Botanical
Name :Dianthus Chinensis
Common Name
: Chinese Pink
Spiritual
Name : Obedience
To
learn to obey is good;
to
obey ony the Divine is better.
General Information
Dianthus Chinensis is
an annual or short-lived perennial garden plant blooming in several
colours. The small single flowers have four to six slightly overlapping
petals that have smooth or often cut and fringed edges. The pretty
petals in the shades of pink and red and white are gathered at the
base into a strong green tubular calyx. The plant grows in well
drained soil, in beds, pots, borders in sunny areas and can easily
be multiplied by seeds.
There are several varieties
of 'Obedience' and the Mother has given spiritual significances
to two of them.
Detailed
Obedience
Botanical
Name :Dianthus Barbatus
Common Name
: Sweet William
Spiritual Name
: Detailed Obedience
The
obedience to the Divine Will
must be total.
These flowers
are a popular garden plant (annual, biannual or short-lived perennial).
The small single slightly
fragrant flowers with fringed petals, often variegated, are borne
in dense corymbs.
Perfect Obedience
Botanical
Name :Dianthus Chinensis double
Spiritual Name
: Perfect Obedience
Without
reserve or hesitation,
joyous
obedience in every sphere
to the command of the Divine.
There are
also several colours of scented double flowers. They flower well
for several months in not too wet conditions.
The Importance of
Obedience
"Supreme Lord,
Eternal Truth, Let us obey Thee alone and live according to Truth."
- The Mother
"Obedience is
necessary so as to get away from one's own mind and vital and
learn to follow the Truth.
*
In yoga obedience to
the Guru or to the Divine and the law of the Truth as declared
by the Guru is the foundation of discipline."
- Sri Aurobindo
