the ability to find something wrong in anything
The spiritual ego can always find something wrong, even in joy, beauty, simplicity or love.
Behaviors
avoiding positive thoughts / the upside
An orientation, alignment or behavior
T/F: testing one's calibration on a daily basis can do more harm than good
Is too much of a spiritual practice harmful?
stop taking the plane as a measure to slow down global warming
"any kind of transport has an impact on the climate, except walking or riding a bicycle. So what’s the true impact of flying on the environment? Around 2% of the world’s carbon emissions come from flights" -- a person with a blog
remaining in a negative culture, community or religious group
Priority request: Some people leave their community while others stay.
lawfare
use of legal systems and institutions to damage or delegitimize an opponent, or to deter individual's usage of their legal rights --wikipedia
blasting loud music in cars
Request: Loud bass, windows down, be it a residential area or in the middle of night. A common behaviour among drivers around the world.
ignoring of pleas
Compassionless unwillingness to entertain objection or complaint, often in the guise of rationality or pragmatism, i.e. the mind overruling the heart.
avoiding the news in order to reduce stress
"researchers looked at how people were best able to manage feelings of anxiety and depression at the height of the pandemic, finding that one of the most effective methods was to take breaks from the barrage of bad news" --nbcnews.com
endure
"suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently" -- Google dictionary
smother (romantic)
to give someone you love too much attention and make the person feel less independent --request
telling someone to mind their own business
Personal boundaries are significant. Maintaining them is an integral part of the spiritual journey.
sleepwalking
“walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep” — Google dictionary
"going through the motions"
to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it --dictionary.cambridge.org
"reinvent the wheel"
to waste time trying to do something that has already been done successfully by someone else --request