Earlier in the article I didn't read this he talked about there's there's he said that and identity is sought not only in self assertive modes, but this is this is my race or gender or tribe, but also in self subordinative ones. And by that he means we we learn to link ourselves to structures of power and significance outside ourselves in whose larger life and identity we can share. Cultural idols my dad he says he means conditioned realities to which we look for unconditioned meaning, cultural idols provide temporary refuge for the significant seeking self. We want to share of the immortality and secure identity, they seem to promise. He goes on implicit in the Buddhist aspirants embrace of the path, as that alone which may be able to satisfy her heart's longing is the understanding of the unsatisfactoriness in authenticity, and insufficiency of many of these cultural idols. Basically everything we're surrounded with, on the internet and not on the internet, but this does not mean that as soon as one has dharmic intent, that one is suddenly free of the deeply ingrained reflex to create idols, to link oneself to superior powers in one's quest for identity. Nor does but but nor does Buddha Buddhism wish it so. Behold, it two offers refuge for the significant seeking self, three of them, in fact, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. What a rich field in which to assume a new identity. The aspirants very will is fueled by images of personal greatness and nobility. I want to be an enlightened one, I want to join the holy company of our hearts enlightened ones. I want to be a bodhisattva and give my life for the liberation of all sentient beings. It is precisely such notions that form the nucleus of a general intentionality that will continue to exert a positive, constructive influence in the aspirants life. For by weaning oneself away from the individualistic identity images afforded by culture, toward more archetypal and transpersonal ones, the Buddhist taps rich sources of psychic energy and inspiration. Buddhism understands that the ongoing health of the personality depends upon sufficient self esteem, the wearing of robes, the chanting of sutras, the taking of vows, wonderful rupiah, all of it will pay him in skillful means, as old images of who one is fall away, these new identities sustain one a bodhisattva is a nice thing to be. So, as for the these, these constructive, creative, affirmative, aspirational aspects of Zen practice, in in contrast to the all of the destruction and purging and so forth, we have, he mentions the four the three treasures, Buddha Dharma and Sangha. These, these are the, arguably the three most important of the 16 precepts that we take at Jukai which is coming up next month Jukai, taking the precepts, the big ones are the three treasures. But then the four vows, which we do every single day here and this Zendo at least once a day, all beings without number I vow to liberate.