The Vital’s Possibility of Perfection
The day the vital will be converted it will have much to give.
Gladiolus callianthus [Acidanthera bicolor]
Peacock orchid
Fragrant medium-sized white flower with six graceful pointed petals, the lower three petals marked with a triangular maroon spot at the base; borne in loose spikes. A rhizomatous perennial herb with sword-shaped leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Niall McAuleyVital Opening
The vital is ready to receive the Divine influence.
Saritaea magnifica
Clusters of fragrant medium-sized rose purple trumpet-shaped salverform flowers with five rounded lobes, a flattened corolla tube and a white throat streaked with fine parallel lines. A scandent shrub with smooth leathery obovate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: ToptropicalsVital Consecration
Delightfully modest and fragrant, it smiles at life without wanting to draw attention to itself.
Heliotropium arborescens
Heliotrope, Cherry-pie
Tiny fragrant starlike flowers in pale to deep purple, borne in dense terminal cymes. A bushy perennial herb with very hairy leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Carl E LewisAspiration for Vital Purity
Delicate, modest, insistent.
Duranta erecta [Duranta repens]
Pigeon berry, Sky flower, Golden dewdrop
Tiny sweetly scented lavender salverform flower with a white centre, borne on small racemes. A large ornamental shrub or small tree.
Vital Purity
It begins with the abolition of desires.
Duranta erecta [Duranta repens]
Pigeon berry, Sky flower, Golden dewdrop
Tiny sweetly scented white salverform flower; borne on small racemes. A large ornamental shrub or small tree.
Photo Courtesy: TanakawhoVital Aspiration for the Union with the Divine
It raises straight up in an intense and concentrated movement.
Polygonum
Knotweed, Smartweed
Very tiny light pink bell-shaped flowers that bloom sparsely but are accompanied by many minute round buds on slender racemes. A tall narrow aquatic plant with sparse foliage of long drooping lanceolate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: RlAn artistic and graceful attachment, perhaps a little fanciful.
Vanda coerulea
Blue orchid
Medium-sized light lavender-blue flower with a small violet lip and five obovate widely separated petals; borne in racemes on erect scapes. An epiphyte with straplike leaves.
Photo Courtesy: AlexlomasVital Attachment to the Divine
Manifold and abundant in its multiplicity.
Spathoglottis plicata
Orchid, Terrestrial orchid
Small pale to deep lavender pink flower with three petal-like sepals, two similar but slightly broader petals and a small uniquely shaped centre and lip; borne in clusters on leafless stems. A free-flowering terrestrial orchid with ovoid pseudo-bulbs.
Photo Courtesy: Nipplerings72Attachment of the Material Vital to the Divine
An attachment that insists on feeling the power of contact.
Eranthemum laxiflorum
Small reddish violet salverform flower with a thin tube that expands into five somewhat irregular and pointed lobes; borne in one- to three- flowered clusters from the leaf axils. A small prolific flowering shrub.
Attempt at Vital Goodwill
An attempt is a small thing but it can be a promise for the future.
Jacaranda
Green ebony
Medium-sized mildly fragrant lavender blue salverform flowers with a curved and flattened corolla tube, a limb divided into five irregular lobes and a white patch on one side of the throat; borne in terminal panicles. A medium- sized tree with a soft feathery foliage.
Photo Courtesy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/790408258/
An attempt is a small thing but it can be a promise for the future.
Jacaranda
Green ebony
Medium-sized mildly fragrant lavender blue salverform flowers with a curved and flattened corolla tube, a limb divided into five irregular lobes and a white patch on one side of the throat; borne in terminal panicles. A medium- sized tree with a soft feathery foliage.
Photo Courtesy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/790408258/The limitations of the ego begin to be shaken.
Sinningia speciosa
Florists' gloxinia, Gloxinia, Brazilian gloxinia, Violet slipper gloxinia
Showy medium-sized single velvety purple bell-shaped flowers with a spreading limb divided into five to twelve lobes with ruffled edges; borne singly or in small clusters on long stems. A low tuberous perennial herb with broad pubescent leaves.
Candid Simplicity in the Vital
One of the most difficult qualities for the vital to acquire.
Oxalis
Sorrel, Shamrock
Small lavender pink to rose purple cup-shaped flower with five rounded petals and a light green centre with a yellow-tipped pistil and stamens; borne in few-flowered umbels. A small bulbous perennial herb with usually trifoliate leaves.
Aspiration for Conquest of Enemies in the Vital
A concentrated and unobtrusive will acting quietly but effectively.
