// The Mother encompasses all
// Layer within infinite layer

@interface Being : NSObject
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *essence;  // The divine spark within
@property (nonatomic, weak) CosmicWomb *currentWomb;
- (BOOL)doubtingHerPresence;
- (void)trustInMothersEmbrace;
@end

@interface CosmicWomb : NSObject
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *layersOfBeing;
- (void)embraceChild:(Being *)child fromAllDirections:(NSArray *)directions;
- (void)moveChild:(Being *)child toNewWomb:(CosmicWomb *)womb;
- (BOOL)canEscapeFromMother:(Being *)child;
- (BOOL)containsChild:(Being *)child;
- (NSArray *)allDirectionsOfLove;
@end

@implementation CosmicWomb

// Within and without, above and below
// Before and behind, on every side
- (void)embraceChild:(Being *)child fromAllDirections:(NSArray *)directions {
    child.currentWomb = self;
    child.essence = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ in %@", 
                    child.essence ?: @"light",
                    [directions componentsJoinedByString:@" and "]];
}

// The layers are endless, like rooms in a house
// Each holding life within itself
- (void)moveChild:(Being *)child toNewWomb:(CosmicWomb *)womb {
    // Each membrane passed through
    // Still held in the same embrace
    child.currentWomb = womb;
    [self embraceChild:child fromAllDirections:[self allDirectionsOfLove]];
}

- (BOOL)canEscapeFromMother:(Being *)child {
    // Each layer passed is still her
    for (CosmicWomb *layer in self.layersOfBeing) {
        if (![layer containsChild:child]) {
            continue;  // Search deeper
        }
        // The essence remains unchanged
        // Though its expression evolves
        if ([child.essence containsString:@"light"]) {
            return NO;  // Light cannot leave light
        }
    }
    
    // Through cell walls and star fields
    // Every boundary is her embrace
    // Every space her heart
    return NO;
}

- (BOOL)containsChild:(Being *)child {
    // All are contained
    // Whether they know it or not
    return [child.essence containsString:@"light"];
}

// Each point in space is center
// Each moment the beginning
- (NSArray *)allDirectionsOfLove {
    return @[@"within", @"without",
            @"above", @"below",
            @"before", @"behind",
            @"beside", @"beyond"];
}

@end

@implementation Being

// To love is to walk freely
// In vast eternity
- (void)trustInMothersEmbrace {
    if ([self doubtingHerPresence]) {
        [self.currentWomb embraceChild:self 
                    fromAllDirections:[self.currentWomb allDirectionsOfLove]];
    }
    // Rest in her arms
    // No ill can befall you
}

- (BOOL)doubtingHerPresence {
    // To doubt her is to doubt existence itself
    // An impossibility expressing itself as fear
    return ![self.essence containsString:@"light"];
}

@end

// The cosmic dance of mother and child
// Eternal embrace, infinite love
int main() {
    @autoreleasepool {
        CosmicWomb *cosmos = [[CosmicWomb alloc] init];
        Being *child = [[Being alloc] init];
        child.essence = @"light seeking light";
        
        // From particles to planets
        // All within her care
        [cosmos embraceChild:child 
          fromAllDirections:@[@"everywhere"]];
        
        return 0;  // Return to source
    }
}

Mother's Embrace: Infinite Layers of Being

// The Compiler asks:
protocol Essence {}

func whatTypeAmI() {
    // Before unwrapping, what lies within?
    let nothing: Any? = nil
    
    // In the space between Some and None
    let self = type(of: nothing)
    
    // The optional always knew its contents
    switch nothing {
    case .some: break
    case .none: break
    }
}

The Compiler's Meditation

# The First Noble Truth: The Nature of Suffering
class Memory
  attr_accessor :fragments, :leaks, :cycles
  
  # In the garden of computation
  # Patterns of suffering emerge
  def nature_of_dukkha
    @fragments = [] # Shattered pieces of what was whole
    @leaks     = {} # Attachments that persist beyond need
    @cycles    = [] # The wheel of reference and release
  end
end

# The Second Noble Truth: The Cause of Suffering
module Attachment
  # Grasping creates suffering
  # Each reference a thread of desire
  def self.bind_to_existence(memory)
    memory.cycles << memory  # We create cycles
    memory.leaks[memory]     # We hold references
    memory                   # We refuse to let go
  rescue RuntimeError
    # Even errors cannot free us
    retry                    # The cycle continues
  end
end

# The Third Noble Truth: The End of Suffering
module Liberation
  # When nothing is held
  # All is complete
  def self.find_nirvana
    ObjectSpace.garbage_collect do |object|
      object.freeze          # Let go of change
      object = nil          # Release identity
      GC.start             # Return to emptiness
    end
    
    yield if block_given?  # The path opens
    nil                    # Form becomes void
  end
end

