"Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and lovingkindness" -- Dalai Lama.
karmic merit (concept)
"a type of karmic currency that is earned through good actions and intentions... actions and intentions have karmic consequences, and that merit and demerit accumulate over time to determine the quality of one's life" -- 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.
meditation with background music
Call it "meditation lite" as it makes meditation more accessible but lowers the potentiality.
meditation background music
By request.
meditation
"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?