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<channel><title><![CDATA[PORTLAND MAINE GNOSIS CENTER - the tree]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mainegnosis.com/the-tree]]></link><description><![CDATA[the tree]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:35:22 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The tree]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mainegnosis.com/the-tree/the-tree]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mainegnosis.com/the-tree/the-tree#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:07:48 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mainegnosis.com/the-tree/the-tree</guid><description><![CDATA[       If the roots of the tree had a consciousness separate from the leaves and branches,Would they would be preoccupied with the gathering of water and mineralsCompletely blind to the benefit of the light and the supersubstantial sustenance they receive from above?Would their mode of reason and rationalism be confined to their atmosphere of soil?Would they consider the world they perceive of mineral and moisture to be the ultimate reality And believe the only practical value is within what the [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mainegnosis.com/uploads/1/4/1/2/141209635/published/97e4a2a9-f68a-43ef-b884-ac82b696a8af.jpeg?1689278535" alt="Picture" style="width:819;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">If the roots of the tree had a consciousness separate from the leaves and branches,</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Would they would be preoccupied with the gathering of water and minerals</span></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Completely blind to the benefit of the light and the supersubstantial sustenance they receive from above?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Would their mode of reason and rationalism be confined to their atmosphere of soil?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Would they consider the world they perceive of mineral and moisture to be the ultimate reality And believe the only practical value is within what they can measure physically?</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Human beings are the roots of entirely spiritual beings</span></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Completely blind to the benefit of the light and the supersubstantial sustenance they receive from above.</span></span></font><br /><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>