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Then, at the first cup, one was suitably stilled — eye at table height, staring through the tar-colored liquor like a lens pointed toward th

The threshold of experience may be pointed to, but cannot be crossed by proxy. In the end, the difference may appear to be “nothing much at all.” Exactly. That not very much at all makes all the difference.

Culturally it may appear to ebb and flow, but this just means that cultures — at times — take themselves too seriously. Many Taoists traditionally chose to leave life in the cities and wander the mountains, pursuing the way of the wind.

The clock still moves, though we fidget less as we relax into our seat…