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Old 06-08-2007, 11:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JcP View Post
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edit: look at the design. You can "cut it off" at many different sizes and it's the same pattern. How is an infinite pattern ever finished?
what's interesting is that there are seven "strands" of lines from each white circle and seven "lines" of circles coming out from the center one.

But take it a level above. Each "finished" flower can be one "white circle" in a LARGER expression of the flower of life.
it is quite metaphorical, think of how connected everything is...
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Originally Posted by verklingen View Post
instead of setting out to connect all the dots, the intent of zen is seeing the dots, letting them connect and then seeing how oneself connects to them.
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