https://johnolivermusic.bandcamp.com/album/tao-20-tree-temple
Genre: Experimental
Rating: 5/5
Pick any spot. Your favorite spot. Stand there. If you’re from Philadelphia you can stand there longer than any other person from Philadelphia has ever stood there. You can stand there until you retire. You can stand there until you die. You still ain’t a tree, motherfucker.
I took a nap in front of the Bodhi Tree. This is true. A pilgrim woke me up and said I was being disrespectful. Motherfucker, the fucking Buddha slept here, didn’t he? I just looked at him and put my head back on my bag.
https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/eternal-forests-the-veneration-of-old-trees-in-japan/
“Trees and nature are central to Shinto, a religion that originated in Japan, which holds that spirits inhabit trees that reach one hundred years of age. These tree spirits are known as kodama, and according to Japanese folklore, the kodama give the tree a personality.” (Source linked above)
I once loved a woman with the surname “Kodama”.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/arboriculture.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/trees-and-religion-taoism/amp/
“Taoism, which is popular in China (and other parts of Asia), is another religion that has a discernible stance on trees. Within the religious texts, numerous rules relate to how man must associate with nature, and they include: do not hurt trees, do not burn the forests, and do not fell trees without reason.” (Source linked above)
The Tree of Life.
The Tree of Knowledge.
Trees are sacred. I love every tree I see. This is a brilliant record.
Warmth Highest 