In Chinese Chan history, "Encounter Dialogue" emerged as a master's tool to gauge a student's enlightenment. Riddles act as mirrors: your reaction to confusion reveals how much work you’ve done on your ego.
@reannadilley@Lauren3veMemes@WarlordDilley It perplexes me that people can't seem to distinguish between systemic and localized.
Locally, you might be fine, but it doesn't mean the system isn't rotten.
@Acts17David@korrathetaymi Jewish text puts the altar on Ebal (the curse); Samaritan text puts it on Gerizim (the blessing). While Samaritans use human logic—holy things belong in blessed places—Jewish text preserves a raw reality: God meets us with a sacrificial altar right in our darkest failure.