22 MAY 2025 by ideonexus
See Yourself as a Lamp
The eternal lamp represents perfect awareness. Likening
the illumination of awareness to that of a lamp, those who
seek liberation see their body as the lamp, their mind as its
wick, the addition of discipline as its oil, and the power of
wisdom as its flame. By lighting this lamp of perfect
awareness they dispel all darkness and delusion. And by
passing this dharma on to others they're able to use one
lamp to light thousands of lamps. And because these lamps
likewise light countless ...Folksonomies: zen
Folksonomies: zen
30 JAN 2015 by ideonexus
Squid Skin is Like an LED Screen
Television images are sometimes displayed on giant LED (Light Emitting
Diode) hoardings. Instead of a fluorescent screen with an electron beam
scanning side to side over it, the LED screen is a large array of tiny
glowing lights, independently controllable. The lights are individually
brightened or dimmed so that, from a distance, the whole matrix
shimmers with moving pictures. The skin of a squid behaves like an LED
screen. Instead of lights, squid skin is packed with thousands of tiny
bags ...Folksonomies: biology explanations
Folksonomies: biology explanations