Yesterday afternoon, something told me to check my small red clay pot. Sure enough underneath the soil, I found her. She had just sprouted. She is so tiny now. I found her around 1:45pm yesterday afternoon. I was almost in tears of happiness because she had finally and mercifully appeared. She must have heard me reading the Krsna Book to her and chanting to her as well. Even though she is only a seed when one plants her, if you read and chant to her she can still hear you. Tulasi's seed is none different from her. She has prooven this to me yesterday that she does hear one's service to her.
So after she appeared I immediately offered my obeisances to her and wrote her a little note welcoming her and encouraging her to grow. Yesterday there was Venice Beach harinam. I almost did not go to it as I was too scared to leave my baby Tulasi alone because she's so fragil. So I prayed to her asking her if it's okay for me to go to harinam for a few hours and asked her if she'd be okay while Im away for a few hours. I felt her say "yes" to me. Tulasi "talks" to me in her own way, not physically of course but in my heart I can feel her what she is trying to say to me. She is NOT an ordinary plant. She is a pure devotee of Krsna, a person. If one has enough love and devotion for Tulasi, she to will reveal herself to you. I am unqualified to be taking care of her but apparently she is accepting the services I am giving to her.
I have to start getting some Aarti pharaphenila for her when she gets a little bigger. Right now she is very tiny and not ready for Aarti yet. So in the mean time I will just chant to her and read her the Krsna book like I normally do. But when she gets bigger I will be doing Aarti for her twice a day which should be done if you have your own Tulasi.
I hope and pray that my baby tulasi will continue to grow this week. I have a special light for her in my room since I don't get much sunlight in my room and my room does get pretty warm in here so she seems to be doing well so far with that.
All glories to Tulasi Maharani!
