When you have seen
When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all. E. O. Wilson
Plant A Tree
Forests are the lungs
Forests are the lungs of our land. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whosoever plants a tree,
Whosoever plants a tree, Winks at immortality. Felix Dennis
In the assemblies of
In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees; this is what awakening the mind for enlightenment is like. The fifth patriarch of Zen was once a pine-planting wayfarer; Rinzai worked on planting cedars and pines on Mount Obaku. . … Read more
Working with plants, trees,
Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment. Dogen
Whenever learners or those
Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five clusters, if they practice sincerely they attain enlightenment. Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment. This is because the four elements and five … Read more
And remember, even when
And remember, even when you can’t sing, you can always plant a tree David Archuleta
A man has made
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. D. Elton Trueblood
If your plan is
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. Confucius
It is a greater
It is a greater act of faith to plant a bulb than to plant a tree. Clare Leighton