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Author of "Six Versions", a collection of six narratives that examine our place in the universe through a macroscopic lens of energy and existence. Publish progressively by posts.
2.11.3.2 “To understand why,” the Lawyer said, glancing at the snowy road, “we need to look to the laws of thermodynamics. In 1850, Rudolf Clausius conducted an experiment that proved something seemingly simple: heat does not flow from a colder body to a hotter body.”
May 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
2.11.3.2 “To understand why,” the Lawyer said, glancing at the snowy road, “we need to look to the laws of thermodynamics. In 1850, Rudolf Clausius conducted an experiment that proved something seemingly simple: heat does not flow from a colder body to a hotter body.”
2.11.3 “Third: we should have empathy 悲.”
2.11.3.1 “No one would argue with that,” the animal- loving Wife said.
“But why?” the Boy asked.
2.11.3.1 “No one would argue with that,” the animal- loving Wife said.
“But why?” the Boy asked.
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
2.11.3 “Third: we should have empathy 悲.”
2.11.3.1 “No one would argue with that,” the animal- loving Wife said.
“But why?” the Boy asked.
2.11.3.1 “No one would argue with that,” the animal- loving Wife said.
“But why?” the Boy asked.
2.11.2.13 The Lawyer paused, then added, “If there were any humans left, they’d be very different from us.”
“They are not humans!!” the Boy exclaimed.
“They are not humans!!” the Boy exclaimed.
May 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
2.11.2.13 The Lawyer paused, then added, “If there were any humans left, they’d be very different from us.”
“They are not humans!!” the Boy exclaimed.
“They are not humans!!” the Boy exclaimed.
2.11.2.12 Another quiz. Would there be any humans left in this world if the humans before us had not been kind?” the Lawyer asked again.
“No,” the Boy said.
“No,” the Boy said.
May 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
2.11.2.12 Another quiz. Would there be any humans left in this world if the humans before us had not been kind?” the Lawyer asked again.
“No,” the Boy said.
“No,” the Boy said.
2.11.2.11 “No human baby could grow into adulthood without love and kindness from others. Every one of us is proof of that kindness.
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
2.11.2.11 “No human baby could grow into adulthood without love and kindness from others. Every one of us is proof of that kindness.
2.11.2.10 “But what is kindness?” the Wife asked.
“Kind, is evident of love.” the Lawyer invoked Confucius 孔子and expanded it a little.
“Kind, is evident of love.” the Lawyer invoked Confucius 孔子and expanded it a little.
April 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
2.11.2.10 “But what is kindness?” the Wife asked.
“Kind, is evident of love.” the Lawyer invoked Confucius 孔子and expanded it a little.
“Kind, is evident of love.” the Lawyer invoked Confucius 孔子and expanded it a little.
2.11.2.9 Quiz time, can people cooperate efficiently if they are not kind to each other?”
“No,” the Boy answered.
“No,” the Boy answered.
April 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
2.11.2.9 Quiz time, can people cooperate efficiently if they are not kind to each other?”
“No,” the Boy answered.
“No,” the Boy answered.
2.11.2.8 We are physically slow and weak. A human with the intelligence of a cat couldn’t survive in the wild better than a domesticated cat. Without our brains, we might already be extinct.
April 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
2.11.2.8 We are physically slow and weak. A human with the intelligence of a cat couldn’t survive in the wild better than a domesticated cat. Without our brains, we might already be extinct.
2.11.2.7 Dogs: For centuries, they’ve evolved artificially, shaped by human preferences, becoming reflections of our desires.
Humans: Our direction is toward computational power, our brain.
Humans: Our direction is toward computational power, our brain.
April 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
2.11.2.7 Dogs: For centuries, they’ve evolved artificially, shaped by human preferences, becoming reflections of our desires.
Humans: Our direction is toward computational power, our brain.
Humans: Our direction is toward computational power, our brain.
2.11.2.6 Every life form evolves differently:
Most Plants: Rooted and self-sustaining, they thrive on sunlight, water, minerals, and air, consuming no other life to survive.
Animals: They consume other lifeforms, as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, adapting to what they can take.
Most Plants: Rooted and self-sustaining, they thrive on sunlight, water, minerals, and air, consuming no other life to survive.
Animals: They consume other lifeforms, as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, adapting to what they can take.
April 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
2.11.2.6 Every life form evolves differently:
Most Plants: Rooted and self-sustaining, they thrive on sunlight, water, minerals, and air, consuming no other life to survive.
Animals: They consume other lifeforms, as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, adapting to what they can take.
Most Plants: Rooted and self-sustaining, they thrive on sunlight, water, minerals, and air, consuming no other life to survive.
Animals: They consume other lifeforms, as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, adapting to what they can take.
2.11.2.5 The Lawyer turned to the snow-covered road ahead, his words now flowing like an ancient chant. “From there on we evolved, diversified, then evolve and diversify further. The result is the evolution map of living things.
April 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
2.11.2.5 The Lawyer turned to the snow-covered road ahead, his words now flowing like an ancient chant. “From there on we evolved, diversified, then evolve and diversify further. The result is the evolution map of living things.
2.11.2.4 The dualism of ‘consumption’ and ‘cooperation’ is like a pair of legs, driving the progress of all lives. We consume to survive but cooperate to evolve. Multicellular life forms wouldn’t exist without cooperation.”
April 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
2.11.2.4 The dualism of ‘consumption’ and ‘cooperation’ is like a pair of legs, driving the progress of all lives. We consume to survive but cooperate to evolve. Multicellular life forms wouldn’t exist without cooperation.”
