100,000 Trees inspired by the Guru! Did you know ? The 7th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Har Rai Ji, established a WILDLIFE SANCTUARY and planted FLOWERS, medicinal HERBS, and fruit-bearing TREES. According to Sikh tradition these efforts created a salubrious environment, attracting birds and animals to the sanctuary and turning it into an idyllic place to live. The name of the Sanctuary is NAULAKHA BAGH and it is situated in Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab, along the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. It became famous for wide varieties of rare medicinal herbs, and as memories recount, event the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan sought medicine from Guru Har Rai Ji for curing his son, Dara Shikoh. The Sikh Gurus writings are also a rich compendium on the biodiversity of South Asia. Throughout Guru Granth Sahib, birds and TREES especially are used to describe the metaphoric relationship between a disciple and the Divine. Traditional birds like the peacock, flamingo, hawk, cuckoo, nightingale, crane, swan, owl, and the koyal, and TREES like the banyan, pipal, and sandalwood of Punjab are used in the Gurus metaphors, along with many, many other species. This diversity of life affirms the Divines creative current through land, water, and sky. The Sikh tradition affirms the sanctity of the earth. #EarthHourLudhiana
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:10:46 +0000
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