doing creative work as a spiritual practice
Priority request: writing, making art etc., with a spiritual intention.
By request
correlation of psychiatric pharmaceuticals for adolescents and school shootings
Request: the school shooting phenomenon seems to coincide with increased adolescent use of antidepressant and antipsychotic medications. Is there a connection?
Kitaro
A Japanese musician, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music -- wikipedia.
holding no hatred in one’s heart
Request: A purity of sight.
consciousness calibration using the heartbeat
Request: placing your fingers on a wrist or above the ear (where you feel the heartbeat)... when asking a question, there are subtle variations in the heartbeat that indicate whether something is true or false. I wonder how accurate this calibration method is.
Calibration of calibration techniques
Eight methods calibrated. Higher calibrations indicate higher capability. Consciousness calibration itself is at 605 (awareness) in TvF.
Robin Williams
Regarded as one of the best comedians of all time -- wikipedia.
The Entombment of Christ (Caravaggio)
Priority request: [the painting] depicts Jesus being taken down from the cross. It highlights His love for the world and the fulfillment of His calling, which was its salvation.
greeting strangers on the street
Priority request: If we go walking, for example.
Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell, by Emanuel Swedenborg
Request: Swedenborg was a Swedish mystic who experienced profound spiritual visions starting in 1744-1745.
Proverbs 13:20
"He who walks with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall suffer harm" -- Lamsa.
contemplation: "Why am I doing this to myself?"
Priority request: This was recommended by Brian on the forum as a way to dismiss experiential suffering as an illusion. "You don't need an answer. The question is enough to call out the absurdity of it."
"One is responsible for the effort but not the results"
Request: A useful reminder to release the desire to control the future.
Anger Busting 101, by Newton Hightower
Priority request. The New ABCs for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them. "You learn simple ways to end the destructiveness, heal the wounds, and start living the life you really want for yourself and your family" -- amazon.
ego (concept)
Ego has a wide range of definitions, depending on context.