By request

statement: unhappiness makes no sense

Priority request: There are social behavior norms, for example one does not laugh at a funeral out of respect for others, but in an internal way it seems to make no logical sense to close off your joy or happiness for any reason ever. It benefits no one.

auditing (Scientology)

"involves repeated questioning forming an extended series. It may take several questions to complete a 'process', several processes together are a 'rundown', several rundowns completed and the Scientologist is deemed to have advanced another level on the Bridge to Total Freedom" -- wikipedia.

deciding something is yours

"You can just decide something is yours, without desire or any other negative position. Then it's a highest-good decision, meaning good for everyone. In this scenario, attachment doesn't come into play. Attachment doesn't occur in the context of the highest good" -- Brian's comment.

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

Priority request: A quote attributed to Nietzche, of all people. It has become sort of a mantra for resilience in the face of adversity.

Medjugorje, as a spiritual center

"Since the [Marian] apparitions began in 1981, over 40 million people of all faiths, from all over the world, have visited Medjugorje and have left spiritually strengthened and renewed. Countless unbelievers and physically or mentally afflicted, have been converted and healed."

Christopher Langan

Langan's IQ was estimated on ABC's 20/20 to be between 195 and 210, and in 1999 he was described by some journalists as "the smartest man in America" or "in the world" -- wikipedia.

the nature of consciousness is to develop

Request: i.e. above 200, purification is the natural development when it's not being resisted.

programmer

"Computer programmers write, test, debug, and maintain the detailed instructions, called computer programs, that computers must follow to perform their functions. Programmers also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer" -- wikipedia.

a scientific study showing Applied Kinesiology is unreliable as a diagnostic tool

"Of the 151 sets of trials, the toxic vial was identified correctly in 80 of them (53%)." The study concluded, "Applied Kinesiology has not demonstrated that it is a useful or reliable diagnostic tool upon which health decisions can be based."

"The best predictor of someone's future behavior is their past behavior"

Request: I just heard this in an interview of Jordan Peterson by Piers Morgan.

Om Namaha Shivaya

by Robert Gass and On Wings of Song. Video embedded.

clown (occupation)

"a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh" -- collinsdictionary.

Doctors Without Borders

a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases -- wikipedia.

contemplation: from what experience do I derive the certainty that I am?

Request: Suggested contemplation by Rupert Spira.

tattoos

Also calibrated: tattoo obsession and face tattoos.