When any two components or more come together, a new phenomenon emerges – nails and wood become a table; water and leaves become tea; fear, devotion, and a savior become God. This end product doesnt have an existence independent of its parts.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book What Makes You Not a Buddhist
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