
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves"
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves"
The Buddha

The Garden
The term Garden which is used a lot is an allegorical term referring to each person’s lifetime and which is made up of different earthly experiences. People or souls are represented by flowers within that garden.
Do you understand about the garden? The garden is symbolic of how each of you should be. There are many things in a garden which makes up the collective beauty. There are many different species. There are many different colours, many different scents, but they all make up the one garden. You cannot have one flower. We call it a garden. You need many varieties, many different scents, to make up the garden. Build your own foundations, for you plan your gardens. You do not just go into your garden and plant the plants anywhere they happen to be. You plan your garden to have pleasant effects, for you wish for beauty. You do not wish for chaos. So, you must plan your lives in the same manner as you would plant your gardens.
This is how your life should be. You must take the garden as symbolic. You take the strength from the trees; the trees can withstand many things. The winds of change may blow, but the trees still bear fruit. You take great delight in the scents and the many different colours of the flowers. You take a greater understanding of life itself through watching the interaction of the insects and the flowers. Each one depends on the other.
A tree cannot bear fruit without the insects. It is symbolic of how your life should be.