A banyan tree is probably more what I am looking for. And traditional. One that throws out roots from branches and grows from any places and is surrounded by other growth. It would be harder to sell though, wouldn't it?
If the values for the symbolism was something other than numbers of followers, like an abstract quality such as "power" or "purity" then The BK Tree could arguably be correct. So although a religion has many followers, they power is equal to a few of another religion. This, I suspect is part of the BK interpretation. But we are also observing The Tree being changed by the BKs in a way not even you could argee on, to be more meaningless on one hand and more self-congratulatory on the other.
First Shiva did not exist. Mama and Lekhraj Kirpalani, the Dadas and Dadis had their time at the bottom, rose the ranks and became impregnated on others minds. Now black, white, brown, yellow BKs have their time on their Tree. How many Trees are there?
This looks more like it ... the trees of religions are someone, elsewhere and individuals are free to come, go, make their home as they please when they need or want.
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