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 <h1 id="contributing-to-tree-of-ascension-docs">Contributing to Tree of Ascension Docs<a class="headerlink" href="#contributing-to-tree-of-ascension-docs" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h1>
-<p>Welcome! This guide will get you from zero to making your first edit — even if you've never used git before.</p>
+<p>Welcome! This guide will get you from zero to making your first edit or new post contribution to Tree of Ascension Docs.</p>
 <blockquote>
-<p><strong>🔒 Registration is currently closed.</strong> New contributor accounts are not available at this moment. If you'd like to get involved, solve the puzzle below to reveal the contact email and request access.</p>
+<p><strong>🔒 Registration is currently closed.</strong> Self-registration of new contributor accounts are not available at this moment. If you'd like to get involved, solve the puzzle below to reveal the contact email and request access.</p>
 </blockquote>
 <hr />
 <h2 id="request-access">🔐 Request access<a class="headerlink" href="#request-access" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
@@ -1170,8 +1170,8 @@
 </thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr>
-<td><strong>Site host</strong></td>
+<td><strong>Code and file hosting</strong></td>
-<td><a href="https://forgejo.org">Forgejo</a> — a friendly, self-hosted git platform</td>
+<td><a href="https://forgejo.org">Forgejo</a> — a friendly, self-hosted git (version control) platform that manages changes and files between many users. Git is a distributed open source tool that lets you work on a folder of files and handles the cases where two users have edited the same file (called merge conflicts).</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><strong>Repo</strong></td>
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
 <h3 id="step-1-open-the-repo-in-forgejo">Step 1 — Open the repo in Forgejo<a class="headerlink" href="#step-1-open-the-repo-in-forgejo" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>Go to <strong><a href="https://bali.krystl.org/aja/up">bali.krystl.org/aja/up</a></strong> and sign in with your account.</p>
 <h3 id="step-2-create-your-branch">Step 2 — Create your branch<a class="headerlink" href="#step-2-create-your-branch" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
-<p>Every edit lives on its own branch. This keeps the main site safe while you work.</p>
+<p>Every edit lives on its own branch. A branch is a copy of the code that can be kept independent and later merged. This keeps the main site safe while you work and allows us to review and approve or comment on changes.</p>
 <ul>
 <li>Click the <strong>branch dropdown</strong> (near the top of the page, it probably says 
 <code>main</code>
@@ -1241,8 +1241,8 @@
 <p>If you prefer to work on your own computer:</p>
 <h3 id="youll-need">You'll need<a class="headerlink" href="#youll-need" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <ul>
-<li><strong><a href="https://git-scm.com/downloads">git</a></strong> — the version control tool</li>
 <li><strong><a href="https://tolaria.dev">Tolaria</a></strong> — a friendly Markdown editor with git support</li>
+<li>You can also use any text editor together with <strong><a href="https://git-scm.com/downloads">git</a></strong> — the version control tool</li>
 </ul>
 <h3 id="steps">Steps<a class="headerlink" href="#steps" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <div class="language-bash highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-0-1"><a id="__codelineno-0-1" name="__codelineno-0-1" href="#__codelineno-0-1"></a><span class="c1"># 1. Clone the repo</span>
@@ -1258,6 +1258,9 @@
 </span><span id="__span-0-11"><a id="__codelineno-0-11" name="__codelineno-0-11" href="#__codelineno-0-11"></a>git<span class="w"> </span>add<span class="w"> </span>.