2.11.2.3 They learned to cooperate, and through symbiosis, they thrived. Over time, their cooperation grew more sophisticated, with cells specializing in different tasks. The leap from survival to cooperation eventually gave birth to multicellular life form.
April 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
2.11.2.3 They learned to cooperate, and through symbiosis, they thrived. Over time, their cooperation grew more sophisticated, with cells specializing in different tasks. The leap from survival to cooperation eventually gave birth to multicellular life form.
2.11.2.2 “The first life forms were simple, single-celled organisms, surviving by consuming whatever surrounded them. Then, something remarkable happened. Some of these cells stopped consuming each other and began to co-live, forming colonies.
April 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
2.11.2.2 “The first life forms were simple, single-celled organisms, surviving by consuming whatever surrounded them. Then, something remarkable happened. Some of these cells stopped consuming each other and began to co-live, forming colonies.
2.11.2 “Second: We should be kind 慈.”
2.11.2.1 “Why?” the Boy asked.
“Let’s go back to the beginning of life.” The Lawyer said.
2.11.2.1 “Why?” the Boy asked.
“Let’s go back to the beginning of life.” The Lawyer said.
April 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
2.11.2 “Second: We should be kind 慈.”
2.11.2.1 “Why?” the Boy asked.
“Let’s go back to the beginning of life.” The Lawyer said.
2.11.2.1 “Why?” the Boy asked.
“Let’s go back to the beginning of life.” The Lawyer said.
2.11.1.9 Outside, the snow fell harder, as if the sky itself were listening. The Boy stared at the Lawyer, his thoughts swimming somewhere beyond the car, beyond the road, lost in the infinite reaches of possibility.
April 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
2.11.1.9 Outside, the snow fell harder, as if the sky itself were listening. The Boy stared at the Lawyer, his thoughts swimming somewhere beyond the car, beyond the road, lost in the infinite reaches of possibility.
2.11.1.8 “At that moment,” the Lawyer said, “every version of the Buddha, across all dimensions, lives and universes, was doing the one thing that must be done, the act that followed the strictest computational result of all existence:
April 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
2.11.1.8 “At that moment,” the Lawyer said, “every version of the Buddha, across all dimensions, lives and universes, was doing the one thing that must be done, the act that followed the strictest computational result of all existence:
2.11.1.7 “One of his followers, Wen Shu 文殊, silenced his companion Mi Le Fo 弥勒佛, urging him to wait and listen. Wen Shu had followed the Buddha through countless lifetimes and knew that when something like this happened, it meant that the Buddha was going to tell da truth.”
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
2.11.1.7 “One of his followers, Wen Shu 文殊, silenced his companion Mi Le Fo 弥勒佛, urging him to wait and listen. Wen Shu had followed the Buddha through countless lifetimes and knew that when something like this happened, it meant that the Buddha was going to tell da truth.”
2.11.1.6 The Buddha, in all his manifestations throughout the infinite layers of reality, was performing the same act, delivering the Sutra."
April 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
2.11.1.6 The Buddha, in all his manifestations throughout the infinite layers of reality, was performing the same act, delivering the Sutra."
2.11.1.5 "When the Buddha told the Lotus Sutra, a radiant beam emanated from the white tuft between his eyebrows, piercing through every veil across the universes. In that moment, all overlapping versions of existence aligned, and beings from every universe gathered to listen.
April 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
2.11.1.5 "When the Buddha told the Lotus Sutra, a radiant beam emanated from the white tuft between his eyebrows, piercing through every veil across the universes. In that moment, all overlapping versions of existence aligned, and beings from every universe gathered to listen.
2.11.1.4 The Boy’s gaze lingered on the Lawyer’s reflection in the frosted window. “But what if you don’t know when it happens?”
The Lawyer smiled, “Then you’re still becoming.”
The Lawyer smiled, “Then you’re still becoming.”
March 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
2.11.1.4 The Boy’s gaze lingered on the Lawyer’s reflection in the frosted window. “But what if you don’t know when it happens?”
The Lawyer smiled, “Then you’re still becoming.”
The Lawyer smiled, “Then you’re still becoming.”
2.11.1.3 “Becoming a Buddha is to settle into the rightful position and direction, into total harmony.” He paused, snow swirling outside the window. “One would simply know it when it happens. There’s no need for anyone to certify it.”
March 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
2.11.1.3 “Becoming a Buddha is to settle into the rightful position and direction, into total harmony.” He paused, snow swirling outside the window. “One would simply know it when it happens. There’s no need for anyone to certify it.”
Knowing the direction of matters and energies, understanding one’s place within the laws of the universe, and acting in alignment with the scale of existence, the timeline, and the flow of things.
March 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Knowing the direction of matters and energies, understanding one’s place within the laws of the universe, and acting in alignment with the scale of existence, the timeline, and the flow of things.
2.11.1.2 The Lawyer began, as though he had rehearsed this for a crowd that might never come, “For a sentient being, becoming Buddha means knowing and acting accordingly.
March 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
2.11.1.2 The Lawyer began, as though he had rehearsed this for a crowd that might never come, “For a sentient being, becoming Buddha means knowing and acting accordingly.
2.11.1.1 “What is Buddha?” the Boy asked.
“Who certifies it?” the Wife added.
“Who certifies it?” the Wife added.
March 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
2.11.1.1 “What is Buddha?” the Boy asked.
“Who certifies it?” the Wife added.
“Who certifies it?” the Wife added.