Why do we worship tulasi? Why do we blow the conch?

i am very happy to read your insight sir. Thanks for sharing such most useful information in this sight that will educate all the younger generations and shine our culture.

nice insight Raju sir, and also thnks for sharing tulsi sloka

Wonderful info, thanks for the referal Sulagna

Mr. Mathew, of course, your argument is highly scholarly, therefore, confusing.  You were mentioning about Laity.  They are very faithful, therefore, they hold and keep the faith.  Here, the significance of Tulasi is mentioned in various treatises. One such treatise is Skanda Purana, which, inter alia, mentions the significance of Tulasi, thus, "Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasi tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of sinful activities. Simply by seeing or touching this tree one can become relieved from all distresses and diseases. Simply by offering obeisances to and pouring water on the tulasi tree, one can become freed from the fear of being sent to the court of Yamaraja [the King of death, who punishes the sinful]. If someone sows a tulasi tree somewhere, certainly he becomes devoted to Lord Krsna. And when the tulasi leaves are offered in devotion at the lotus feet of Krsna, there is the full development of love of Godhead."
In India all Hindus, even those not belonging to the Vaisnava group, take special care of the tulasi tree. Even in great cities where it is very difficult to keep a tulasi tree, people are to be found very carefully keeping this plant. They water it and offer obeisances to it, because worship of the tulasi tree is very important in devotional service.

In the Skanda Purana there is another statement about tulasi, as follows: "Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by hearing about or simply by sowing this tree, there is always auspiciousness. Anyone who comes in touch with the tulasi tree in the above-mentioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuntha world."

@Mathew, I am not able to understand your comment at all. Can you please elaborate so that simpletons like me can understand?

All relegious processes releases the liety from 'unconscious' mental state to 'conscious' mental state. 
Even 'possessions' are similar when one is possessed one is totally unconscious and when he is worked on by a wizard he uses sticks etc; which in reality brings the person back to consciousness and it is believed that the evil spirit has left in fact it only is wakening him up no spirit escaping. People talking in different languages are all signs of 'personality splits' explained as 'dimentia preacox' and which are extreame states of mental disorder which comes under the category of 'psychosis' which has no cure per se. All psychosis like paranoia, scheizophrenia, transference neurosis, narcists neurosis etc; are untreatable.

Good sharing, Mr. Raju.
Keep going & thanks for referral, Bindu. 

Thanks Sulagna - it's an informative piece that takes us back to our roots... 

thnks for sharing u sulagna

We have to shame to debate this subject.It is very pity that we are ARYA OF ARYAVRAT and our basic knowledge of VEDA and its culture is forgotten due to our weakness.We always believe that western culture is the best.The conch is cover iof some oceanic fish or animal.It is blown to start AARTI in temple especially in SHIVALAYA.It is found that blowing conch is beneficial for ear and lungs.

1.Tulshi is vaidic plant means blessing good energy to main entrance of home that is why pure and human fit positive stream makes life more calm and loveful.2.Tulshi is medicinal plant which cleans all negative bacteria and virus from home atmosphere.It is useful for instant medical treatment of fever,head and lever disordering and other so many unknown and undignostised  diseases which are not listed in pathology.3.Tulshi plant at home entrance shows that religious and prayer of god means Bhakta,In old time Bhakta name was taken with honor and holy.It was not status but server of kind without any ego.

As per the reading i have done Tulasi was the wife of Jalandhara (Rakshasa King), who was very powerful and the pathivrata dharma of Tulasi was protecting him. So in order to destroy it Sri Vishnu adorns the form of Jalandhara.

Thanks for your reference , As i know she is a wife of shankachuda( rakshasa) and her actual name is Queen Mrudhala , She is an pathivratha so lord Vishnu and lord Shiva cant hit him, They played a trik to kill him. Then the Lord blessed her saying that she would become the worshipped plan

Excellent article by Mr. Raju. We must periodically bring out such facts to remind the elders and educate the younger generation.

Thanks Sulagna for referral. Though, I have seen this post earlier and addressed, we should guard our "Tulasi" not to get patented by the US.  They tried to patent "Haldi" and "Tulasi" in 2002.  Our CSIR put a stiff resistance to thwart it!

well explained!!! thanks for sharing here.

Thanks Bindu for referral, A nice article by Raju.

Excellent Work Mr Raju.  Thanks for sharing Knowledge. 

Sir you insights about things which we take as obvious. It is great to know the reason behind anything we do. Thanks a lot.. 

Excellent insight Mr. Raju.