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Sacred Tulasi

Sacred Tulasi

Author: Verushka Pather
Date: 2017-09-07

I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krishna and possess the highest truth.

"Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by hearing about, or simply by sowing the tree, there is always auspiciousness. Anyone who comes in touch with the Tulasi tree in the above mentioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuntha world." from Skanda Purana.

As if being worshipped by millions of people throughout the Indian subcontinent was not enough, the Tulsi plant, also known as Holy Basil in the West, has an exquisite taste reminiscent of bubblegum. And that seems oddly appropriate for an herb allegorically believed to be the embodiment of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, love, and prosperity. Tulasi certainly lives up to its sacred status throughout India and much of the world. Possessing a wide range of impressive health and psycho-spiritual benefits, Holy Basil has become a legendary part of Hindu culture over the last five thousand years, adorning homes and temples throughout the country and earning it revered names such as "The Elixir of Life" and "Mother Medicine of Nature."

As a testament to the plant's curative powers, to this very day, Tulasi is widely regarded as one of the preeminent herbs in the ancient Indian system of medicine known as Ayurveda, where it is classified as a rasayana—an elite class of adaptogenic herbs prized for their ability to fundamentally restore balance and harmony in the body. Contemporary health researchers have also taken an interest in Holy Basil, making it one of the rare herbs that has substantial science backing up its borderline miraculous healing properties. A host of studies have demonstrated it to be a powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune system modulator, as well as a promising treatment for conditions ranging from liver disease to arthritis, to diabetes and cancer, which is in line with its traditional Ayurvedic uses.

But as impressive as these uses are, they pale in comparison to Tulsi's real value as a treatment not merely for the symptoms of disease, but for addressing the deeper psycho-emotional-spiritual roots of these ailments.

Holy Basil, the herb that nourishes the spirit, which should come as no surprise given it's supposed divine origins. Tulsi is a powerful bio-energetic field harmonizer, meaning that it restores and balances the subtle electromagnetic fields generated by the mind and body bringing peace and harmony to the mind body and spirit and balance to the Chakras.

Having its religious and medicinal properties it is an added value and blessing to your home to have Tulasi as part of your family, bringing joy and prosperity from her fragrant blossoms.

"There is no wealth in My possession that is equal to a Tulasi leaf and water." ..... Lord Krishna