Nei kung the secret teachings of the warrior sages danaos, kosta

to make it . . . well, for as long as space-time lasts, anyway. It would be horrible if we only had one shot, wouldn’t it? But I do think that Natural Law applies on all levels—reality is fractal, right?—and that God’s plan is to evolve a whole bunch of enlightened souls if He can.

I think those spheres symbolize the spirit breaking free from the shackles of death and yet still having power over the physical world. For me, they represent spirits that have carried yang ch’i with them past their mortal end. I believe that the whole hullabaloo—humanity’s presence on this planet, our dominance and civilization— is extant so that such enlightened souls can be evolved.” I paused. “I would dearly love to be worthy of such a prize,” I whispered, “which is why I’m happy to be living in an age of pronounced cultural exchange.”

“And what about the love of God for man? Isn’t all of this a bit cold?”

“Is it? Look at nature. Are you saying that God loves nature any less than man? There are two forces governing our development. One is Jodo and the second is karma, the consequence of our actions and desires.

Karma pretty much comes down to the decisions we all make every day, and it supersedes Jodo because heaven respects our decisions, for better or worse. We’re not supposed to become spoiled brats—outside of a few Hollywood films, have you ever heard of an angel coming down from heaven to stop a suicide? We each have responsibility for our own life, perhaps even for past lives, should such a thing as reincarnation be true. But despite all this, my master told me once that there was no love anywhere on this world that could compare with the love of God for man. Only a mother’s love for her child comes anywhere close.”

“Did Sifu Chang understand this when he came in contact with the Spirit of God?”21 “Yes. He used the metaphor of a mother and her child