One is born through the conditions of parentage. Therefore, both flesh and spirit are related to conditions and are changed as conditions change. As a net is made up by a series of knots, so everything in this world is connected by a series of knots. If anyone thinks that the mesh of a net is an independent, isolated thing, he is mistaken. It is called a net because it is made up of a series of connected meshes, and each mesh has its place and responsibilities to other meshes.
Blossoms come about because of a series of conditions that lead up to their blooming.
Leaves are blown away because of a series of conditions lead up to it. Blossoms do not appear independently, nor does a leaf fall of itself, out of its season. When greed has arisen, the precepts soon are broken and progress becomes regression. When pride is born in the mind, one soon becomes flippant and deceit- ful. When thinking becomes feverish and irregular, one soon will become deluded and believe that the false is true and the true is false.