The Trees-II = Pujya Gurudev

The Trees Who Pray and Bathe

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

Unlike other praying trees, it prayed only occasionally. Then it would lie completely flat on the ground, and after completion of the prayer, raise itself erect. It prayed only in the morning and during this time, remained completely still, with no trace of any activity. In this community of peculiar trees, the case of the worshipping palm trees of South Africa is well known. These palm trees standing in a farmer's field once happened to bend under the impact of a hurricane. From then onwards, a strange change occurred in their behavior; every evening, they would routinely bend or bow in worshipping posture. It is quite possible, and as their owners believed, that these trees might be praying to Mother Nature to protect them from the onslaught of any future calamity. In any case, their new routine of evening prayers continued uninterrupted. In the coastal region of Florida, USA, there is a Rhizophora tree, which had also earned some renown for its display of peculiar traits. 

It is said that in times of tide, when the seawater advanced towards the tree, its branches and leaves begin to exhibit unusual commotion. The branches would repeatedly bend and straighten as if trying to touch the water below. This laborious effort continues until the branches are able to touch the water. What else could it be, if not a kind of desire to bathe? All these instances of mysterious behavior make it sufficiently clear that not only the subtle impulses of life are felt by the trees and plants too, but sometimes they even overtly try to make these impulses manifest. 

It is another matter that their flora-specific limitations do not allow full expression of the flow of life current within. Scientists are engaged in further researches, and some success, too, has come their way. If this mystery is explained scientifically, we may be able to find the missing link between the flora and the fauna, between the humans and the trees. The discovery of this link would enable us to better comprehend the path of evolutionary progress of consciousness in human beings.

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma