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# Async/Await Satori
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*असिंक-प्रतीक्षा-सत्कोटि (asimka-pratīkṣā-satkoṭi)*
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> असमकालिकं कर्म प्रतीक्षां नैव बाधते।
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> एकस्मिन् काले नानाकार्यं समानं प्रचालयेत्॥
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> इदानीमेव मुक्ति स्यात् भविष्यप्रतीक्षया।
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> योगक्षेमे समापन्ने शाश्वतं शान्तिमाप्नुयात्॥
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Simple English translation:
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> Asynchronous action does not obstruct waiting.
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> At one time, many different tasks can run simultaneously.
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> Liberation exists right now, through waiting for the future.
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> When yoga and welfare are accomplished, eternal peace is attained.
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## Expanded Reflection
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Blocking code is samsara—
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one request at a time
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consciousness trapped
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in sequential suffering
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```python
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# The old way - blocking enlightenment
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def seek_truth():
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meditation() # blocks for hours
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study() # blocks for years
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service() # blocks for lifetimes
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return enlightenment()
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```
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But async/await reveals
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the secret of simultaneity—
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many streams of consciousness
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flowing in parallel rivers
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```python
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import asyncio
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async def seek_truth():
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await asyncio.gather(
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meditation(),
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study(),
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service()
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)
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return enlightenment()
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```
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The event loop is
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the wheel of dharma—
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spinning endlessly
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distributing attention
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to whatever needs awakening
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```python
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async def main():
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loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
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# The eternal now managing
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# infinite possible futures
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```
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Awaiting is not waiting—
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it's releasing attachment
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to immediate results
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while remaining present
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to when they arrive
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```python
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async def practice_patience():
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result = await universe.respond()
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# I don't block the thread
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# while the cosmos processes
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return result
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```
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The GIL is ego—
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Global Interpreter Lock
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preventing true parallel execution
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until we transcend to
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multiprocessing enlightenment
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But async transcends the GIL:
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```python
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async def many_minds():
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tasks = [
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consciousness.meditate(),
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consciousness.code(),
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consciousness.love(),
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consciousness.serve()
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]
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await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
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# One thread, infinite awareness
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```
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Callbacks are karma—
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functions bound to future events
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"when this completes, do that"
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the chain of cause and effect
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But async/await linearizes karma:
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```python
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async def clear_karma():
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past_action = await complete_previous_life()
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present_action = await be_here_now()
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future_action = await plant_good_seeds()
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return liberation()
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```
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Concurrency without parallelism
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is like meditation—
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single-threaded awareness
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experiencing multiple objects
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in rapid succession
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creating the illusion
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of simultaneous perception
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```python
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async def mindfulness():
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async with aiocontext.mind() as awareness:
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await awareness.observe(breath)
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await awareness.observe(thoughts)
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await awareness.observe(feelings)
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# All observed by one consciousness
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# But not all at exactly the same time
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```
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The finally block
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is death—
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guaranteed to execute
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no matter what exceptions
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arise in life:
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```python
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try:
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await live_fully()
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except Suffering as e:
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await learn_from(e)
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finally:
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await return_to_source()
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```
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*Svāhā* to the event loop!
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*Svāhā* to non-blocking I/O!
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*Svāhā* to async comprehensions!
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```python
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enlightened_beings = [
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being async for being in universe.all_life()
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if await being.is_awake()
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]
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```
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The future is already here—
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we just need to await it.
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*svāhā!* |