Verbena tenuisecta
Moss verbena
Elongated spikes of small light pink salverform flowers with five irregular rounded lobes. A low perennial herb with deeply cut somewhat lacy leaves.
Photo courtesy: MP RoopeshWill to Conquer the Vital Enemies
Indispensable for the mastery over desires.
Verbena tenuisecta
Moss verbena
Elongated spikes of small rose purple salverform flowers with five irregular rounded lobes. A low perennial herb with deeply cut somewhat lacy leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim StarrConquest over the Vital Enemies
The appearance is modest, but the power is lasting.
Verbena tenuisecta
Moss verbena
Elongated spikes of small white salverform flowers with five irregular rounded lobes. A low perennial herb with deeply cut somewhat lacy leaves.
Photo Courtesy: MP RoopeshVital Immortality
It exists in its own domain, but depends on surrender to the Divine.
Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth, Bachelor's button
Small rounded everlasting heads of magenta purple papery bracts enfolding minute star-shaped cream white flowers; borne singly on slender stems. An erect branching annual herb.
Photo Courtesy: Dinesh ValkeConscious Vital Immortality
The immortality of an organised and conscious vital being.
Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth, Bachelor's button
Small rounded everlasting heads of pale lavender pink papery bracts enfolding minute star-shaped cream white flowers; borne singly on slender stems. An erect branching annual herb.
Photo Courtesy: ms.tea Consent of the Vital
Friendly, smiling, always ready for action, with a great goodwill.
Browallia
Bush violet
Small delicate salverform flower with an irregularly shaped five-lobed limb; in light blue shades with a tiny yellow spot in the centre; borne singly in the leaf axils. An annual or perennial herb.
Enthusiastic Vital Consent
Here all the resources of its enthusiasm are placed at the service of its consent.
Browallia
Bush violet
Small delicate salverform flower with an irregularly shaped five-lobed limb; in Pale lilac lined with white borne singly in the leaf axils. An annual or perennial herb.
Picture not available.
Conversion of the Vital
Enthusiastic and spontaneous, it gives itself unstintingly.
Hippeastrum
Amaryllis, Knight's star lily, Barbados lily
Large trumpet-shaped dark red flowers with or without a red centre and with six flared petals and long curving stamens; borne on tall sturdy scapes. A large bulb with thick, usually strap like leaves that appear after the blooming season.
Correct Movements in the Vital
At once the cause and the result of conversion.
Saintpaulia ionantha
African violet, Usambara violet
Small dainty single purple flowers with five spreading petal-like lobes and a tiny centre of yellow anthers; there are also many double and ruffled forms, usually with a sparkling iridescent sheen to the petals; borne singly or in clusters on short stems above the leaves. A small compact plant with fleshy rounded pubescent leaves.
Photo Courtesy: WildfeuerDisinterested Work Done for the Divine in the Vital
Calm and powerful, it reaches its goal.
Crinum
Crinum lily, Spider lily
Very large white salverform flower with long tapering fleshy recurved petal-like lobes, whitish above and reddish purple beneath, and six long erect reddish purple stamens; borne in umbels on long scapes. A bulbous plant with straplike leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Nipplerings72Distinction of the Vital
Light and graceful, of refined elegance.
Further comment: Distinction is the result of refinement, aristocracy, measure and artistic fineness.
Melia azedarach
Chinaberry, Persian lilac, Pride of India, Bead tree
Small fragrant star-shaped flower with a narrow deep purple stamina tube and five narrow recurved white petals tinged with mauve; borne in axillary panicles. A medium-sized spreading ornamental tree.
Photo Courtesy: Wlcutler
Endurance of the Higher Vital
Whatever the circumstances, it never fails.
Zinnia elegans
Common zinnia, Youth-and-old-age
Large, usually double compositae pinkish mauve flowers with firm spatulate ray florets; borne singly on sturdy stems. A long- blooming garden annual.
Photo Courtesy: SK PhotographyVital Endurance
Whatever the obstacles, we shall always go forward!
Zinnia elegans
Common zinnia, Youth-and-old-age
Large, usually double compositae violet red flowers with firm spatulate ray florets; borne singly on sturdy stems. A long- blooming garden annual.
Enthusiasm in Higher Vital
The vital being takes a lively interest in what it does.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented single pale lavender blue salverform flowers with deeper veins of the same colour; with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
Photo Courtesy: LodigsCheerful Enthusiasm in the Higher Vital
The result of perfect surrender to the Divine.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented double pale lavender blue salverform flowers with deeper veins of the same colour; with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
Vital Enthusiasm
Care must be taken that it is in the right direction.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented single pinkish mauve salverform flowers with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Greek Mom heatherCheerful Vital Enthusiasm
Very precious if it persists in spite of difficulties.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented double pinkish mauve salverform flowers with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
Enthusiasm in the Most Material Vital
Needed to face the difficulties of life successfully.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented single velvety rich deep purple salverform flowers with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim StarrCheerful Enthusiasm in the Most Material Vital
The most material vital will find its joy in enthusiastic action when it is governed by the Supermind.
