"the act of remaining in a silent and calm state for a period of time" -- collinsdictionary.
smugness
An excessive feeling of self-satisfaction -- vocabulary.com.
NATO
An intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949 -- wikipedia.
duality
"the quality or state of having two different or opposite parts or elements" -- merriam-webster.
UN United Nations
193 member states, representing nearly all of the world's sovereign states, as well as two observer states, the Holy See and the State of Palestine -- wikipedia. Calibrated at 195 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood.
Board of Peace
Request: Established by Donald Trump, the Board of Peace is overseeing the Gaza Peace-Plan. Could be a substitute for the UN.
SPLC Southern Poverty Law Center
Was at 310 in Truth vs. Falsehood, 2005.
contemplation (as recommended by Doc)
"To focus on a specific subject while attending to daily life is generally called contemplation." - Hawkins, I : Reality & Subjectivity
T/F: the sun causes skin cancer
"Sun exposure is the primary cause of skin cancer, but there are other causes:
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure from tanning beds and occupational equipment. Family history of skin cancer and other genetic factors.
Increasing age. A weakened immune system" -- mdanderson.org.
concept: pain-body
Request: How useful is Eckhart's teaching about the pain-body?
lost in thought
Thinking about something and not paying attention to one's surroundings -- merriam-webster.
mantra: there is nothing wrong with me
Priority request: this could help ease those of us who are always trying to fix ourselves, turning ourselves into a problem that needs to be solved instead of... watching life unfold. It could also help to stop self scrutinizing, a spiritual ego habit. I found an increase in self esteem with this.
PRÓ-VIDA Cosmic Integration
Request: An organization that has 9 levels of training about growing in consciousness and ultimately reaching what they refer to as cosmic integration. It might be a cult.
sensationalism (media practice)
"Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages biased or emotionally loaded impressions of events rather than journalistic objectivity" -- wikipedia. By request.