The sign at the lake had me confused and in shock for a minute. after a little research my mind sorted thoughts into rhyme-
"goin to show that blindly following the flow of habits get you killed. a suicidal shitstream like ducks waiting for food hand to bill."
They don't want you to identify ego; that would tear down the illusion of choice and make your enslavement too apparent.
God is great.
Father Time makes sense of Mother Nature.
“For you have five trees in Paradise which do not change, either in summer or in winter, and their leaves do not fall. He who knows them shall not taste of death” - Yeshua (Jesus)
5 trees are the 5 minds. the equivalent to mad’a (reason), hauna (sanity), re’yana (mindfulness), tar’itha (intention), and mahshebhatha (imagination).
Our 5 senses help us create a perceivable inner world. This inner world creates our beliefs and perception of reality. Knowledge of this would be what we need in order to find enlightenment and return to unity/paradise.
Our 5 senses are often connected with lower levels of egoism and can lead to misinterpretation. Reading our senses incorrectly can cause us to get lost in our emotions and create a bigger wedge between ourselves and the divine.
Hindu culture also talks about 5 trees in their tradition; known as Mandara, Parikata, Samtanaka, Haricandana and Kalpa vrksa.
The Gospel of Thomas talks about Jesus traveling to India during the “missing years” of his life where he studied and learned the enlightened ways of meditation. This may be the 5 trees he was referring to.
Peace and Blessings!
- Mr. Ruggles