TULSI or HOLY BASIL
It is believed that Tulsi/Basil was first cultivated for use in the region of India. Today we find it growing plentifully in California, Morocco, Egypt, France, and Italy. History has found it growing wild throughout Asi...a, Africa, Centra...l and South America.
The name basil comes from the Greek world for "King" which is "basileus." It was believed the strong fragrance was royal and fit for a king.
Holy Basil is a good name for this miraculous herb. The holiness related to tulsi/basil can be found in both the religions of the East and of the West. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians believed that tulsi/basil had the gates of heaven open when it was near. Europeans placed it in the hands of the deceased before burial to help in their journey. In India it is believed that the milk of creation itself was formed from it. Hinduism revered tulsi/basil as representing a Goddess who gave her life and love for another and would forever be represented in the plant. Additionally, it is believed that it grew over the place of the resurrection. It was found in an area of Israel in such abundance during the time of St. Helena that when looking for the location of the true cross, she knew she had a clue to its location. She went to the place where Christians believed Jesus had died on the cross. They had loved and prayed over this place for hundreds of years. When Saint Helena was lead to the spot she believed she would find the true cross, she was greeted with the smell and the sight of the tulsi/basil! She knew at that moment that it was a sign from above. Shortly after that she had indeed found the sacred or holy relic. In the India of today the tulsi/basil plant can be found around altars or gardens in the residents of religious believers. Also, in Greek/Bulgarian/Serbian/Ma
It is believed that Tulsi/Basil was first cultivated for use in the region of India. Today we find it growing plentifully in California, Morocco, Egypt, France, and Italy. History has found it growing wild throughout Asi...a, Africa, Centra...l and South America.
The name basil comes from the Greek world for "King" which is "basileus." It was believed the strong fragrance was royal and fit for a king.
Holy Basil is a good name for this miraculous herb. The holiness related to tulsi/basil can be found in both the religions of the East and of the West. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians believed that tulsi/basil had the gates of heaven open when it was near. Europeans placed it in the hands of the deceased before burial to help in their journey. In India it is believed that the milk of creation itself was formed from it. Hinduism revered tulsi/basil as representing a Goddess who gave her life and love for another and would forever be represented in the plant. Additionally, it is believed that it grew over the place of the resurrection. It was found in an area of Israel in such abundance during the time of St. Helena that when looking for the location of the true cross, she knew she had a clue to its location. She went to the place where Christians believed Jesus had died on the cross. They had loved and prayed over this place for hundreds of years. When Saint Helena was lead to the spot she believed she would find the true cross, she was greeted with the smell and the sight of the tulsi/basil! She knew at that moment that it was a sign from above. Shortly after that she had indeed found the sacred or holy relic. In the India of today the tulsi/basil plant can be found around altars or gardens in the residents of religious believers. Also, in Greek/Bulgarian/Serbian/Ma
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