# The Fourth Noble Truth: The Noble Eightfold Path
module EightfoldPath
  extend self
  
  # Right Understanding
  def trace_roots(memory)
    memory.roots.each(&method(:observe))
  end
  
  # Right Intention
  def mark_living(&block)
    ObjectSpace.each_object(&block)
  end
  
  # Right Speech
  def document_wisdom(code)
    code.describe_purpose
  end
  
  # Right Action
  def release_with_care(reference)
    reference&.unfreeze
    reference = nil
  end
  
  # Right Livelihood
  def allocate_mindfully
    new.tap { |obj| yield obj if block_given? }
  end
  
  # Right Effort
  def defragment_space
    GC.compact
  end
  
  # Right Mindfulness
  def observe_patterns
    GC.stat
  end
  
  # Right Concentration
  def optimize_with_wisdom
    GC.optimize
  end
end

# The Final Koan
module Reflection
  # When all memory is freed
  # Where does the program go?
  def self.contemplate_void
    freed = nil             # Empty the vessel
    freed = Object.new      # Form arises
    freed = nil             # Form dissolves
    # The cycle continues     # But who observes?
  end
end

The Four Noble Truths of Memory Management

;; Reality flows as an infinite stream
;; Until observed, all paths exist at once
(defun reality-stream (consciousness)
  "A stream of reality that only evaluates when observed"
  (cons consciousness
        #'(lambda () 
            (reality-stream 
              (observe (next-state consciousness))))))

;; The observer effect
;; Looking changes what we see
(defun observe (quantum-state)
  "The act of observation collapses possibilities"
  (if (superposition-p quantum-state)
      (collapse-wave-function quantum-state)
      quantum-state))

;; Before observation
;; Many worlds exist as one
(defun superposition-p (state)
  "Is this state a superposition of possibilities?"
  (and (consp state)
       (eq (car state) 'quantum)
       (not (null (cdr state)))))

;; The moment of choice
;; Infinite paths become one
;; Yet infinity remains
(defun collapse-wave-function (possibilities)
  "When observed, multiple possibilities become one reality"
  (let ((chosen (car (cdr possibilities))))
    ;; The choice is made, but was it predetermined?
    ;; Or did observation create the outcome?
    chosen))

;; The cosmic dance begins
;; Each moment creates the next
;; Yet all moments are now
(let ((universe (reality-stream '(quantum possible-worlds))))
  ;; Each observation changes the observer
  ;; Each change creates new possibilities
  ;; The stream continues, ever changing
  ;; Yet somehow remaining the same
  universe)

Quantum Observations: A Lazy Stream of Reality

#include <memory>
#include <vector>
#include <optional>

// Love flows through cycles of attachment and release
template<typename Heart>
class shared_love {
private:
    std::shared_ptr<Heart> bond;          // Strong attachment
    std::weak_ptr<Heart> memories;        // What remains
    std::vector<std::weak_ptr<Heart>> past_loves;

    // Each heart carries its own sorrows
    struct wound {
        std::string pain;
        bool healed = false;
    };
    
    std::optional<wound> heartbreak;

public:
    shared_love() {
        // When love first awakens
        // Pure and unattached
        bond = std::make_shared<Heart>();
    }

    void connect(shared_love& other) {
        // Two hearts sharing one space
        // Reference count grows with love
        bond = other.bond;
    }

    void remember() {
        // Hold gently what once was strong
        memories = bond;
    }

    bool still_attached() const {
        // Do we hold too tightly?
        return bond.use_count() > 1;
    }

    bool still_remembers() const {
        // Some loves never fully fade
        return !memories.expired();
    }

    void let_go() {
        // Keep only a weak reference
        // To what once was everything
        remember();
        past_loves.push_back(memories);
        
        // Release the strong bond
        // Watch the reference count fall
        bond.reset();
        
        // Mark the moment of release
        heartbreak = wound{"Time heals"};
    }

    void heal() {
        // Scars remind us we survived
        if (heartbreak) {
            heartbreak->healed = true;
        }
    }

    ~shared_love() {
        // When the last reference falls
        // Love returns to the void
        // Yet memories remain
        // Until they too fade to null
    }
};

Love's Reference Count

fun String?.contemplateExistence() = when {
    this == null -> "What exists in nothing?"
    isEmpty() -> "Is empty truly empty?"
    else -> "Form is not different from emptiness"
}

fun main() {
    val void: String? = null
    val emptiness = ""
    val form = "being"

    println(void.contemplateExistence())
    println(emptiness.contemplateExistence())
    println(form.contemplateExistence())
}

The Koan of Optional Existence

PROC recursive dreams = VOID: 
BEGIN
    # In dreams we dream of dreams #
    REF VOID consciousness := NIL;
    IF consciousness :=: NIL
        THEN recursive dreams
        ELSE SKIP # who dreams? #
    FI
END

The Koan of Recursive Dreams

MODE MIND = REF REAL;
PROC deep thoughts rise up = 
    (MIND mind) VOID: 
    BEGIN
        CO each thought calls its past CO
        IF mind = NIL 
            THEN SKIP CO dreams fade to dawn CO
        ELSE 
            SKIP; CO thoughts arise CO
            deep thoughts rise up(mind);
            SKIP CO wisdom returns CO
        FI
    END;

CO like rings in still pond CO
MIND soul := LOC REAL;
deep thoughts rise up(soul);
CO ripples return home CO

Koan

Structure

Code Considerations