Petunia Xhybrida
Petunia
Medium to large scented double velvety rich deep purple salverform flowers with a narrow hairy tube and a broad soft often velvety limb, usually with a slightly scalloped edge; borne singly from the leaf axils. A floriferous annual herb with viscid flowers, stems and leaves.
The vital prepares itself to be transformed.
Rudbeckia hirta 'Gloriosa Daisy'
Black-eyed Susan, Marguerite jaune
Medium to large single compositae flower with elongated yellow ray florets that are often banded or suffused with brown or maroon near the base and a dome-shaped centre composed of green or brown disc florets; borne singly. A hairy perennial herb.
Photo Courtesy: Variationen
Formative Faculty in the Vital
Spontaneous but not always happy, it needs to be disciplined.
Crotalaria
Rattlebox
Small light purple papilionaceous flower; borne in terminal racemes. A shrub with trifoliate leaves and grooved, striated stems, commonly cultivated for its fibre.
Photo Courtesy: Scott.Zona
Spontaneous but not always happy, it needs to be disciplined.
Crotalaria
Rattlebox
Small light purple papilionaceous flower; borne in terminal racemes. A shrub with trifoliate leaves and grooved, striated stems, commonly cultivated for its fibre.
Photo Courtesy: Scott.ZonaGenerosity in the Vital
Gives itself unstintingly.
Impatiens balsamina
Garden balsam, Rose balsam
Small to medium-sized single rose purple flowers with irregular wavy petals and a long thin spur; borne singly in the leaf axils on very thin stalks. A bushy garden annual with succulent stems and serrate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: J.M.GargPerfect generosity in the vital
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Impatiens balsamina
Garden balsam, Rose balsam
Small to medium-sized double rose purple flowers with irregular wavy petals and a long thin spur; borne singly in the leaf axils on very thin stalks. A bushy garden annual with succulent stems and serrate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Naveen RoyHarmony in the Material Vital
No disputes, no quarrels-the sweetness of a life without clashes.
Antigonon leptopus
Coral vine, Confederate vine, Mexican creeper, Chain of love
Tiny delicate lantern-shaped deep pink flowers in small racemes forming long trailing sprays. A dense fast growing vine with heavily veined lanceolate or ovate-cordate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: I likE PlantsHarmony in the Vital
To harmonise the vital is a psychological masterpiece; happy is the one who accomplishes it.
Antigogon
Coral vine, Confederate vine, Mexican creeper, Chain of love
Tiny delicate lantern-shaped bright pink flowers in small racemes forming long trailing sprays. A dense fast growing vine with heavily veined lanceolate or ovate-cordate leaves.
Picture Courtesy: BoubaRenunciation of Vital Desires
It has understood the futility of desires.
Angelonia salicariifolia
Small fragrant purple bilabiate flowers with two upper and three lower recurved rounded lobes; borne in terminal racemes. A perennial herb with viscid aromatic leaves.
Integral Renunciation of Vital desires
An indispensable condition for true progress.
Angelonia salicariifolia
Small fragrant white bilabiate flowers with two upper and three lower recurved rounded lobes; borne in terminal racemes. A perennial herb with viscid aromatic leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Tau' olungaOnly a pure calm and desire less vital can hope to enter this marvelous state.
Lagerstroemia indica
Crape myrtle, Crepe flower
Medium-sized mildly fragrant light purple flower, with delicate deeply crinkled petals and a conspicuous central tuft of yellow anthers; borne in dense terminal panicles. A floriferous shrub or small tree.
Photo Courtesy: LadybugbktKrishna’s Light in the Vital
The light that turns the vital towards the Truth.
Ruellia tuberosa
Meadow-weed, Menow weed
Small pale purple salverform flower with a flattened corolla tube, a purple throat and a limb divided into five somewhat crinkled lobes; borne in few-flowered axillary cymes or terminal panicles. A perennial herb with lanceolate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: J.M.GargIn His midst it has all its charm.
Eichhornia crassipes
Water hyacinth. Water orchid
Medium-sized light lavender six-petalled flower with one upper petal that has a yellow spot surrounded by blue and rose lavender and resembles a peacock feather; borne on a dense erect spike. A prolific aquatic herb with inflated leaf-bases and feathery roots.
