Through the medium of its fruit, the tree has put you directly in touch with the universe

"When we consume food, we make a connection with nature, but this connection can happen in different ways. If you take an apple, peel it with a knife, cut it into pieces and eat it, you have a particular sensation. If you bite into the apple, you have a different sensation.

Now, go into an orchard, pull the branch of an apple tree toward you, and start biting into an apple without picking it; it is different again - you feel how alive this fruit is, and you have a sense of fulfilment, of joy, which the tree itself is imparting to you, because it is connected to earth and heaven and is drawing forces from both. While you are eating, you are in direct contact with a current of pure energy. Through the medium of its fruit, the tree has put you directly in touch with the universe."