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Originally posted by interestedalways
In nothing we trust
Why did Bush say something about eating them, the mangos?
In the Vedas, written down 4000 years B.C., the mango is also called the food of the gods. A Burmese treatise relates that a gardener gave Buddha a mango fruit as a gift. When Buddha had eaten the flesh he entrusted the kernel to his cousin and servant Ananda with the words: "Plant it in a place which is prepared to receive it."
To this day Indians give the gods the succulent fruit as a sign of wealth and divine sweetness. The mango blossom is also connected with Hindu gods.
www.wala.de...
Genesis 2:17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
Genesis 3:3
but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:17
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
Mango blossoms are used in the worship of Saraswati, (the Hindu goddess of knowledge) the goddess of learning. Mangoes are also considered in India to be a symbol of life.
www.the-south-asian.com...
And, oh, by the way, Mr. Prime Minister, the United States is looking forward to eating Indian mangos. Part of liberalizing trade is to open up markets. And as a result of your leadership, and our hard work, we are opening up markets. Our agricultural knowledge initiative is an important initiative for both countries, where we'll fund joint agricultural research projects.
www.state.gov...
Originally posted by mnmcandiez
I don't understand where fruit or mangoes come into the point of your posts.
Originally posted by interestedalways
I am frequently wrong, but I am understanding In nothing we trust to be comparing Bush's statement about eating sacred fruit of the India beliefs (Mangos) to the temptation in the garden to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge.
Like the struggle is ongoing and symbolic?