percent of humans living in the defeatism-triumphalism duality
Request: I noticed that I've been living like this my whole life and I wonder how common it is in the human realm.
Brian Gibbs
"The will of God for us is complete and total happiness, wholeness, and oneness"
Found the quote in Healing & Recovery, book by Doc. Heard similar thing in The Way of Mastery material as well -- by request.
"Chad" concept
Request: a stereotypical alpha male admired or scorned for brazen self-confidence.
fraternal correction
Request: a practice where one Christian privately confronts another about a perceived wrongdoing or sin, with the goal of helping them grow in holiness. It's an act of charity and love, aimed at preventing further sin and promoting repentance.
work-life balance
Priority request. "achieve the desired work and life satisfaction and needs in a conflict situation" -- wikipedia.
karma as cause
Priority request: Seems to me that most of the events of ones life can be said to be "caused" by ones karma. It certainly seems like a better explanation than luck or randomness.
blaming God for what is the consequence of the human ego
Request: as Doc put it.
"Oh Lord, we do pray to Thee that Thy Truth prevail in mankind for the sake of Peace. Amen"
Attributed to Doc, by request.
Buddhist causation
Request: Earnestly understanding is a part of right view in the Eightfold Noble Path. [Requester provided an explainer, show below].
Jesuit Priest Anthony DeMello
A spiritual teacher, writer, and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. d.1987 --wikipedia.
spiritual eye reading
Request: At what level do we read other's eyes - in order to roughly estimate their level of consciousness or distinguish good from evil?
Tibetan prayer flags
Often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes -- wikipedia.
calling
"a strong urge towards a particular way of life or career" -- Google dictionary.
statement: heaven is not a location
Request: it seems the mind automatically assumes heaven is a place where some entity experienced as "me" is going to go to when we die or become enlightened... Some have said heaven is on earth, as in we create our own heaven or hell in a metaphorical sense.
"All sentient beings live by faith"
From Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, David R. Hawkins.