"Handle even a single leaf of green in such a way
that it manifests the body of the Buddha.
This in turn allows the Buddha to manifest through the leaf."
- Zen Master Dogen
"Waking up in the morning,
I vow with all beings
to be ready for sparks of the Dharma
from flowers or children or birds."
- Robert Aitken
"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. ... Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment."
- Dogen Zenji, Japanese Zen Buddhist Grand Master
Awakening the Unsurpassed Mind, #31
I read that Chuang Tzu, the noted Chinese Taoist author, was responsible for maintaining a large orchard.
Green Way Wisdom - Spirituality
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