the devotion of time to a useless activity -- Wordnik.
"The thoughts themselves are the thinkers"
Request: famous assertion from William James in his book "The Principles of Psychology".
palmistry
Palmistry is the pseudoscientific practice of fortune-telling through the study of the palm -- wikipedia.
inspiring / inspiration
Tending to enliven, motivate, or exalt -- American Heritage dictionary.
the end justifies the means
Request: Doc said that the arm goes weak to this. What is it’s level?
"focusing on form is de-energizing"
Request: Doc, from Realizing the Root of Consciousness: Meditative and Contemplative Techniques Jun 2002 (part 1/3, 1:35:44).
checking the Database more than once a day
Request: Would this be addictive behavior?
directing eyes to women's shapes
Request: What does consciousness say about it? Adding contexts: being in a relationship vs. not being in a relationship
holding in mind the master...
…potentiates mastery within the student -- request.
early bird, night owl
Request: some people seem to prefer getting up early and sleeping early, with more energy in the morning. While others prefer getting up late and sleeping late, with more energy at night.
"You're only human"
Request: used to console someone who feels regret about an error.
habibi
"my love" or "my dear" in Arabic.
“Breathing in, I know that anxiety is in me. Breathing out, I smile to my anxiety.”
Request: from the book "Fear" by Thích Nhất Hạnh.
masturbation
Request: self-stimulation of one's own genitals for sexual pleasure.
doing something you're afraid of as a spiritual practice
Request: After walking through fear, we find that we are safe. Doing this as a spiritual practice may help us surrender our fears and experience life with more ease and joy.