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Plants = true example of existence? ....

minimayhen88minimayhen88 Veteran
edited May 2012 in General Banter
Dearest all,

When I was first making sense of my own spirituality, I realised that plants are perhaps the best example of pure life force and perhaps our own purpose in life ......if you look upon plant's, they simply live, as if a vehicle for pure life force .... As is often pointed out in buddhism, they do not have a nervous system (and are thus in some traditions not classified as sentient beings .... although I personally do see them as sentient) .... So they are by their very nature a true representation of life force, or buddha nature (without the delusions of mind, that create Karma and shape the life force within, as in the case of us human beings)

If you think about it plants have a few inherent characteristics or functions .... these include *Self protection, as in the case of the humble stingy nettle, cacti or rose, with their defensive thorns. Another function of plants appears to be *healing and external restoration. Plants have remarkable properties ... and are capable of healing and nourishing sentient beings. For instance look at the aloe vera, that heals burns, look at the Echinacea that strenghtens the immune system, Lavender for stress, St. John’s Wort for depression ... and white tea, which may have anti-cancer properties.

Thus if plants are pure life force (simply without a nervous system and other interlectual faculties) and we are all one .... in the sense that at our very essence we are unified (as many Buddhists and quantum phsistists (hehe! I'm not the best speller!! and a bit dyslexic!!) believe) ..... are plants then, not the perfect exemplification of how to live ones life ... to protect oneself and help others .... (^.^) .... as they are in a sense, an untainted, representation of our own spiritual qualities and purpose.

Sorry if I went on a bit, but I would love to hear your opinions :-) I hope I made sense x x

Comments

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    .... So they are by their very nature a true representation of life force, or buddha nature (without the delusions of mind, that create Karma and shape the life force within, as in the case of us human beings)
    Interesting stuff, but I'm not sure about equating life force with Buddha nature. "Life force" sounds more like a primeaval urge to grow and survive.
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    If plants are sentient I'd have to conclude that the universe is sentient because since plants don't have brains they don't distinguish between anything. The plant doesn't suffer the illusion of seperation. The plant is me and you. The plant is the entire universe.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    Plants are part of the form skhanda of sentient beings.
  • driedleafdriedleaf Veteran
    You are correct in thinking that. There are many other "examples" out there that we can learn from everyday if we really look. Too much for words to express sometimes.

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    Plants are part of the form skhanda of sentient beings.
    Are you sprouting leaves? :p
  • robotrobot Veteran


    If you think about it plants have a few inherent characteristics or functions .... these include *Self protection, as in the case of the humble stingy nettle, cacti or rose, with their defensive thorns. Another function of plants appears to be *healing and external restoration. Plants have remarkable properties ... and are capable of healing and nourishing sentient beings. For instance look at the aloe vera, that heals burns, look at the Echinacea that strenghtens the immune system, Lavender for stress, St. John’s Wort for depression ... and white tea, which may have anti-cancer properties.

    When I was in my twenties I believed that pcilocybin mushrooms were manifested in the environment by enlightened beings for people to find. Some people would have insights from eating them and might start out on a path to awakening.
    It's a mystery to me how our bodies have evolved to make use of such a wide variety of plants. Some of them very hard to find.
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    It's a mystery to me how our bodies have evolved to make use of such a wide variety of plants. Some of them very hard to find.
    I'm guessing it's largely evolutionary co-incidence rather than part of some grand design.
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    If you think about it plants have a few inherent characteristics or functions .... these include *Self protection, as in the case of the humble stingy nettle, cacti or rose, with their defensive thorns.
    Which of course means that a lot of plants are poisonous to animals. ;)
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