Faustian bargain
Request: A deal where someone sacrifices something of high moral or spiritual value in exchange for something they desire, such as knowledge, power, or wealth.
By request
the desire to be enlightened
The keyword is actually "enlightened," not "desire."
having a glass of wine with dinner
Priority request: Is it healthy / an overall beneficial thing to do? Studies seem to show conflicting results around alcohol.
Loch Lomond - VOCES8 & Ringmasters
Priority request: modern arrangement of a traditional choral piece.
John F. Kennedy speech "Ich bin ein Berliner"
June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is one of the best-known speeches of the Cold War and among the most famous anti-communist speeches -- wikipedia. By request.
not seeing sin in anyone / anywhere
Request: …but innocence instead.
disliking limitations due to having a body
Request: It feels like it would be nice to not have to struggle with maintaining bodily functions, to not be "bound" to a physical location, and to not be vulnerable to physical attacks or diseases.
Omnia Gratia Est
"All is by grace." The idea that everything in life, including spiritual and material blessings, is a result of God's grace.
juggling
Request: It is said it synchronizes the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
past life regression
"uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of past lives or incarnations" -- wikipedia.
Ignatian retreat
A period of guided prayer and reflection that follows the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuits. Priority request.
Wikipedia
Online encyclopedia anyone can edit.
Blackstone's ratio
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." The phrase was absorbed by the British legal system, becoming a maxim by the early 19th century -- wikipedia. By request.
sharing mutual romantic feelings with another person while in separate relationships...
…but not acting on them. Request: Seems to be a more common occurrence amongst people in long term relationships than some would think. Curious as to the ADAP range of the phenomenon and how it can be properly contextualized when the situation can’t be avoided.
mantra: not my problem, spiritually speaking
Whereas "not my problem" sounds on its face potentially dismissive of intrinsic responsibility, in a spiritual context it is profoundly true. God is responsible, and our involvement with perceptual problems by resistance or attraction of belief is essentially a waste of time.