Another interesting read! I think the context on which it is used serves as the structure that is built but the underlying foundation always remains the same. Practically, how we do one thing reveals much of who we are as a person and by extension how we could do other things. As above, so below, the famous and central axiom of hermeticism comes to mind also. I've fairly come across this ten thousand number within Eastern literature, specifically ten thousand lifetimes, worlds, experiences, etc. Wondered why not one hundred thousand, for example? Now I can think it's a proxy for everything, thanks!