Main statements from our Rudraksha-journey
Our exploring of Rudraksha trees was not too long, but so productive and informative - we visited and left the Rudraksha in many places of NakhonSi, met many wonderful people, explored many new amazing plants and stayed in new places. The guidance of Rudraksha was with us - that's how we were able to accomplish all that in one adventourus journey around miracolous Nakhon Si Thammarat.
 created Rudraksha exhibition Collection of Rudraksha includes r distinctive and rare beads from various areas of Phangan island plus newly-found beads from NakhonSi. Adress to visit: Ruesi Mettanca temple, Phrom Khiri. |  Planted first sprouts of Rudraksha Four first sprouts of few-months old Rudraksha brought in coco-shells and were given to plant in the most auspicious places of NakhonSi, including Wat Parian, Wang Lung waterfall and Phrom Khiri. |  Discovered trees of Rudraksha Starting from Ganitri - the most famous specie in Rudraksha tree family, through the only tree seen in Krung Ching area, to unique-shaped Rudraksha of Phrom Khiri. We hope to continue the research during the fruit season. |
Important add-on: after creating the Rudraksha exhibition in NakhonSi we now preparing a complete Grand Rudraksha Collection (link with details), which includes all the best of Rudraksha island plus extensions from NakhonSi and other Rudraksha-areas around the world. Supported by huge interest to Rudraksha at recent time, we plant to launch this GR-Collection during the following season.
Rudraksha trees grows in Nakhon Si Thammarat. About its importance for nature
Rudraksha trees prefers to grow on the lands with clear cold streaming water. Recent research of INTACH (Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage) explained how trees of rudraksha growing in a deep connection with water streams, - when all of that trees were cut down due to the war supply, the water gone completely, and landscape looks deserted. That's how big areas of the whole country of India with lots of people living there became out of water. As a practical result of that work thouthands of trees of rudraksha were planted in Himalayas of Nothern India by INTACH. Read this informative RUDRAKSH documentation here.
Our experience can only prove that information - when we see dried flow of waterfall river on the island, its means that no Rudraksha there. While most of all of the remaining Rudraksha groves has a water supply*.
Our latest observations in NakhonSi, sights from which we highlighting in this article, also showing that fact - most of the trees of Rudraksha we met at Phrom Khiri - the waterfall centre of the province. Even in Krung Ching area, during the daily rains we didn't see so much clear, cold waterflows as in Phrom Khiri.
Some of the reasons of that influence of Rudraksha and water became visible with time:
*Exceptions exsists, but each of them require its own story - few of trees in that out-of-water areas were fall down "naturally", being not old yet. Some of the other trees don't has a leaves right not - no leaves at all, Some trees has underground waters.
Our experience can only prove that information - when we see dried flow of waterfall river on the island, its means that no Rudraksha there. While most of all of the remaining Rudraksha groves has a water supply*.
Our latest observations in NakhonSi, sights from which we highlighting in this article, also showing that fact - most of the trees of Rudraksha we met at Phrom Khiri - the waterfall centre of the province. Even in Krung Ching area, during the daily rains we didn't see so much clear, cold waterflows as in Phrom Khiri.
Some of the reasons of that influence of Rudraksha and water became visible with time:
- animals, who eating the fruits and then spit the seed, such as fruit flying foxes and birds, prefer areas with frest water to drink it with food.. Usually its a high trees, which can be in a distance of from few to up to hundreds meters from the fruiting rudraksha tree.
- Rudraksha seeds are heavier than the water, so seed is rolling by the river bottom, until its stick at the lower stream on one of the circumvolutions.
- Roots of Rudraksha goes very deep, and can both twine rocky stones outside (even right in a water), and hold land underground. Rudraksha seeds are the most tough in nature - its not possible to open it without hammer (it stronger that bricks), and in some areas, such as a sand or cold water seeds of Rudraksha can stay alive for years. This stretch of seeds's endocarp make the land stable to water's flows also on a outer surface.
*Exceptions exsists, but each of them require its own story - few of trees in that out-of-water areas were fall down "naturally", being not old yet. Some of the other trees don't has a leaves right not - no leaves at all, Some trees has underground waters.
Rudraksha art - untreatened Rudraksh seeds with copper wire
Let's start from easy reminder "What is Rudraksha?" - Rudraksha is a seed from a fruit of rudraksha tree (some kinds of elaeocarpus family in botany). Seeds of beautiful, healing and holy trees are many, but this Rudraksha-seed is one of the main and most well-known atribute of god Shiva in His human-alike depictions, Apart of that ancient Vedic culture, what before called commonly "Hinduism" and now appeared to be much wider also in its Geo-borders, that seeds has many other names and high value in many other cultures around the world*. Not just for specific rites and special ocassions - Rudraksha used to wear in daily life and especially adviced in practice of mantra, as best among any other beads (such as crystal, coral, lotus seeds etc.). The word "Rudraksha" means "Tears of Rudra", where Rudra is other name of Shiva - the supreme god, who performing great ascetic act for the benefit of Being. As a result of that act tears were fallen from 3 eyes of the god - Lunar, Solar and Fire, and Rudra blessed that tears to became Rudraksha's. Importance of Rudraksha widely explained in various ancient Vedic scriptures, such as Vedas, Agamas, Tantras, and Upanishadas. Recent interest to healing properties of plants indicating the divinity of Rudraksha, expressed in many aspects - according to the subject of exact research. Here we sharing the information about rudraksha trees, which were discovered in Nakhon Si Thammarat during short visit in a rising Moon of October. Also you can find useful links about Rudraksha at the end of this post.
Variety of big Rudraksha from one of the island near Nakhon Si Thammarat - prepared to be sent to Karmapa
* - "lOCAL NAMES OF RUDRAKSHA INCLUDES: Kambi, Mindri, Ndrivi, Vathea, Taputoi, Malalava, Mamalava, Siapo Atua, Tongovao, Umasa, Wailoaloa, Kesa, Sivia, Mamakura..." - from STUDIES OF PACIFIC ISLAND PLANTS, XV THE GENUS ELAEOCARPUS IN THE NEW HEBRIDES, FIJI, SAMOA, AND TONGA. Read more Rudraksha texts here.
