Weeble: What does it mean to "Live by the sword, die by the sword."? Zen Master Pink: Whatever structure you are using now to put yourself above another will be used later to put you in the ditch.

Speculation about other people's attainments is as old as forever. Nowadays, AIs also get to speculate about our attainments. But nothing has changed. Wriggle your toes right now, and feel your feet. This is happening. The rest was a mirage.

J'sais pas.

Bowden: Casper, there comes a time when you have to abandon principles and do what's right. -Southern Comfort (1981 film)

Machines aren't human, so they'll always seem a bit "off" to us. But we might creep them out, too. If "general intelligence" means "something hand-wavy about humans," don't be surprised if LLMs don't measure up.

The Buddha can inhabit this body. The Buddha can inhabit these words. The Buddha can inhabit this mind.

Zoom way the back out. You are Vairocana Buddha. Who you gonna blame it on?

Who benefits from convincing you that nice people don't care about healthy body weight and physical fitness?

Metta Karuna Mudita Upekkha

Weeble: Give me a three-word mantra for happiness. Zen Master Pink: Guard your karma.

Weeble: What is the value of self-pity? Zen Master Pink: Self-pity and thirty-five cents’ll getcha yer can o’ diet soda.

Love

Sharing merit

Weeble: What can I do to feel better right now? Zen Master Pink: Give.

Weeble: I entered the temple with my own agenda. Zen Master Pink: What happened? W: I got kicked out. ZMP: Good.

Weeble: Why are you always going on about dāna? Zen Master Pink: I took the bodhisattva vow.

I don’t need you to be any way other than you are.