Another Buddhist aspect of the tree appears when you consider it in the way some of us consider our bodies - what it is made from and so forth.
I recognize the symbolics of EARTH/MATTER - Dharma that the deep firm roots live in, WATER/LIQUID - the moving life-supporting sap within the solid external trunk, AIR - the thoughts and emotions rushing about, pushing at the leaves, trying to get the whole tree to bend, - but I am not quite sure where the FIRE aspect is, yet.
Not being able to find it, I wonder if that may be of importance - have I simply not located such aspect, or does it not have one? If not, is that relevant to the fact that trees are important within Buddhism?
As you can see, I ramble about with my contemplations and analyzing - but I have definitely located help with centering my focus and not swerving to every thought through using this imagery.
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