The story behind

Elaeocarpus is genus of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed from Madagascar in the west through India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, southern China, and Japan, through Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii in the east. The islands of Borneo and New Guinea have the greatest concentration of species. These trees are well known for their attractive pearl-like fruits that are often colorful.

When I gave the name of this blog, I was inspired by the story about one of the species from elaeocarpus -Elaeocarpus Ganitrus. In India, Elaeocarpus Ganitrus or commonly named as Rudraksha has a mythological tales that the plant was originated

from the tear drops of Lord Shiva. Rudraksha" is formed by association of two Sanskrit words, 'Rudra' and 'Aksha'. Rudra is another name of Shiva -the Hindu God of all living creatures- and "Aksha means 'tear'. One Hindu legend says that once Shiva opened his eyes after a long time dyana or yoga ,because of extreme fullfillness he shed out tear. This single tear from Shiva’s eye grew into the Rudraksha.

Rudraksha Mala or the seed of elaeocarpus which has a stone-like feel to it enjoys a very important place in the folk lore of Hindus. It is credited with mystical and divine properties and has been used by Hindus (as well as Sikhs and Buddhists) as rosary for thousands of years for meditation purposes to sanctify the mind, body, and soul. In Vedic literature, they have widely explained the beneficial properties of attracting healthy vibrations. Yogis wear it as a necklace. One cell seed or Ekamukhi Rudraksha is in great demand due to its high energy potential.

Although I don’t believe with the tale, sometimes I feel so sad to when I see and think about what happened in this land of mankind. Then, I start crying because it seems that I can’t do anything to fix them. I hope that by writing my feeling and concerns about those all problems, It can bring heal to my mind and soul, just like rudraksha mala for the one who believe in the power of elaeocarpus.