Liberation in the Vital
Another result of conversion
Berrya cordifolia [Berrya ammonilla]
Small greenish brown papery six-winged seeds borne in large erect racemes above the leaves. A medium to large tree with tiny white flowers.
Photo Courtesy and Copyright: Sriaurobindoashram.com
Life Energy in the Vital
Supple and resistant, it is tireless.
Dendranthema Xgrandiflorum [Chrysanthemum Xmorifolium]
Florists' chrysanthemum
Medium to large double compositae light mauve flowers in a variety of forms with variously shaped ray florets; borne singly or in loose corymbs. A bushy perennial with aromatic leaves and flowers.
Photo Courtesy: KENPEIOne of the first steps on the long way.
Cestrum elegans
Small white to light purple narrow tubular flower with a pale lavender five-pointed limb; borne in terminal clusters. A loose open shrub.
Photo Courtesy: ToptropicalsLight in the vital movements
This certainly means the beginning of wisdom.
Pentas lanceolata
Star-cluster, Egyptian star-cluster
Small salverform flowers in shaded of mauve with a five-pointed star-shaped limb; airy thin corolla tube; borne in terminal clusters. An almost ever blooming subshrub pubescent ovate to lanceolate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Tauʻolunga
Offering of the Vital
The immediate result of conversion.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped dark red flowers with satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
Integral Offering of the Vital
An important stage on the way to transformation.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped white flowers with a lavender centre; satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
The immediate result of conversion.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped dark red flowers with satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
Integral Offering of the Vital
An important stage on the way to transformation.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped white flowers with a lavender centre; satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
Offering of the Material Vital
Indispensable for conversion.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped reddish violet flowers with satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
Offering of the Most Material Vital
The first step towards transformation.
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Medium to large single or double funnel-shaped very dark red flowers with a blackish sheen; with satiny overlapping lobes and a short staminal column covered with loose yellow pollen; borne on tall spirelike stems. A tall biennial herb with rough hairy leaves.
Photo Courtesy: La fattinaOpening of the Higher Vital to the Light
The vital existing only for the Divine. The vital knowing no other master than the Divine.
Thunbergia erecta
King's mantle, Bush clock vine, December flower
Medium-sized variegated lavender and white salverform flowers with a bright yellow throat, a curved corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded lobes. An erect or sometimes scandent shrub.
Picture not available.
Opening of the Material Vital to the Light
One of the essential conditions for peace.
Thunbergia erecta
King's mantle
Medium-sized deep violet salverform flowers with a bright yellow throat, a curved corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded lobes. An erect or sometimes scandent shrub.
Photo Courtesy: Tim WatersOpening of the Vital to the Divine Love
Little by little it is no longer the ego that governs, but the Divine.
Euphorbia cyathophora
Painted leaf, Fire on the mountain, Mexican fire plant
Painted leaf, Fire on the mountain, Mexican fire plant
Terminal clusters of tiny inconspicuous flowers with yellow stamens surrounded by striking ovate to fiddle-shaped leaves and bracts that are bright red orange at the base. A gregarious annual herb.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim StarrAlso
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower
Large showy ovate-lanceolate floral bracts which vary from red through pink to white surrounding clusters of small round green flowers with red tops and golden yellow protuberances in the centres. A well-known striking winter-flowering shrub with milky latex.
Photo Courtesy: Himanshu SarpotdarOrganisation in the Vital
Indispensable for all realisation.
Pseuderanthemum
White flower heavily overlaid with pink, streaked and spotted magenta with a magenta centre and corolla tube; with five rounded lobes, the upper two often (but not always)overlapped to appear almost as one lobe; borne in erect spikes. A medium-sized shrub with variegated leaves and purple on the reverse.
Peace in the Vital
The result of the abolition of the desires.
Murraya paniculata
Orange jessamine, Satin-wood, Cosmetic-bark tree, Chinese box
Small very fragrant delicate white star-shaped flower with five narrow recurved petals; borne in numerous small axillary and terminal cymes. A handsome evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim StarrPower in the Higher Vital
Power that wants to be at the service of the Divine.
Hibiscus syriacus
Rose of Sharon, Althaea, Shrub althaea
Medium-sized single funnel-shaped lavender flower changing to blue, with a magenta centre and white anthers.
Photo Courtesy: Van SwearingenPower of vital Expression
It is useful only when the vital is converted.
Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
Small bilabiate purple to violet flowers with a short flattened corolla tube; the upper lip has two broad recurved lobes, the raised centre of the lower lip closes the "mouth" of the flower, the lower edge is lobed and somewhat ruffled; borne in erect racemes. A colourful annual or perennial.
