ABSTRACT
The father said : ‘Bring me a fruit of that nyágrodha (banyan) tree.’ ‘Here it is, venerable Sir.’ ‘Break it.’ *It is broken, venerable Sir.’ ‘What do you see there?’ ‘These seeds, exceedingly small, venerable Sir.’ ‘Break one of these, my son.’ Ί t is broken, venerable Sir.’ ‘What do you see there?’ ‘Nothing at all, venerable Sir.’ The father said : ‘That subtle essence, my dear, which you do not perceive there—from that very essence this great nyágrodha arises. Believe me, my dear.
