Daily Meditation: Monday, April 14, 2003

The analogies that can be made between the tree and the …

04/14/2003

The analogies that can be made between the tree and the human being are countless. The roots of the tree correspond to the stomach and the sexual organs in man. By means of his stomach, which allows him to feed himself, and his sexual organs, which enable him to reproduce, he actually takes root in the earth. The trunk of the tree corresponds to the lungs, that is to say the respiratory system, and to the heart and the circulatory system with its two currents, arterial and venous. Through the trunk, the ascending current transports crude sap to the leaves where it is transformed, whereas the descending current transports the elaborated sap, which nourishes the tree. The same thing takes place in human beings with the circulation of the blood: the arterial system transports the blood that is pure, and the venous system that which is tainted. The leaves, flowers, and fruits correspond to the head. The thoughts of humankind represent their fruits, because it is by way of the mind that a human being bears fruit.