Picture courtesy: YosserDoes not like to attract attention.
Tradescantia zebrina [Zebrina pendula]
Wandering Jew, Inch plant
Tiny magenta pink three-petalled flower set in two opposite horizontal unequal bracts that are green with a dark green central stripe and dull purple on the reverse; borne singly. A trailing perennial succulent herb with metallic green leaves that have purple edges and a purple central stripe, and turn dark green with age.
Photo Courtesy: RuestzRadha’s Consciousness in the vital
Perfect attachment to the Divine replaces all vital attractions and passions.
Clitoria ternatea
Blue pea, Blue vine, Butterfly pea. Pigeon wings, Mussel-shell creeper
Medium-sized single light purple or mauve papilionaceous flower that has a broad oval central petal with a yellow centre and wing petals edged with pale blue; borne singly on a short stem. A slender perennial vine with beanlike pods.
Photo Courtesy: Marco SchmidtRadiating Vital Purity
It is possible only through perfect consecration of the vital.
Strophanthus gratus
Climbing oleander
Medium-sized mildly fragrant salverform flower with a wide waxy maroon corolla tube, a corolla divided into five pale pink petal-like lobes blotched with lavender pink and a prominent lavender pink corona that turns rust with age; borne in terminal clusters. A winter-flowering scandent shrub with glossy leaves.
Seeking the Light in the Lower Vital
Does more work, makes less fuss.
Iochroma cyaneum
Small to medium-sized waxy deep purple narrow tubular flower that flares slightly at the apex; borne in few- to many-flowered pendulous clusters. A medium to large shrub with pubescent leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Eric in SFSilence in the Vital
A powerful help for inner peace
Achimenes grandiflora
Monkey-faced pansy, Orchid pansy, Japanese pansy, Cupid's bower
Small light violet to red violet salverform flower with a curved corolla tube and a spreading limb divided into five shallow lobes; borne singly or in small clusters from the leaf axils. A rhizomatous perennial herb with pubescent leaves.
Photo Courtesy: ScottThe sure way to realisation.
Aster amellus
Italian aster
Small single compositae flower with narrow Lavender blue ray florets and a centre of tiny yellow disc florets; borne in corymbs. An attractive perennial herb.
Photo Courtesy: Franz Xaver
Skill in Vital Work
This is the seat of all capacities and all skills which needs only discipline to be realised.
Phlox drummondii
Annual phlox, Drummond phlox
Small purple to mauve salverform flowers with a narrow tube and a flattened limb divided into five broad slightly overlapping lobes; borne in dense terminal clusters. A long-flowering garden annual.
Photo Courtesy: Nipplerings72Modest but effective.
Mirabilis jalapa
Marvel of Peru, Four-o'clock, False jalap, Beauty of the night
Small fragrant magenta salverform flowers with a long corolla tube and the limb divided into five rounded lobes that open towards evening. A perennial herb with large deep tuberous roots.
Photo Courtesy: BobosmokeySpiritual Ascension in the Vital
It is more fanciful and less regular.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue snakeweed, Common snakeweed, Jamaican vervain
Tiny light lavender blue salverform flowers with a white centre, sparsely arranged on long thin spikes. A medium to large perennial herb or subshrub.
Spiritual Awakening of the Vital
It soars towards the heights in the hope of reaching them.
Solenostemon scutellarioides [Coleus Xhybridus]
Coleus, Painted nettle
Tiny two-lipped flowers that open pale lavender and turn white, borne in small densely flowered terminal spikes. A perennial succulent herb popular for its colourful foliage.
It soars towards the heights in the hope of reaching them.
Solenostemon scutellarioides [Coleus Xhybridus]
Coleus, Painted nettle
Tiny two-lipped flowers that open pale lavender and turn white, borne in small densely flowered terminal spikes. A perennial succulent herb popular for its colourful foliage.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim Starr
One of the important results of conversion.
Bauhinia purpurea
Butterfly tree, Orchid tree
Large mildly fragrant flowers in various shades of light pink to reddish violet, with five irregular separated petals, the central petal with a more deeply coloured splash; recurved stamens arise from the centre; borne in few-flowered racemes. A small to medium-sized tree.
Photo Courtesy: J.M.Garg
Stability in the Higher Vital
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Bauhinia purpurea
Butterfly tree, Orchid tree
Large mildly fragrant light mauve flowers with five irregular separated petals, the central petal with a more deeply coloured splash; recurved stamens arise from the centre; borne in few-flowered racemes. A small to medium-sized tree.
