to not identify with your mind’s story of your life
Awareness approaching the witness at 600.
By request
Yin yoga
Slow-paced style of yoga as exercise, incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine, with asanas (postures) that are held for longer periods of time than in other styles -- wikipedia.
declaring bankruptcy
"Bankruptcy is a legal process that allows individuals and businesses to deal with overwhelming debt. It can involve liquidating assets to pay creditors or creating a repayment plan" -- uscourts.gov.
mantra: I am everyone's friend
Request: Apparently said frequently by Saint Catherine of Siena.
fasting
Compare with and without spiritual intention. Intention makes a huge difference.
noninvolvement with a field of pain
The capability to remain on the "razor's edge" and neither resist nor experience pain.
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
"four misfits are pulled through a portal into a cubic world, and must embark on a quest back to the real world with the help of an expert crafter named Steve" -- wikipedia.
Upload (Amazon series)
In 2033, humans can "upload" themselves into a virtual afterlife of their choosing. When computer programmer Nathan Brown dies prematurely, he is uploaded to the very expensive Lakeview [simulation].
letting the energy run out
Related to letting go. Request: It seems similar to "letting the dust settle", but in a spiritual context.
statement: worrying is forcing
Priority request: …when we worry about something we get a surge of energy that shouts "DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS". So then force and ego control are likely to happen instead of surrender/order. I found recontextualizing worry as synonymous with force in this way made it easier to let go of.
whole body "yes"
Priority request: Sometimes called the "Full Body Yes". Make decisions with head, heart and gut, only go for it if all say "yes".
premarital sex vs. its prohibition
A multifaceted moral question.
morality
"principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior" -- Google dictionary. Calibrated at 405 (awareness) in Truth vs. Falsehood.
California
Calibrated at 280 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood.
population size of China
Priority request: Estimates fluctuate between 1.4 billion to being a fraction of that number. If the number of Chinese citizens has significantly decreased over the years, this could have huge ramifications for both the country and the rest of the world.