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Every system needs to set boundaries.

PEACE TO THE WORLD In the Way of the Ancients: if I want to bring peace to the world, then I first must order my own country; if I want to order my country, then I first must unify my own family; if I want to unify my family, then I first must heal myself; if I want to heal myself, then I first must mend my heart; if I want to mend my heart, then I first must sort my thoughts; if I want to sort my thoughts, then I first must gain awareness of them; gaining awareness lies in coming to terms with being a soul in an animal body. A soul in an animal body, come to terms with, only after that may awareness be gained; awareness gained, only after that may my thoughts be sorted; thoughts sorted, only after that may my heart be mended; heart mended, only after that may I be healed; myself healed, only after that may my family be unified; my family unified; only after that may my country be ordered; my country ordered, only after that may the world be set at peace. ~~~ (part of 大學 The Great Learning, c. 5th cent. B.C. Ancient China; pictures Public Domain Pictures, translation by me)

Yes (and the Russian winter helped).

Hi steve. Welcome to the forum.

Yes it’s very hard to loose someone you love. Wishing you well.

That’s not heka, the ‘hexa’ in hexagon is from έξι ‘six’.

And likely English has the verb ‘to hex’ from ‘heka’.

The Dutch word for witch is ‘heks’. Oh, Google ‘etymology heks’: likely from the word “heka”.

Which Ancient Egyptian magic did you use?

I have a childlike trust in God, it is my biggest treasure. I am sorry for your loss.

Welcome to the forum.

in Dutch 'trap' means 'stairs'

I don’t do Push Hand. In daily living when ‘it’ pushes, I pull; when ‘it’ pulls, I push.

Albania now has an AI government minister. https://www.politico.eu/article/albania-apppoints-worlds-first-virtual-minister-edi-rama-diella/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/world/video/ai-minister-ablania-ldndigvid

It only takes a critical mass of people to speak up to brake the spell. (the critical mass theory) Not scientifically underpinned, but I like it. :-)

Hi Ginger. Welcome to the forum.

Studies on young children suggest that morality is learned, not an instinct. Imo all systems do set moral rules for this reason, they have to come from the outside. Buddhists have e.g. the Five Precepts.

Yellow will

Carl Jung called it synchronicity. I have this all the time. Works very well for me actually; usually gives me exactly what I need. I just am grateful for it and call it a mystery.

Thanks, I had forgotten about that one having the flute. Could be that’s where the Rumi flute originated. Nice one. “Creativity is taking someone else’s stuff and doing your own thing with it”. (forgot who said that).

“shikantaza” the word comes from the pronunciation of 只 管 打 坐 (zhi1 guǎn dǎ zuò) only | a flute | do | sit Reminds me of Rumi, “We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;” https://allpoetry.com/We-Are-As-The-Flute That reminds me of the core of the 大 學 [(da4 xue2) ‘the Great Learning’] 格 物 (ge2 wu4) come to terms with | reality.

yes, I try to a bit.

I feel very despondent about this AI thing. To the point of being glad I’m old and will die soon.

Yes. Total confusion.

I agree. Total slavery.