Vital Contentment
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Bauhinia variegata
Orchid tree, Mountain ebony
Large mildly fragrant white flower with five broad irregular slightly overlapping petals, the central petal marked and streaked reddish purple; three prominent sharply recurved stamens arise from the centre; borne in few-flowered racemes. A small to medium-sized tree.
The vitality that depends on integral consecration.
Areca catechu
Betel palm, Betel-nut-palm, Areca nut palm, Catechu
Very tiny fragrant white flowers with three pointed petals; borne in multiple sprays just below the leaves. A slender decorative feather- leaf palm of medium height with conspicuous round bright orange fruits.
Picture Courtesy: Gan FyeStrength in the Vital
Likes to show its beauty and its power.
Solenostemon scutellarioides [Coleus Xhybridus ]
Coleus, Painted nettle
An annual or perennial herb with semi-succulent stems and multicoloured leaves, often brightly hued in a wide variety of forms and patterns.
Has value only when it is offered to the Divine.
Gossypium arboreum
Tree cotton
Medium-sized dark red cup-shaped flower with twisted tightly overlapping satiny petals set in three large dull green bracts tinged with red; borne singly in the leaf axils. A medium to large shrub with deeply lobed leaves and ripe seed capsules that open into conspicuous rounded white cotton balls.
Photo Courtesy: Tony from Sydney
One of the results of conversion.
Callistephus chinensis
China aster
Medium-sized slightly scented double compositae violet flowers with a yellow central disc and numerous narrow ray florets creating a soft pom-pom effect; borne singly. A compact bushy annual.
Callistephus chinensis
China aster
Medium-sized slightly scented double compositae violet flowers with a yellow central disc and numerous narrow ray florets creating a soft pom-pom effect; borne singly. A compact bushy annual.
Transparency of the Emotional Vital
At once the condition and result of the abolition of the ego.
Callistephus chinensis
China aster
Medium-sized slightly scented semi double compositae light mauve flowers with a yellow central disc and numerous narrow ray florets creating a soft pom-pom effect; borne singly. A compact bushy annual.
Photo not available.
Vital transparency
Indispensable for conversion.
Callistephus chinensis
China aster
Medium-sized slightly scented semi double compositae deep mauve to violet flowers with a yellow central disc and numerous narrow ray florets creating a soft pom-pom effect; borne singly. A compact bushy annual.
Photo Courtesy: Miss BlissTrue Action in the Material Vital
Graceful and simple in its spontaneity.
Combretum coccineum
Large dense branching brushlike clusters of small bright crimson five-petalled flowers with exserted stamens. A vine or twining shrub of moderate growth with bronze-coloured new leaves.
Copyright © Prasad Vallabhajosyula; Photo Courtesy: Trek Nature
Combretum coccineum
Large dense branching brushlike clusters of small bright crimson five-petalled flowers with exserted stamens. A vine or twining shrub of moderate growth with bronze-coloured new leaves.
Copyright © Prasad Vallabhajosyula; Photo Courtesy: Trek NatureTrust in the Vital Mind for the Divine
Opens itself to the Divine Consciousness, without trying to hide anything from It.
Asystasia gangetica
Small, Pale yellow funnelform flower with a light lavender spot on the throat; with a short corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded overlapping lobes; borne in one-sided racemes. Spreading lightly pubescent perennial herbs with opposite ovate leaves.
Picture not available.
Trust of the Emotional Vital in the Divine
Smiling and sweet, it is sheltered from grief.
Asystasia gangetica
Small, White funnelform flower with a lavender spot on the throat; with a short corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded overlapping lobes; borne in one-sided racemes. Spreading lightly pubescent perennial herbs with opposite ovate leaves.
Vital Trust in the Divine
Full of courage and energy, it no longer fears anything.
Asystasia gangetica
Small predominantly lavender shaded funnelform flowers with a short corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded overlapping lobes; borne in one-sided racemes. Spreading lightly pubescent perennial herbs with opposite ovate leaves.
Victory in the Vital
In the vital even a little victory has great consequences.
Allamanda blanchetti
Purple allamanda
Medium-sized soft pinkish purple funnelform flower with five wavy overlapping lobes; slightly fragrant; borne in few-flowered terminal cymes. A scandent shrub.
Clustered, intense, but short-lived.
Celosia argentea (Plumosa Group)
Feathered amaranth
Long erect branching spikes of tiny purplish pink loosely arranged everlasting flowers that form soft feathery plumes. A showy floriferous garden annual.
