the Spiritual Will: God's decision that you make
While not perfect, this definition is helpful to understanding the scope and power of the Spiritual Will.
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lower mind vs. small self
Similar perceptions, but different contexts.
the nature of suffering is to insist upon applying an ineffective spiritual practice
If you're suffering longer than a few minutes, you need a different approach
calling a spade a spade
While the context is in the 400s—TvF has it at 490—in practice its effect applies to the material world and physical behaviors, the 200s, not to the analysis and abstractions of the intellect.
courage
Request: 200 on the Map of Consciousness, but what is the range?
supplication is egoless
In the high consciousness of this posture, we see the nature of supplication; we see the ego is not doing it.
magnitude: willingness to die for something
Priority request: Doc talked about how the willingness to lay one's life down for God was a prerequisite for enlightenment. He also praised the kamikaze pilots in WW2 for their willingness to sacrifice their lives for God and country... [W]e can also see people will die for negativity.
Ganges river
"the Ganges River..., on the physical level, is the recipient of the sewage of over one hundred villages, towns, and cities along its course...
quality: I don't give a f***
It can be an attachment, but for spiritual students, it is a detachment inasmuch as it is forces responsibility, caring, and scrupulousness.
low energy
Request: Sometimes I notice a low energy like I'm just physically tired for a couple of hours or half a day. Is that always a negative energy (cal. under 200) or is it sometimes just a physiological tiredness?
"On the spiritual journey, waste no time. Be epic"
Being epic is a necessary step at each stage of spiritual evolution, but don't force it.
core of the ego
"The basis of war, crime, and all social conflict, including genocide, is diagnosed as originating from the core of the ego itself, specifically the infantile ego, with its impatient wants, loud protests, and unrealistic expectations" -- Truth vs. Falsehood.
ego non-reactivity
A spiritual practice in the mode of the witness.
avoidance of sexuality
Priority request: And all the negative feelings that go with, shame, fear, desire and anger. How does one get out of this mess?
all suffering is due to resistance
How this truth illuminates the spiritual work of letting go and surrendering the world to God.