Hierarchy
316. “Healing through the fragrance of flowers, resins, and seeds goes back to hoary antiquity. Thus, a rose not only possesses a similarity to musk but also prevents imperil. A garden of roses was considered by the ancients as a place of inspiration. Freesias are beneficial for the sympathetic nervous system, which vibrates so much in a Yogi. The seeds of barley are unsurpassed for the lungs. You know already about mint, about the resin of cedar and other resins.”
One of the greatest joys of my life has been learning about the plant kingdom. Learning how to plant - learning how to grow and care for them - learning their properties - learning about the benefits of this kingdom to humanity and our planet. As a child I was taught by my parents to love and respect the plant kingdom and this love has remained and grown with me throughout my life. Later in life I learned about physic energy and its power in the plant kingdom. I’ve witnessed firsthand how flora and fauna can restore and transform a space. I’ve witnessed how the energy of the Teaching that one carries can restore and transform the flora and fauna of a space. I’ve witnessed how a rapport can develop between a person and the plant kingdom. I’ve witnessed how the fragrance of a flower can charge your mind and body with psychic energy and transform someone from darkness to light. I witnessed firsthand how nature can ignite the Agni Fires of beauty and creativity from within one’s nature.
Since the verse mentions mint, I’d like to share from Letters II, May 14, 1936, “And now, with regard to mint. All kinds of mint can be used both externally and internally. In India, where there are so many intestinal diseases, essence of mint is widely used. Combined with magnesia, it is one of the best remedies. It also helps during inflammation of the centers. During the summer months, I am never without menthol and rub it thickly over the whole of my face and the back of the head, since I cannot endure heat, even in the mountains. Mint tea is definitely a good disinfectant, and in certain kinds of asthma it is also very helpful to inhale the steam from mint. The entities of the lower strata of the Subtle World do not like the smell of mint, therefore it is useful to keep it as a plant in the house.”