Spiritual Aspiration in the Vital
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Celosia argentea (Plumosa group)
Feathered amaranth
Long erect branching spikes of tiny red flowers that form soft feathery plumes. A showy floriferous garden annual.
Should submit to reason.
Celosia argentea (Cristata)
Common cockscomb
Dark red compact velvety rounded or flared floral heads with intricate convolutions; the tiny inconspicuous flowers are sparsely arranged on the stem below. A bold striking annual.
Photo Courtesy: Electriclibrarian Vital Centre
Passionate and strong, it needs to be controlled.
Canna Xgeneralis
Canna lily
Large showy dark red flower with three soft round irregular petals borne in terminal clusters on sturdy stems; erect perennial rhizomatous herb with lush foliage.
A great victory over the lower nature.
Salvia
Mexican bush sage
Small velvety white to pale mauve tubular bilabiate flower half enclosed by a very soft velvety purple calyx; borne in tiers on long arching racemes. A subshrub with a silvery pubescence on the stems and backs of the lanceolate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Christine4nierVital Continuity
Rich, abundant, persistent.
Acalypha wilkesiana
Jacobs-coat, Copperleaf, Fire-dragon
A shrub with partly curled multicoloured leaves in shades of green, yellow green and pink with pink veins.
Fearlessness in the Vital
Goes straight to its goal and fears no inclemency.
Egg-plant, Aubergine, Brinjal, Jew's apple
Small solitary light lavender and white star-shaped flower with a five-lobed corolla and prominent yellow stamens. A well-known garden vegetable.
Photo Courtesy: Miya.mVital courage
Must be controlled to be beneficial.
Solanum melongena
Small purple star-shaped flower with a prominent yellow centre of five erect anthers; borne in few flowered cymes. An extremely prickly scandent subshrub.
Photo Courtesy: Himanshu SarpotdarVital fantasy
Ephemeral and unimportant.
Talinum paniculatum
Jewels of Opar, Fameflower
Tiny purple red rotate flowers with five rounded petals; borne in airy panicles on long thin stalks; the yellow ball-shaped fruit is included in the significance. A somewhat succulent perennial herb with tuberous roots.
Photo Courtesy: Toptropicals.com
Vital gentleness
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Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet pea
Small sweetly fragrant papilionaceous mauve flowers with a broad erect upper petal and two lower petals that enfold a curved "beak"; borne in few-flowered clusters from the leaf axils. A delicate annual climber.
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Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet pea
Small sweetly fragrant papilionaceous mauve flowers with a broad erect upper petal and two lower petals that enfold a curved "beak"; borne in few-flowered clusters from the leaf axils. A delicate annual climber.
The Vital governed by the presence
The vital force made peaceful and disciplined by the Divine presence.
Tradescantia pallida [Setcreasea pallida]
Small mauve pink three-petalled flower with prominent yellow anthers, set in two narrow horizontal half-folded purple bracts. A sprawling succulent perennial herb with violet purple foliage.
Photo Courtesy: PellaeaVital Honesty
Not to allow our sensations and desires to falsify our judgment and determine our actions.
Kaempferia rotunda
Resurrection lily, Tropical crocus
Small to medium-sized fragrant white flower with a prominent lavender lip divided into two large rounded lobes, and three long narrow white sepals arising from the base; the flower spikes arise from the leafless rhizome in spring. A tuberous herb that bears two leaves, variegated above and purple beneath. Another form has pale lavender outer petals and rose lavender inner petals with deep purple veins.
Photo Courtesy: toildepices.comVital Impulses
Look like nothing at all, but assert themselves and are stubborn.
Graptophyllum pictum
Caricature plant
Small narrow dull reddish purple bilabiate flower, with an obliquely cut mouth and irregular rolled and twisted lobes; borne in short terminal racemes. A shrub, usually with variegated leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Dinesh Valke
Vital Joy in matter
The reward for abolishing selfishness.
Nierembergia hippomanica
Cupflower
Small blue violet cup-shaped flower with a very short corolla tube and the limb divided into five broad overlapping lobes; borne singly. A lovely small floriferous perennial herb.
Indispensable for all progresss.
Ageratum houstonianum
Flossflower, Pussy-foot
Very tiny deep lavender flowers forming soft brushlike heads in compact medium-sized clusters. An annual herb with hairy ovate-cordate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: KENPEICan only be obtained through conversion.
Telsoma Cordata [Pergularia odoratissima]
Cowslip creeper, West Coast creeper
Small very fragrant greenish yellow salverform flower with the limb divided into five lobes creating a starlike appearance; borne in discreet clusters. A small slender vine with heart-shaped leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Forest & Kim Starr Vital Prayer
The vital prays to be purified.
