STRONG  ROOTS :

My Master used to say:

100 days.......the seeds...

1000 days.....the roots...

10,000 days...the flowers.

In order for a tree to have flexible branches , it must have strong roots...

but the KEY is the "soil" that one plants things in...

If the "mind ground" is pure and fertile, than the seeds will germinate and create strong deep roots...

with strong roots grows a stable trunk...

with a stable trunk, the branches can be flexible and open...

with the branches flexible and open then the flowers are fragrant and beautiful...

So the key is the initial deeper work...

when there is an internal strength based on balance then there is external actualization created from that work...

Many "leaves" [ people] fall off due to poor grounding and lack of root..

They move with the slightest wind [ circumstance] and dont bear the fruit of fragrant flowers [actualization]...

Bless them.......and let them fly...

Consistent structure, daily practice and right view will create forward motion while self belief and concentration will achieve definite progress...

THIS the transformative way of  "looking far and perceiving Grandness..."

THAT is the sweetness ..........those are the 'Fragrant flowers" of actualization...