"Man should treat Nature with reverence. Trees play a vital role in helping mankind receive oxygen from the atmosphere. They absorb carbon dioxide exhaled by human beings. Hence, the ancients favoured the growing of trees to control atmospheric pollution. But nowadays, trees are cut down indiscriminately and pollution is on the increase. The relationship between man and trees is indicated by the term 'vanaspati' in the Ayurveda."
- SSN Spring 1994