“Looking deeply into the flower, we see that the flower is made of non-flower elements.  We describe the flower as being full of everything.  There is nothing that is not present in the flower.  We see sunshine, we see the rain, we see clouds, we see the earth, and we also see time and space in the flower.  A flower, like everything else, is made entirely of non-flower elements.  The whole cosmos has come together in order to help the flower manifest herself.  The flower is full of everything except one thing: a separate self, a separate identity.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear