"When the mind is enlightened, the spirit is freed and the body matters not."
— Oma Desala, Stargate SG-1, "Meridian"
"Theirs was named Maitreya. A subject enveloped by scanning tunnelling microscopes wired into his visual cortex. Forced to meditate upon his own atomic structure until he could perceive the quantum foam of every particle of his being birthing and annihilating under the uncertainty principle. His emergence into superhumanity was heralded by the impossible light of zero-point energy accessed from the spaces between virtual particles. I'm told it could have gone better for the witnesses."
— Reddin, Supergod
Shifu: There are many ways to achieve inner peace. Some meditate in a cave for fifty years. Others suffer a great trauma. [deep breath] Po, the day you were chosen as Dragon Warrior was the worst day of my life.
[cue Po's completely unamused "God, not this again" face in contrast to Shifu's completely serious Thousand-Yard Stare]
Shifu: By far. Nothing else came close. It was the worst, most painful, mind-destroying, horrible moment—
Po: Okay.
Shifu: —I have ever experienced. [hugs himself and shudders; composes himself] But once I realized the problem was not you, but within me, I found inner peace and was able to harness the flow of the universe.
[cue Po's completely unamused "God, not this again" face in contrast to Shifu's completely serious Thousand-Yard Stare]
Shifu: By far. Nothing else came close. It was the worst, most painful, mind-destroying, horrible moment—
Po: Okay.
Shifu: —I have ever experienced. [hugs himself and shudders; composes himself] But once I realized the problem was not you, but within me, I found inner peace and was able to harness the flow of the universe.
Shen: How did you find peace? I took away your parents. Everything! I-I— I scarred you for life!
Po: See, that's the thing, Shen... scars heal.
Shen: No, they don't. Wounds heal.
Po: Oh, yeah. What do scars do? They fade, I guess?
Shen: I don't care what scars do.
Po: You should, Shen. You gotta let go of that stuff from the past, 'cause it just doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.
Po: See, that's the thing, Shen... scars heal.
Shen: No, they don't. Wounds heal.
Po: Oh, yeah. What do scars do? They fade, I guess?
Shen: I don't care what scars do.
Po: You should, Shen. You gotta let go of that stuff from the past, 'cause it just doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.
