Charity is like warmth
Charity is like warmth in springtime or summer that causes grass, plants, and trees to grow. Without charity, or spiritual warmth, nothing grows. Emanuel Swedenborg
Plants And Trees
Forests are the lungs
Forests are the lungs of our land. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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
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 a tree dies,
If a tree dies, plant another in its place. Carl Linnaeus
Love the trees until
Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year. Backseat Goodbye
Healthy plants and trees
Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun. B.K.S. Iyengar
A man does not
A man does not plant a tree for himself; he plants it for posterity. Alexander Smith
Acts of creation are
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel. Aldo Leopold