 </span><span id="__span-0-12"><a id="__codelineno-0-12" name="__codelineno-0-12" href="#__codelineno-0-12"></a>git<span class="w"> </span>commit<span class="w"> </span>-m<span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;Describe your changes&quot;</span>
 </span><span id="__span-0-13"><a id="__codelineno-0-13" name="__codelineno-0-13" href="#__codelineno-0-13"></a>git<span class="w"> </span>push<span class="w"> </span>-u<span class="w"> </span>origin<span class="w"> </span>my-edit
+</span><span id="__span-0-14"><a id="__codelineno-0-14" name="__codelineno-0-14" href="#__codelineno-0-14"></a>
+</span><span id="__span-0-15"><a id="__codelineno-0-15" name="__codelineno-0-15" href="#__codelineno-0-15"></a><span class="c1"># At this point you&#39;ll be asked for your username and password.</span>
+</span><span id="__span-0-16"><a id="__codelineno-0-16" name="__codelineno-0-16" href="#__codelineno-0-16"></a><span class="c1"># You can also set up an SSH key which will mean you don&#39;t need to type these every time (you will need to email us your public key)</span>
 </span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Then follow Step 4 above ("Open a Pull Request") to open your pull request on Forgejo.</p>
 <hr />

contributing/markdown/index.html

@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@
 
 <h1 id="markdown-in-5min">Markdown in 5min<a class="headerlink" href="#markdown-in-5min" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h1>
 <h2 id="introduction-to-markdown-language">Introduction to Markdown Language<a class="headerlink" href="#introduction-to-markdown-language" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
-<p>Markdown is a simple language to build web pages. It is easier to read and write than HTML (the language web browsers read) and so we use it to write articles. You can use this reference to help you write posts and pages directly in our repository where the source documents for this wiki are held. See <a href="/contributing/">Contributing</a> for more.</p>
+<p>Markdown is a simple language to build web pages. It is easier to read and write than HTML (the language web browsers read) and so we use it to write articles and have a system called Zensical that will compile your Markdown into HTML. You can use this reference to help you write posts and pages directly in our repository where the source documents for this wiki are held. See <a href="/contributing/">Contributing</a> for more and check the Zensical docs on authoring for a more complete set of markdown notations you can use with Tree.</p>
 <h2 id="headers">Headers<a class="headerlink" href="#headers" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <div class="language-text highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-0-1"><a id="__codelineno-0-1" name="__codelineno-0-1" href="#__codelineno-0-1"></a># H1 Header
 </span><span id="__span-0-2"><a id="__codelineno-0-2" name="__codelineno-0-2" href="#__codelineno-0-2"></a>## H2 Header
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ javascript
 function hello() {
   console.log("Hello, world!");
 }</p>
-<p><code></code>
+<p><code>;</code>
 `</p>
 <h2 id="tables">Tables<a class="headerlink" href="#tables" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <p><code>text
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ function hello() {
 Use backslash to escape: \* \_ \# \`</code></p>
 <h2 id="line-breaks">Line breaks<a class="headerlink" href="#line-breaks" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <p>```text
-End a line with two spaces<br />
+End a line with two spaces
 to create a line break.</p>
 <p>Or use a blank line for a new paragraph.
 ```</p>

javascripts/toa-totals.json

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "/practices/daily-sadhana/": 13,
+  "/practices/daily-sadhana/": 14,
   "/strategies/digital-sovereignty/": 7
 }

practices/daily-sadhana/index.html

@@ -529,6 +529,40 @@
     </span>
   </a>
   
+    <nav class="md-nav" aria-label="Meditation">
+      <ul class="md-nav__list">
+        
+          <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#zen" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Zen
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+    <nav class="md-nav" aria-label="Zen">
+      <ul class="md-nav__list">
+        
+          <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#focus" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Focus
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  
+</li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  
 </li>
       
         <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -543,10 +577,21 @@
 </li>
       
         <li class="md-nav__item">
-  <a href="#personality-defect-removal" class="md-nav__link">
+  <a href="#merit-journal" class="md-nav__link">
     <span class="md-ellipsis">
       <span class="md-typeset">
-        Personality defect removal
+        Merit journal
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#improvements-journal" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Improvements journal
       </span>
     </span>
   </a>
@@ -954,6 +999,40 @@
     </span>
   </a>
   
+    <nav class="md-nav" aria-label="Meditation">
+      <ul class="md-nav__list">
+        
