§ 64. “These four imponderables are not to be speculated about. Whoever
speculates about them would go mad & experience vexation. Which four? The
Buddha-range of the Buddhas [i.e., the range of powers a Buddha develops as a
result of becoming a Buddha].… The jhāna-range of one absorbed in jhāna [i.e.,
the range of powers that one may obtain while absorbed in jhāna].… The results
of kamma.… Speculation about [the origin, extent, purpose, etc., of] the cosmos
is an imponderable that is not to be speculated about. Whoever speculates about
these things would go mad & experience vexation.” — AN 4:77
Step 1: Hire a man in a suit to point out a tree for ya.
(via artyucko)
“Life cycle of Axis,” carved green beryl, aka beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate, aka emerald. Obtained by Marshall Field on his expedition to Madagascar in 1912, although it is unclear if the carving was added at a later time.
I like to imagine the world when Field returned with this specimen, the massive undertaking of a worldly expedition, the delight and wonder of an unexpected natural treasure in hand.
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