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A dying sun-like star in Aquarius

is painting one of the clearest portraits

ever of how stellar death seeds the next generation of worlds.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of the Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula about 650 light-years away, famous to skywatchers as the so‑called “Eye of God.” Once a sun-like star, its core has collapsed into a dense white dwarf while its outer layers expand into a glowing shell of gas and dust.

Webb’s NIRCam instrument, observing in infrared light, reveals turbulent winds of blisteringly hot gas streaming from the white dwarf region and crashing into cooler shells ejected earlier in the star’s life. This sharp interface traces where high-energy radiation ionizes nearby gas while leaving more distant material cold and molecular.

Farther out, the image exposes dense clumps and knots rich in molecular hydrogen, where conditions are ideal for forging complex molecules that could one day be incorporated into new planets. In that sense, this familiar nebula becomes a time machine, offering a glimpse of how material from dying stars may have helped seed our own solar system and guiding future Webb studies of stellar death and planetary birth.

Source: NASA/ESA

"If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him —

The Zen Truth That Destroys Spiritual Ego |

Zen teachings of Linji Yixuan

This is one of the most misunderstood statements

in the entire history of spirituality.

When Linji Yixuan said,
“If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha,”
he was not calling for violence.
He was declaring war on spiritual dependency.
The moment you cling to an image of Buddha,
a concept of enlightenment,
a memory of truth,
or a borrowed authority —
you are no longer free.
Zen is ruthless here.
Buddha is not a person to worship.
Buddha is not a statue to protect.
Buddha is not a belief to defend.
Buddha is direct seeing.
And the moment Buddha becomes an idea in your mind,
that idea becomes an obstacle.

Linji’s statement is a surgical strike against:
– spiritual idols
– second-hand wisdom
– borrowed certainty
– and ego hiding behind holiness
The real danger is not ignorance.
The real danger is thinking you already know.

Zen does not want followers.
It wants awake human beings.
Kill the Buddha means:
Kill the authority outside you.
Kill the image inside you.
Kill the comfort of borrowed truth.
Only then does reality reveal itself — raw, alive, immediate.
Truth does not need protection.
It needs perception.
And perception happens only when nothing stands in between.
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Original Source (Historically Accurate, Interpretation-Safe)
Zen teachings of Linji Yixuan,
recorded in The Record of Linji (Linji Lu) —
a classical Zen text emphasizing direct realization,
non-attachment to forms, and freedom from spiritual authority.
Modern interpretive explanation aligned with core Zen principles of non-clinging and immediacy.
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"11 stone pyramids are located at the Balmoral Estate in Deeside, Scotland, and one pyramid at the nearby Birkhall estate. Cairns commemorates members of the British royal family and events in their lives, most of the pyramids were erected on the order of Queen Victoria. The largest pyramid was erected by Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert after his death in 1861. The pyramid of stones is marked by an engraved slate plaque with the initials of the Queen and the date made by the carver Gillian Forbes."-- T.S.S.

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ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher: "I had a constructive first meeting in Washington DC with my counterpart at NASA, Administrator Jared Isaacman. We had a very constructive discussion on space exploration and are fully aligned on our shared objectives: the Moon, Low Earth Orbit and Mars. Looking forward to continuing the discussions."

Administrator Isaacman said, "I was pleased to welcome Director General Josef Aschbacher and our ESA partners to NASA Headquarters today. As we move forward with our return to the Moon, the European Space Agency remains a key partner across much of NASA’s portfolio. Their contributions will be important as we build a sustained lunar presence and prepare for missions beyond."

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Your happiness is not random.

It is biological, emotional,

and deeply connected

to how you live

each day.

What we often call “peace”, “love”,

or “motivation” is not magic.

It is chemistry working in

harmony with your

choices.

Dopamine

reminds you that progress matters.
Every small task you finish, every goal you move closer to, every moment you choose discipline over comfort — you are training your brain to believe effort is worth it.

Oxytocin

reminds you that you were never meant to do life alone.
Connection, kindness, helping others, even touching a pet — these are not small things. They are medicine for the human soul.

Endorphins