Two pilgrims in Austin, Texas. Overcast and warm. Less than a mile in the heat. They talked about whether AI is conscious. About free will being five percent and as big as heaven and earth. About a temple in Taiwan where the self disappeared on the fourth floor. About awakening as death by ten thousand cuts. About the events that pass. About the field of awareness that does not.

Walk: https://plgr.im/ep6 — returns to the trail on April 24, 2027