Syrian politician and military officer who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in 2024 -- wikipedia.
mantra: with God, I release my soul from suffering
From the perspective of the witness (the Real you), the soul is a separate-self illusion which is released by absolving it of doom, shame, guilt and other hellish forms of punishment and false "destiny." To the extent one is successful in this, suffering ends.
churchiness
strict conformity or zealous adherence to the forms or beliefs of a church -- merriam-webster.
choosing silence and peace constantly as a spiritual practice
Request: A Spiritual Practice recommended in DPG.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
Request: Leader [of] the rebel group that took power in Syria. He tries to look more moderate. Is he a improvement on Assad? Or just another dictator?
video advertising billboards
Request: Very bright, flickering, sometimes with sound. Whenever one gets installed, the area around it becomes uncomfortable to be in.
Bible study groups
Request: Been asked to participate in this a few times at campus and I wonder what the field of it might be.
Cherish - Kool & the Gang
Priority request: I’ve always loved this song…it has a good meaning and was just curious as to the calibration.
"Gratitude don't pay the bills"
Request: Something my dad said. Seems kind of anti-spiritual but also kind of true?
Wicked (2024)
Request: Very famous musical movie right now based on the Broadway musical. A prequel to the wizard of Oz classic film.
Notre Dame cathedral
on Sunday hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019.
suppression
"the conscious process of pushing unwanted, anxiety-provoking thoughts, memories, emotions, fantasies and desires out of awareness" -- scientificamerican.
restraint
"a way of limiting, controlling, or stopping something" -- britannica.
demigod
a person who is part mortal and part divine -- vocabulary.com.
unwillingness to undo negative karma
Priority request: I saw this on a slide during a Doc video. It sounds like a pretty important spiritual error to be aware of... negative karma will certainly need to be paid at some point and resisting it would seem to only compound the issue.