+          <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#zen" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Zen
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+    <nav class="md-nav" aria-label="Zen">
+      <ul class="md-nav__list">
+        
+          <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#focus" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Focus
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  
+</li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  
 </li>
       
         <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -968,10 +1047,21 @@
 </li>
       
         <li class="md-nav__item">
-  <a href="#personality-defect-removal" class="md-nav__link">
+  <a href="#merit-journal" class="md-nav__link">
     <span class="md-ellipsis">
       <span class="md-typeset">
-        Personality defect removal
+        Merit journal
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#improvements-journal" class="md-nav__link">
+    <span class="md-ellipsis">
+      <span class="md-typeset">
+        Improvements journal
       </span>
     </span>
   </a>
@@ -1090,16 +1180,21 @@
 <figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jareddrice">Jared Rice</a> on Unsplash</figcaption>
 </figure>
 
-<p><em>Sadhana</em> means daily spiritual practice — not something you do when you have time, but the foundation you build everything else upon. It doesn't require a temple or a teacher. It requires showing up.</p>
+<p><em>Sadhana</em> means daily spiritual practice — not something you do when you have time, but the foundation you build everything else upon. The best time for spiritual practice is first thing in the morning, ideally waking 1 hour before sunrise. This is a time where the energy is more quiet as everyone is asleep. It allows you to be in a state of meditation during the 48 minutes surrounding sunrise, where the energy is in transition and so spiritual practice can have a greater impact.</p>
 <hr />
 <h2 id="meditation">Meditation<a class="headerlink" href="#meditation" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <ul class="task-list">
-<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Sit quietly for 5 minutes — a chair, a floor, anywhere</li>
+<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Sit quietly for 5 minutes — your bed, a chair, a floor, anywhere</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Notice when the mind wanders and gently return to breath</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Do this every morning for one week</li>
 </ul>
-<p>Start with five minutes. The mind will wander — that's what minds do. The practice is not emptying the mind but noticing when it has wandered and gently returning. Every return is a rep. Like any muscle, attention strengthens with use.</p>
+<p>Start with five minutes. The mind will wander — that's what minds do. The practice is not emptying the mind but noticing when it has wandered and gently returning. Every return is a rep. Like any muscle, attention strengthens with use. The real practice is noticing the mind has repetitive thoughts and then gently guiding it back to the breath.</p>
 <p>No app needed. No special cushion. A chair, a floor, a patch of grass — anywhere you can be still.</p>
+<h3 id="zen">Zen<a class="headerlink" href="#zen" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>The word zen comes from the Sanskrit word dhyan, which loosely translates to meditation. But this process was looked at with unparalleled attention by the ancient Indian sages and the depth of their insights can only be tangentially grasped at by today's minds. See Patantali's Yoga Sutras if you'd like to go deeper.</p>
+<h4 id="focus">Focus<a class="headerlink" href="#focus" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h4>
+<p>There are a multitude of targets for our focus in meditation. We suggested starting with the breath as it is a simple and direct link to your soul and the universe. Every breath is an interchange of your being and the greater infinite oneness.</p>
+<p>However you can also choose another singular focus to enable the mind to steady. These include a sound (mantra), a form (yantra). There are in total 108 ways to focus the mind and these are explored in the ancient text Vijnana Bhairav Tantra.</p>
 <hr />
 <h2 id="gratitude-journal">Gratitude journal<a class="headerlink" href="#gratitude-journal" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <ul class="task-list">
@@ -1108,20 +1203,27 @@
 </ul>
 <p>Not generic blessings — specific moments. The warmth of sunlight through a window. A conversation that landed. The taste of a ripe fruit.</p>
 <p>Gratitude is not toxic positivity. It is the deliberate practice of noticing what is already good, which rewires the brain away from its negativity bias over time.</p>
+<h2 id="merit-journal">Merit journal<a class="headerlink" href="#merit-journal" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
+<p>The merit journal is an exercise I learned from Buddhist teachers who used it to reinforce positive character. You can write down the positive things you've done and reflect on these at times, especially before leaving the body at end of life. Our character is the one thing we take with us when we leave the body and so its especially valuable to reflect and cultivate upon this.</p>
