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This is to have a beginner's mind, a mind that changes moment to moment because it dies moment to moment. Because it was ready to give up preconceptions.

"Being Right" is in many ways the opposite of dedication to the truth. It's the false path that's looks very real, and feels very seductive.

An idea that weakens considerably without threat of death is "country". If you can't die for your country then you can't live for it. Without the threat of death or the presence of "enemy", a country ceases to exist.

The value of a thing exists in proportion to how ephemeral and fragile it is. If it's immortal and forever you may as well take it for granted. Literally that's the intent of making something granted.

Sacredness = Potential Longevity * Self Destructfulness (or self-sacrificingness) A flame is sacred. It constantly destroys itself to BE but can become eternal.

A fine china dining set is sacred. It can last forever. But it is not infinitely sacred because it lacks self-destructfulness. A baby is sacred. It has a whole human life ahead of it and a perilous journey to get to the end.

Aside. The death drive is to follow your life, the path that leads to your death.

Flower are also sacred. When their fragility is replaced for artificiality, they lose their sacredness and just become visual ornamentation. This loss is felt, but cannot be described without a shared language with which to discuss God.