Post by Tara on May 18, 2005 7:20:33 GMT -5
You know, with Spring passing by and summer coming in about a month, I've been doing too much thinking and not enough action. This year I wanted to focus on gardening, but with so many new things coming up this year, I couldn't get into it. I believe that we can bring spirituality into anything we do, but today I wanted to focus on gardening. Some would say, "Well, that's dumb. What would spirituality have to do with gardening?" and I say, "Everything".
I mean, the entire story of creation is all in gardening. One plants a seed, and things will turn out depending on how you take care of it and it's surroundings (you reap what you sow). It's great pleasure in seeing how things grow and turn out based on your compassion, patience and caring. Both of those are fundamental in many religious beliefs (but where is it shown through religious people...who knows?)
I remember last year was the first time in which I've gone out on my own and plated some nasturtiums in boxes that sit on my deck. After planting the seeds and watering them a little, I said a little blessing and hope that when they grew, they were healthy and beautiful. And indeed, they were both. I made sure to take care of them by pulling out any weeds and grass that may have gotten in there through bird droppings or of the sort. I've never expected something that I've done myself to be so fruitful and needless to say, I was very proud of myself for discovering my "green thumb".
Another project I wanted to do that year was to make spiritual designs and symbols with flowers and rock formations, but I never got the time to do so. The best thing about these things is that they can serve nearly any purpose. They don't always have to be just flowers with spiritual purposes, you can have herbs that can heal wounds or plants that can keep bugs away. It's all in what you put into it.
The following links should be able to help those who wish to harness the power of creation and make a spiritually centered garden:
Spiritual Garden Design
Herb Guide
Insect-Free Rose Garden
Gardening Basics With a Magical Twist
Sacred Gardens
I mean, the entire story of creation is all in gardening. One plants a seed, and things will turn out depending on how you take care of it and it's surroundings (you reap what you sow). It's great pleasure in seeing how things grow and turn out based on your compassion, patience and caring. Both of those are fundamental in many religious beliefs (but where is it shown through religious people...who knows?)
I remember last year was the first time in which I've gone out on my own and plated some nasturtiums in boxes that sit on my deck. After planting the seeds and watering them a little, I said a little blessing and hope that when they grew, they were healthy and beautiful. And indeed, they were both. I made sure to take care of them by pulling out any weeds and grass that may have gotten in there through bird droppings or of the sort. I've never expected something that I've done myself to be so fruitful and needless to say, I was very proud of myself for discovering my "green thumb".
Another project I wanted to do that year was to make spiritual designs and symbols with flowers and rock formations, but I never got the time to do so. The best thing about these things is that they can serve nearly any purpose. They don't always have to be just flowers with spiritual purposes, you can have herbs that can heal wounds or plants that can keep bugs away. It's all in what you put into it.
The following links should be able to help those who wish to harness the power of creation and make a spiritually centered garden:
Spiritual Garden Design
Herb Guide
Insect-Free Rose Garden
Gardening Basics With a Magical Twist
Sacred Gardens
