When people plant a lemon tree, how is it nurtured?  Through the elements of earth, air, light and sky.  Do these nourishing elements have a sour taste in them?  Do they have tart juices in them?  No.  But where did the tartness in the lemon come from?  And where did the bitterness in each and every leaf and branch of the neem tree growing next to the lemon tree come from?  Both the trees are nourished by the same five elements, they both get equal amount of nourishment. Was the water bitter? No, so where did the differences come from?  The bitterness and the tartness were inherent in the seed of each tree and thus the corresponding fruits.  The seed of the banyan tree is even smaller than a mustard seed and yet how vast is the tree born from it.  The entire banyan tree with its leaves, branches and aerial roots exists as potential energy in a subtle form in its seed. Vyavasthit shakti brings together the appropriate environment and circumstances and the resulting banyan tree is due to it’s own inherent prakrut attributes. 

Gnani Purush Dadashri

 

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