By request

phototherapy

Request: Where I live winter means less light, less sun, the days are shorter. I've noticed I have less energy, and it seems this happens each time during this time of year. Can using artificial light be helpful in increasing energy?

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery...

"... but today is a gift. That's why it is called present" -- Kung Fu Panda (movie) quote, by request.

“My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?”

Calibration of this mistranslation.

nam myoho renge kyo

A mantra central to Nichiren Buddhism. It is the title of the Lotus Sutra and is also used as a chant to connect individuals to their inner Buddha nature, helping them bring forth wisdom, compassion, and enlightenment -- Brave AI.

Soka Gakkai

Founded in 1930 in Tokyo, it's a relatively modern offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism.

Preston Smiles

Priority request: Self-proclaimed “Spiritual” Teacher and Business Coach. I’m finding these two titles rarely, if ever, mix and calibrate above 200.

Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella H. Meadows

Priority request. "Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others" -- amazon.

lacking context

Priority request.

Los Angeles

America's second largest city.

ban on religion

Request: Political ban of religion, for example in communism.

Bodhisattva Prayer

Priority request: Apparently the Dalai Lama recites a slightly personalized version every day, but this is the standard one written by Shantideva.

Media Vita / John Sheppard, by The Tallis Scholars

Video embedded.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey

At the end of 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton invited Covey, along with other authors, to Camp David to counsel him on how to integrate the book's ideas into his presidency. In August 2011, Time listed 7 Habits as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books" -- wikipedia.

statement: nothing goes unnoticed

Request: Meaning in the grand scheme of things.

The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

Request: Hugely popular book on how to overcome the barriers to creativity and success.