Basil Plant

KNOW ABOUT BASIL PLANT (TULSI)

Amongst plants basil (Tulsa) occupies an exalted and
revered position by virtue of its spiritual, medicinal
and scientific properties apart from the point of view
of health, religion and metaphysics value.

Basil has a rich history. It had been Herb Royal for
the French, a sign of Love for Italians and a sacred
herb in India. The Roman naturalist, Puny is said to
have reported in 1st century AD that basil relieves
flatulence, which has been proved to be true. In the
Far East countries basil has been used as a cough
medicine and in Africa to expel stomach worms.
Americans considered basil as the essential ingredient
in a snuff used to ease headaches.

According to epics, basil has served as Savior to its
devotees and described as” Mother of the universe.”
According to Gandharva Purana, Lord Vishnu takes up
abode in the village or the house where basil is grown
and in such a house no one undergoes sufferings out of
poverty, illness and separation from dear ones.

The high esteem of Basil has a scientific basis. In
addition to its spiritual qualities , Basil has been
found to possess extra ordinary healing powers and
promoting health. Researchers have found Basil to have
the properties of killing harmful micro-organisms.
Therefore the wind that carries the fragrance of
basil, spreads health and well being wherever it
blows.

Another amazing quality of the basil plant is, it
possess electrical energy and has the effect of
keeping the air fresh and pure say up to a distance of
200 meters around a basil plant. Things kept or
exposed to the aroma of basil will not spoil quickly.

Having a Basil plant in front of house(place of
living) has been considered as tradition and culture
by Hindus for ages, and it is believed is said to be
spreading a spiritual aura and promotes prosperity
and well being of the house hold. The basil plant is,
as per the Hindu scriptures describes us to look upon
basil as the divine representative of God Vishnu and
not as a mere plant. Wearing Basil beads is conducive
for mental equanimity and helps in the elimination
of the baser instincts, Basil leaves used as an
ingredient in preparation of temple prasad during
worship and offering to God,and distributed to
devotees, induces peace in the mind , humility in
behaviour and sweetness in speech and tone

Wherever the wind, that has a touch of basil plant,
blows will arise sacred thoughts,spiritual
upliftment prevails and Godliness fills the mind. Its
because of these ennobling qualities that the basil
plant occupies a lofty in the spiritual arena.

There is a tradition of putting basil leaves in food
and beverages that have to be stored during solar
and lunar eclipse. The reason is based on then fact
that the basil leaves have the bacterial properties
and the electrical energy of the basil leaves prevents
the deleterious rays of the eclipsed luminaries from
having and adverse effect on the stored food items.

Ayurveda(our ancient Medicare system) recognises
basil leaves as only digestive fire, that digests
and transforms at all levels of the being. Basil
leaves is one the rarest digestives that stimulates
and nourishes the fire at all levels, from the fire
that digests our food to the fire, of prana, the fire
of five senses and the fire of the mind that digests
the sensory input in to mental perceptions and
further into intellectual concepts and belief
systems.

Basil leaves works beyond mind even as it stimulates
the soul level fire(Jiva Agni). Its intimate
relationship with Fire (Agni) is one of the keys to
basil's great physical, emotional and spiritual values
to one interested in attaining one's greatest
potential.

PLANT A BASIL IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME, REVER IT AND
WORSHIP.

J.K