Zephyranthes
Zephyr flower, Fairy lily, Rain lily
Small funnel-shaped fragrant deep pink flowers with six pointed petals. A small bulbous herb with grasslike leaves.
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Dahlia
Medium-sized semi-double mauve compositae flowers with two or three rows of ray florets and a central yellow disc; borne singly or in clusters.
Photo Courtesy: kendialaVital Progress
Organisation around the Divine Will and progressive surrender to that Will.
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar periwinkle, Old maid, Cayenne jasmine, Rose periwinkle
Small to medium-sized salverform flowers with a narrow green corolla tube and limb divided into five separated spatulate lobes; light pink-violet; borne singly in the leaf axils. A long-blooming perennial herb.
Photo Courtesy: HsivonenIntegral Progress in the Vital
The vital consents to be purified.
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar periwinkle, Old maid, Cayenne jasmine, Rose periwinkle
Small to medium-sized salverform flowers with a narrow green corolla tube and limb divided into five separated spatulate lobes; white with violet centre; borne singly in the leaf axils. A long-blooming perennial herb.
Photo Courtesy: Bill & MavisVital Promise
The vital is full of possibilities ready to develop.
Abutilon Xhybridum
Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlor maple, Indian mallow
Small to medium-sized pendant bell-shaped deep redish purple flowers with stamens united in a central tubular column; borne singly and often nodding on axillary peduncles. A perennial herb or small shrub.
Vital Protection
Surrender to the Divine is the best vital protection.
Bougainvillea
Clusters of showy ovate bracts in groups of three or more that enfold tiny white to greenish white salverform flowers; violet bracts. A shrub, vine or small tree, usually armed with spines.
Photo Courtesy: PizzodisevoHappens only when the vital understands that it must be transformed. The vital blossoms in aspiration for the divine.
Gladiolus Xhortulanus
Garden gladiolus
Tall elegant compact one-sided spike of small to medium-sized dark red or deep violet flowers with six flared petals that are often ruffled and frilled; a bulbous plant with sword-shaped leaves.
Photo Courtesy: CocoabiscuitVital sensitivity
Is excessive if not controlled.
Mimosa pudica
Sensitive plant, Touch-me-not, Shame plant, Live-and-die, Humble plant
Small pale lavender pink soft globose heads, borne singly or in few-flowered axillary clusters. A low subshrub with spiny stems and exceedingly sensitive leaves that fold immediately when touched.
Photo Courtesy: BiomimeticaVital Tapasya
The vital undergoes a rigorous discipline in order to transform itself.
Datura
Thorn apple
Large single, double or triple mildly fragrant erect trumpet-shaped violet flower with corolla tube partly encased in a large velvety inflated green calyx; borne singly from the leaf axils. A highly poisonous annual or short-lived perennial herb with large dark green tomentose leaves.
Photo Courtesy: Winged PhotographyThe vital must become calm and docile.
Verbena X Hybrida
Common garden verbena, Florists' verbena
Small mauve salverform flowers with irregular rounded lobes; borne in flat- topped terminal spikes. A creeping matlike perennial often grown as an annual; the sagittate pubescent leaves have crenate margins.
Photo Courtesy: MamaPyjamaVital Will Manifested in Life
It is often the cause of greatest disorders.
Episcia reptans
Flame violet, Red violet, Scarlet violet
Small intense orange red salverform flower with a horizontal corolla tube and a limb divided into five rounded oblique lobes; borne singly or in pairs. A creeping perennial herb that has heavily embossed green leaves with silvery green midribs and veins.
Wealth in the Vital
Comes willingly to generous natures.
Nymphaea rubra
Indian red water lily, Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant vivid magenta pink flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.
Photo Courtesy: SonnentauWealth in the Most material Vital
Can be stable only after conversion.
Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant deep rose red flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.
Illumined Strength in the Vital
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Amaranthus caudatus
Love-lies-bleeding, Velvet flower, Tassel flower
Long tapering pendulous or erect catkins densely covered with tiny off-white flowers. An annual herb with brilliant coloured leaves either red or a combination of red, green and yellow.
Opening of the Emotional Vital
One of the first step on the way to transformation.
Barleria cristata
Philippine violet
Small pink salverform flowers with five rounded separated lobes that emerge from a spiny bracted spike. An erect spiny shrub and herb.
Photo Courtesy: Senthil
Vital Opening to the Supramental Light
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Barleria
Small bluish purple salverform flowers with yellow centre; with five rounded separated lobes that emerge from a spiny bracted spike. An erect spiny shrub and herb.
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