Botanical
Name :Murraya
Paniculata
Common
Name :Orange
Jessamine, Satinwood
Spiritual Name :Peace
in the Vital
The
result of the abolition of desires.
General Information
It is one of the prettiest
shrubs. It is gracefully shaped with neat small glossy and compact
foliage. Its beauty is enhanced by the enchanting sweet fragrance
of its delicate white star-shaped flowers which bloom in abundance
after the rain. The tall evergreen shrub can become a small handsome
tree in tropical and subtropical areas. The flowers are in small
clusters, and the fruits are pretty little oval brownish scarlet
two-seeded fleshy berries which are popular with birds. Near the
mother plant often many baby plants can be found, because they easily
strike roots.
The propagation can be
done by cutting or air-layering. The plant does best in open sunshine,
but stands also well in semi shade. The plant is slow growing and
doesn't like draught, so it requires regular watering in Summer.
Uses
The shiny leaves can
be used for bouquets whereas the flower petals fall off very quickly.
Its wood is used for
making walking-sticks and handles of agricultural implements.
Peace in the Vital
Here are two quotations
from Sri Aurobindo on the importance of establishing peace in the
vital being.
The one thing that is
most needed for this Sadhana is peace, calm especially in the vital
- a peace that depends not on circumstances or surroundings but
on the inner contact with a higher consciousness which is the consciousness
of the Divine, of the Mother.
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If you get peace, then
to clean the vital becomes easy. If you simply clean and clean and
do nothing else, you go very slowly - for the vital gets dirty again
and has to be cleaned a hundred times. The peace is something that
is clean in itself, so to get it is a positive way of seaming your
object.
- Sri Aurobindo
