3. Rudraksha Forest Sadhana
Hug a tree and absorb its healing force. The tree takes away pain such as from losing a loved one. The tree takes all sadness into its sap, carrying it up to the tops and dropping the astral tears of God Śiva. §
This practice has the power to balance your chakras, purify your aura, close the doors to the darker areas of your mind, open the doors to light, happiness, mirth and the ability to make others laugh. §
Hugging the rudrāksha tree will imprint the realization that all the past is and was necessary for the present moment to exist. The blessings of Śiva through the rudrāksha seeds, leaves, bark and energies, open the doors of protection of the future. §
Quote from Gurudeva§
Rudraksha seeds, Eleocarpus ganitrus, are prized as the compassionate tears Lord Śiva shed for mankind’s suffering. §
Supplementary Reading§
Pilgrims begin their spiritual excursion in a small healing forest of Himālayan rudrāksha trees. Many do not know the obscure fact that this sacred tree, known in English as the Blue Marble tree, is also famous for its special wood. During the First World War, when airplanes became so essential to military strategy, it was the white wood of this tree that was chosen for making propellers, due to its qualities of torque strength. §
Yes, being under the rudrāksha trees in this magical forest has hidden, sought-after healing powers, the key to helping aching hearts, the salve to soothe broken hearts, yearning hearts, sad hearts and ailing hearts. Āyurvedic doctors and medical doctors alike agree that the seed, when placed upon the heart, regulates its beat. They know that the fruit is good to strengthen the heart and the seed when ground and mixed with certain herbs is a remedy for heart attacks and healing in their aftermath. §
Additional Resources§
Saiva Dharma Shastras, Section 91:
The Healing Power of Rudraksha§
