Slogans and Discussion Continued

John continues teaching through the final slogans of the 7 Points of Mind Training: "Don't malign others," "Don't wait in ambush," "Don't bring things to a painful point," "Don't transfer the ox's load to the cow," "Don't try to be the fastest," "Don't act with a twist," "Don't make gods into demons."

Each slogan is treated as a jumping-off point for contemporary meaning-making, not a literal Tibetan precept.

Rich group discussion weaves through: Darren on ambition and nervous-system anxiety, CJ on meeting evil/lower-meme consciousness with appropriate containment, David on staying open to possibility, Matt on creative ("Totoro in a barricade") forms of non-violent resistance, Anthony on motivation as the hinge.

John adds the meta-modern inversion: "don't let demons stay demons" — the tantric conversion of difficulty into dharma.

Ends with a session on responsibility (50/50, neither-nor paradox) and Luca's story on ending a relationship with fierce love.