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What color will a chameleon turn if it is placed in a mirrored illuminated cube?

righto, might be why we say “checkmate”

" It changes its color depending on how it interprets the context. A chameleon changes color out of a fright response so it all depends on its emotional state,. It might be frightened by its image at first, but then later 'warm up' to it, and so change colors." "The scientists understood the riddle for the archetypal case of adaptive feedback it was. Their answers ranged over the map. See examples" and actual experiment. more at these two articles The Chameleon in a Mirrored Box Scientist responses and experiment

There’s no such thing as “coincidence” for a Buddhist feline. I deduce Gato Blanco must be your sock-puppet. ‘there can be only one’ it might be @liminal_luke in Mexico! “meaningful”, oops, don’t go, will get to that. Are you interested in the Dao De Jing?

I would be grateful for the direct quote and citation.

Tango! Boulevard San Jorge by Narciso Saúl

Years ago when I took the head off a Honda Civic, the nature spirit left. When the head went back on the same nature spirit came back. It seemed that the firing of the cylinders was the primary anchor. Long ago as I carried home a boombox, I noticed it had a curled up nature spirit inside. After I played some music I could see the nature spirit uncurling

Sometimes there are more actors involved than seen from the human perspective

The end of oil was announced about 1904. I am still waiting. It turns out that oil and coal are continuously produced by bacteria within the planet. A century ago Tesla discovered how to extract energy directly from the cosmos. The technology was hard to sell to the energy industry. Some people are very attracted to bright and sparkly things. Most of us grow out of that and aspire to clean relationships and higher purpose

Seems like a real deal to me. Electric fa qi has come back from the brink of extinction and is going mainstream.

New to the forum and excited to be here! I've been drawn to Taoist philosophy and practices, particularly interested in diving deeper into neigong systems and classical teachings. Really fascinated by the older texts and traditional approaches. Would love to hear about anyone's favorite classical sources or authentic lineages they've encountered. Looking forward to meaningful discussions and learning from this knowledgeable community! Peace and harmony to all! 🙏

That's because the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

As you see, motivation is a filter

life 101 I can always think and feel what I like. I can’t always do and say what I like.

I suspect the Ark held genetic material only. Saves having to stop the various species eating the other species to stay alive

Meaning depends on context. The word "emptiness" in (Google) Soto Zen is not about nothingness. Re. the saying, “form is emptiness, emptiness is form” English dictionary: ‘emptiness’ - the state of containing nothing ‘form’ - the visible shape of something Using English definitions the saying makes no sense. (Google) Soto Zen Buddhism: ‘emptiness’ (sunyata) - impermanence and interdependence of all phenomena. ‘form’ - things of the physical world Using Zen definitions the saying seems almost superfluous to mention, obviously the case.

context decides the meaning: form is emptiness, emptiness is form.

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I learned that "shakhmaty" is the (transliteration of ) Russian word for chess.

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-- Fr Martin Laird, OSA, Into the Silent Land

Look forward to a white cat duet.

laughing at its wrath you think I’m a funny guy? I’m messing with you!

frozen in pigment, thawed in thoughts of wind and storm, boat seeks safe passage

byzantine icons dream of Andrey Rublyov frozen in pigment

Is it big enough to hold all the animals?

In this case, yes, she is right. Job's Speeches in Job: Yahweh's Speeches in Job: Analysis of the Radicals in Yi Yi Ren: Western Naming Origin: So. Yeah. It may not have been what I expected. But, after an analysis of the texts, it doesnt make any sense to continue. There is no metaphorical concept in hebrew that alludes to such things as planting... anything by Job or Yahweh in the book of Job. Strong's Entry on lyyob: Iyyob: Job Original Word: אִיּוֹב Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Iyowb Pronunciation: ee-yobe' Phonetic Spelling: (ee-yobe') KJV: Job NASB: Job, Job's Word Origin: [from H340 (אָיַב - enemies)] 1. hated (i.e. persecuted) 2. Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience Elsewhere the trust of the wicked are often spoken of as spiderwebs, something extremely researched. So, I was wrong about the subject, Job is not the writer as he existed circa 1500 bc or if we go by Talmud/Midrash references, 800 years before Yisreal's Exodus.

Type ; 'The Line' , Saudi Arabia into Google maps ( terrain view ) and follow it along Now that is something one CAN see from space , even at this early stage . The end vision ?

Since he was a "respected man," the coffin may have been sent to preserve the dignity of the poor man, and provide a respectful burial. It could show he does not hold a grudge regarding the insult.

When I was in NZ I was impressed with the geo thermal energy plants . Okay, you need to have the right environment for that , but when you do it seems VERY viable . No real complex tech needed until you get to the electrical output stage just like a big steam turbine . Output was some steam and some warm water dumped in the river , but the river has vents in its bed and has natural spots of warm intrusions anyway . I don't understand nor have looked into the science , but apparently Australia , which is very stable also has some geo thermal potential . " At present geothermal energy is used for electricity generation and direct use applications in over 45 countries, including the western USA, Japan and New Zealand. Although Australia is not currently volcanically active, the continent has potentially vast geothermal energy resources which fall into two general categories – Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS or Hot Rock) and hydrothermal resources from relatively hot groundwater (also known as Hot Sedimentary Aquifers). " https://www.energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/energy-resources/geology-and-prospectivity/geothermal#:~:text=Although Australia is not currently,known as Hot Sedimentary Aquifers).

So nice of you to fulfill his request !

18th-century European botanists named this Asian plant after the Bible’s Job due to its tear-shaped seeds. It was their poetic way to associate the shape of the seeds with tears, and tears with Job's suffering. The name 薏苡 (Yìyǐ) has no link to the biblical Job — it’s a phonetic approximation of the plant’s ancient Chinese name. The Divine Husbandman (神农 Shénnóng) is attributed in authorship to a group of gods prominent in polytheistic ancient Chinese culture. It is credited with introducing agriculture, herbal medicine, and the use of the plow to early Chinese civilization. Job, who lived at least 1500 years later, couldn't have written this text without the aid of a time machine. Besides, he was a wealthy herdsman (Job 1:3) and had nothing to do with agriculture, herbal medicine, and the use of the plow.