Caring for the environment is not just a task meant for those holding a big title of being ‘The Environmentalist’. We can all opt to become environmentalists in our own way by identifying the misdeeds that we can prevent from conducting and by improvising our own habits.
Planting Trees is a step towards the environment conservation but we also need to look at what else can we can do to carry forward an abundant world for future generations. We need to adapt to habits of less greed, scarcely using the bounties of nature with thought into each action that we take.
The Lotus Healing Seva Group recently conducted a session where the speaker Kamal Tolia spoke about how not just cutting trees and spreading pollution is harmful to the environment but unnecessary travel, over consumption of meats, wasteful extravagance and indulgence of resources every such act leads to raiding Mother Earth and harming our own atmosphere.
She also stressed on the right method of planting n a holistic way as explained a few of my earlier posts of which I am sharing the links here. https://sikiladi.com/2023/05/22/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%82-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%82-%e0%a4%b5-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%b9/
https://sikiladi.com/2023/04/20/giving-back-to-mother-earth/http
https://sikiladi.com/2021/04/17/the-divine-representatives
https://sikiladi.com/2023/07/31/sacred-tree-planting-a-healers-dairy/
Tree Planting by Lotus Healing Seva Group
Plant a Tree. Plant forgiveness. Plant peace. Plant Love.
Lotus Healing Seva Group has been planting trees in our own special way, using Reiki, Ho’oponopono Forgiveness and our Hindu mantras, since 2012. In October last year, we were approached by the head of the Brahma Kumaris Foundation Sr Vedanti and by Sr Pratibha to join them in their celebration of 50 years in Africa, by holding our own workshops / talks at their Raj Yoga Centre in Nairobi.
One of the three events we chose to have there was Tree Planting in our own unique and special way. This was done on 8th June 2024. It consisted of first of all, talking about Global warming, and the importance of trees to offset it, followed by discussing the steps to planting a tree the Sattvic way, with Reiki, forgiveness and the Mantras of Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, and Vraksha Rakshati Rakshitaha.Next came the demonstration and the actual planting.
A mint plant and a lavender plant were used for the planting, which was done in pots. These were later presented to the Brahma Kumaris sisters. After the planting, I took them through a meditation to charge our waters with positive vibrations. Each person that attended the event was given a paper detailing the steps to be carried out, and a plant of each kind to take home.
I was joined in this seva by our LHSG members Monica Gokaldas (Founder Member), Anuradha Nath, Harleen Gokaldas, Prafulla Ganatra and Laxmi Velani. We were joined by our LHSG Mukuru Outeach Kenya Academy Members Head Teacher Enock Nyanganga, Vice Head Teacher Vincent Muema, and LHSG Youth members Emmanuel De’junior, Valentine Mudash and Cyprene Baraka.
Many thanks to Sr Vedanti and the sisters of the Brahma Kumari Organisation for lending us the use of their centre, and many thanks also to my Group members for all their help at the event.
Love and Light to all.
Kamal Tolia
LHSG Founder Member
Sikiladi 