"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, 1250 CEAwakening the Unsurpassed Mind, #31
"Consult the Genius of the Place in all."
- Alexander Pope
- Alexander Pope
"In this light, my spirit saw through all things and into all creatures, and I recognized God in grass and plants."
- Jacob Boehme
- Jacob Boehme
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