+<ul class="task-list">
+<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Write an entry in your merit journal</li>
+</ul>
 <hr />
-<h2 id="personality-defect-removal">Personality defect removal<a class="headerlink" href="#personality-defect-removal" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
+<h2 id="improvements-journal">Improvements journal<a class="headerlink" href="#improvements-journal" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
-<p>This is the inner work few want to do: asking honestly where you are still reactive.</p>
+<p>This is the inner work few want to do: asking honestly where you are still reactive and have work to do towards cultivating a harmonious and balanced character.</p>
+<p>In almost all cases there is a time and place for an emotion or condition. Eg sometimes it is good to be lazy or impatient, and anger could be necessary to provoke action in certain cases. However in general we can reduce these distorted emotions (emotions can be considered energy-in-motion) and cultivate more their positive counterparts.</p>
 <ul class="task-list">
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: Where am I still carrying anger?</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: What am I afraid of?</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: How can I be more patient today?</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Replace one judgment with kindness today</li>
 </ul>
-<p>Don't fix it all at once. Pick one thread and follow it. The goal is not to become perfect — it is to become less defended, more available, more unconditionally loving. Not toward everyone else first — toward yourself.</p>
+<p>Pick the most impactful one to focus on to start, generally anger. The goal is not to become perfect — it is to become less impulsive, more available, more unconditionally loving. Starting with yourself is key. Look at your thought patterns, and how you speak to yourself. Do you scold yourself if you make a trivial mistake? How could you extend and deepen your patience towards yourself?</p>
 <details class="question">
 <summary>A simple evening practice</summary>
-<p>Sit quietly and replay the day. Notice any moment where you contracted — irritation, defensiveness, avoidance. Don't judge the reaction. Just see it. Tomorrow, you'll have another chance.</p>
 </details>
+<p>Sit quietly and replay the day. Notice any moment where you contracted — irritation, defensiveness, avoidance. Don't judge the reaction. Just see it. Tomorrow, you'll have another chance. If you like you can journal your reflections and over time you may see just by noticing them things have started to resolve.</p>
+<p>After reviewing the key area you'd like to work on you can use auto-hypnosis to improve it.</p>
 <hr />
 <h2 id="movement-energy-and-strength">Movement: energy and strength<a class="headerlink" href="#movement-energy-and-strength" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
 <p>The body needs two kinds of movement every day:</p>
@@ -1130,7 +1232,7 @@
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Do 10 minutes of energy practice this morning (yoga, stretching, tai chi)</li>
 <li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Do 20 minutes of cardio or strength work today</li>
 </ul>
-<p><strong>Cardio and strength</strong> — walking briskly, running, bodyweight exercises, lifting. The body evolved to move against resistance. Without it, the mind stagnates too.</p>
+<p><strong>Cardio and strength</strong> — walking briskly, running, bodyweight exercises, lifting. The body evolved to move against resistance. Without it, the mind stagnates too. There are two kinds of cardio, low intensity (eg the energy practice or gardening) and high intensity (eg running, cycling, swimming or playing tennis) and both are necessary. High intensity means it raises your heart rate and makes you sweat.</p>
 <p>Pair them. Energy practice in the morning to open; strength in the afternoon to ground.</p>
 <hr />
 <h2 id="visualization-morning-and-night">Visualization: morning and night<a class="headerlink" href="#visualization-morning-and-night" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>

stylesheets/extra.css

@@ -858,6 +858,8 @@ article h1, article h2, article h3 {
     min-height: 150px;
     padding: 1.1rem 1.1rem 3.2rem 1.1rem;
   }
+}
+
 /* ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
    Action Points — Interactive Checklist
    ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@@ -978,3 +980,16 @@ h3[data-toa-complete="true"]::after {
 .toa-export:hover {
   color: var(--gp-primary, #4a8262);
 }
+
+/* ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+   Nav-drawer stacking fix (.md-overlay)
+   The backdrop-filter / transform / will-change rules in this stylesheet
+   spawn extra stacking contexts that let the drawer scrim (.md-overlay)
+   paint ON TOP of the open nav panel, blurring the menu and swallowing
+   its clicks. Dropping the scrim's z-index back to 1 puts it below the
+   drawer panel again, so the menu is visible and interactive.
+   (Verified: z-index:1 restores usable mobile nav.)
+   ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
+.md-overlay {
+  z-index: 1;
+}