writing as a spiritual practice
Request: With surrender, writing becomes a means of research, a source of new understanding for both the reader and the writer... Writing becomes a gift; it becomes service for the sake of service.
Brian Gibbs
Ezekiel’s vision of the Chariot
Ezekiel 1:4-28
Robert Edward Grant (polymath)
Priority request. Grant is "a prodigious artist, sculptor, music theorist, musician, and author of several research and patent publications spanning biology, DNA combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and physics" -- his website
microaggressions (concept)
a term used for commonplace daily verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups -- wikipedia
Baby Einstein (product)
an American franchise and line of multimedia products, including home video programs, CDs, books, flash cards, toys, and baby gear that specialize in interactive activities for infants and toddlers under three years old -- wikipedia
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
a non-financial factor that investors use to identify material risks and growth opportunities in companies. It is a stakeholder-centric approach to doing business that considers the needs and ways in which to generate value for all organizational stakeholders -- wikipedia
stakeholder capitalism
A system in which corporate purpose is based on a fundamental commitment to all stakeholders — customers, employees, partners, communities, the planet, and society — rather than just shareholders -- salesforce.com
Larry Fink (billionaire)
Fink co-founded BlackRock with seven partners in 1988... In his annual 2022 letter to CEOs, Fink discusses how effective stakeholder capitalism creates and sustains value for shareholders -- braveAI
Terence McKenna
"American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants." --wikipedia
giving old clothing to goodwill
Request: "To have give all to all"
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained
Request: Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the Autobiography of a Yogi, explained the mystery behind Omar's famous poem as a deep allegory of the soul's romance with God.
statement: wait until enlightenment before teaching it
By request. [Brian's commentary: In Reality, one can only teach what one is, so the statement is inevitably true. As such, there are plenty of presumptively "enlightened" teachers teaching presumptive "enlightenment." ]
Mark Twain
Request: Praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and called "the father of American literature."
Pokémon
The video game series spawned an anime television series [and] the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In addition, the Pokémon franchise includes the world's top-selling toy brand, an anime film series, a live-action film... books, manga comics, music, and merchandise -- wikipedia
Brett Kavanaugh (US Supreme Court justice)
has come to be regarded... as a swing vote on the Court. Kavanaugh became the "median justice" of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 according to a study by professors at three prominent law schools -- wikipedia