed great... I was so thrilled and touched..
God does act in mysterious ways..Our wish becomes his order or it can be told vice versa....I too love tulsi plant.My divine experience with Tulsi plant is:-
I planted a tulsi plant in a small pot and used to do pooja to it daily.For almost an year, i had wished for a Tulsi Maadam...Whenever i talk about it, my hubby wud say, this is enough....but i was not convinced.All of a sudden i got a call from my patti- in -law that she has ordered a tulsi maadam for me and wanted to gift me since she was overwhelmed by my devotion and dedication in doing pooja to tulsi.I have never told about my desire at all, but god did i suppose and i beleive it too.And 2 weeks before i got it ...Now i continue my pooja to Tulsi planted in maadam, which gives me immense pleasure.

Dear Aishu,

Thanks for the reply and comments. So, your wish too like me was taken care of by God. Thanks for sharing your experience here.

Originally Posted by sathya

hello vanaja

nice write up
esp the info
where you got the soil
for your dear tulsi..!!
HE or SHE sure
have their way...!!

my father always
said bye to tulsi
when he went to work
everymorn...
a sway often confirmed
her presence

everymorning
when i light up the lamp
she sways in the wind
gently
have a nice day..!
did she say?
sometimes she remained
still
hey whats up
you sleeping or what?
i talk with her...!!

trees and plants
come alive
with our love...!!

sathya

Dear Sathya,

You are right. They come alive with our love. The only language they know is the language of heart which is LOVE. Thanks for the reply.

Originally Posted by Jaishree123

Hi Vanaja
very nice write up.
reminds me of tulasi brindavan in my parent's old house.

here in botswana, I have a tulasi plant in a pot to which I pour water everyday but sometimes I forget due to rushing to office. but on weekends I do it without fail and I take 3 pradakshinas around it without fail..and put haldi and kumkum to the pot.
we do Tulasi vivaham also after diwali.
and u wont believe..it is given to us by one of our muslim friend when they were going back to India for good.

Jaishree

Hi Jaishree,

Thanks for the reply. Great! Keep it up. I really feel nice, being far away from motherland you are able to follow the rituals for Tulsi Plant.

So, Tulsi plant had brought "Unity in Diversity". Long live Muslim Friend.

Originally Posted by roopadadia

Hmmm...Love is God n god is love...so very apt.

You are very close to god and hence you are able see god in everything...thats wonderful.

I am just waiting for the work to get completed in our society so that i can get some tulsi plants...currently i have a couple of them but somehow they are not growing properly...maybe because of all the dust and pollution due to the exterior work.

Roopa.

Dear Roopa,

Thanks for the reply. Everybody is close to God. You need to discover the proximy, thats it.

Oh oh. Yes, may be due to dust and pollution. Try changing the place. All the best for new Tulsi plants.

Originally Posted by lalitha shivaguru

Dear Vanaja,

You have rekindled my memories. When I got married and came to my inlaws place, the whole place was neatly cemented no scope for gardening. Only one tulsi plant was there, that also used to dry up even after watering. Slowly I got a gardener and start to put lot of plants and lot of opposition from dh as i was spending a lot. Then I got some more plants from my mom's place. Now, I have around 20 plants with Hibsicus, krish Tulasi, ordinary tulasi, chrysanthamum, kanakambaram, aralli, palm tree, karpura valli and the crowning glory is the Brahma Kamla or Night Queen......these are just to name a few. Not to forget the humble Aloe Vera.

Whenever i see new shoot coming up I am jo happy like a small child smiling at me and praising my efforts. Whenever I feel a little low I will be with my plants. I just enjoy seeing them so fresh and making me also feel fresh.

Dear Lalitha,

You are right. When it comes to spending for Gardening, even I got from my mother. Not that she is not interested in growing plants, but she was against spending too much on gardening.

Wonderful collection you have. If possible, will be able to post the photograph of that Brahma Kamalam? Aloe Vera - Have you kept it for beauty or are you using it as a herb?

Yes these tulips are really eye catchy and you are sure to forget your low feelings. Thanks for the reply and comments.

Originally Posted by dweepa

hello vanaja
nice write up.it's just went on as I am listening not as reading.
I have some plants.I feel them as one of us.we gave names for them too.
regards

hello dweepa,

Thanks for the reply and comments. Yes, I made it as a narration. We tend to give names when we become closer to plants. I have not yet named my plants. They need to grow some more.

Originally Posted by Kamalji

Sri,

My granny used to say Tulsi is very auspicious and nothing can go wrong inm that house and i beleive it.Regards.kamal

Dear Kamalji ji,

Thanks for the reply and sharing your granny's saying on Tulsi plant. My Tulsi plant is getting more closer to me.

Dear Vanaja,

Well as you rightly said this is "Knowing God week". I am as much an expert in gardening as K.B.Sundarambal is in rock music. But I can appreciate your seeing God in everything.

After all Bharatiyar said,
Kakkai kuruvi engal jaathi
neel kadalum malaiyum engal kootam
nokkum idamellam naamanri verillai
nokka nokka inba kaliyattam

And did not our upanishads say,
eeshavashyam idham sarvam which my heroine Sharada quotes in her defence when foreigners accuse us of pantheism.

Your taking care of the tulsi plant is the real sadhana. Activities like this will help spiritual growth rather than a forced reading of scriptures.

All my attempts to sit down for meditation failed. And I wrote this thread,
Meditation, Sightseeing, Love and Partiality

Nice thoughts, Vanaja.

regards,

Hi Everyone,

I am so happy to read the post. Sadly , my tulsi plant has lost it's leaves. Only stems are remaining. Can anyone pls. tell me how can i take care of it? It is an indoor plant so, i know that it is difficult. But i love it so much. Pls. suggest something.

Thanks
Namita