"You don't have to do exceptional things at all. Just do ordinary things exceptionally well. That's The Art of Exceptional Living."
David R. Hawkins' lowest level in his lifetime
Request: he struggled with issues like alcoholism and depression for some periods in his life.
believing one’s life is worth less than another’s
Request: Related in some way to defeatism?
objectivism
Reality exists independently of consciousness, human beings have direct contact with reality through sense perception, one can attain objective knowledge from perception through the process of concept formation and inductive logic… -- wikipedia. See link for full definition.
lowest level of consciousness prior to enlightenment
Historically, the largest leap to 600. By request.
contemplation: what is life?
Deep reflection on life and its meanings. By request.
realizing one’s fundamental okayness
By request.
position: life has to be managed
Request: Instead of letting the flow of life take one along, trusting that God leads one in a good way…. I have to figure this out and strain!!!
ego editing (1/10,000 second) slows as one advances spiritually
Request: Wondering if Reality reveals itself gradually or if editing dissolves totally in an instant by the Will.
Genghis Khan
Warrior and founder of the Mongolian Empire; He “brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state” — Britannica.
concept of "open loops" reducing cognitive capacity
Request: Is it true that this diminished our capacity for attention to other things, or is it merely a matter of attachment to the undone tasks & the feeling of being in control?
visualizing oneself being protected by Doc
Request: Holding this in mind brought comfort.
Hawkins' mudra
Fingers interlocked as in prayer with index fingers extended and touching. See image.
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world...
"... He who loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" -- 1 John 2:15.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
The book is calibrated at 575 in TvF, but there's some bizarre stuff in there, i.e. Chapter 8, "Natural Liberation through Recognition of the Visual Indications and Signs of Death." Should we take it seriously?