During the final phase of my life, I live in a meditative “contemplative cave.” Below I share a three round dialogue regarding an interview invitation, involving my explaining why I’m setting a boundary, and declining, while also discussing meditation, tai chi dancing, xujing, dongjing, haiku, Hafez and Rumi, Shabbat peace sense of control, positive assertive mode of control, and Lao-tsu’s yielding accepting mode of control
Johanna’s comment: An interesting exchange with a good explanation of xu-jing/dong-jing, some good philosophy, and a great example of tai chi dancing. Your responses are wise and lovely.