concentration
"the action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort." Request: In Zen practice and in life it certainly plays a role.
By request
meditation
"the act of remaining in a silent and calm state for a period of time" -- collinsdictionary.
each level of consciousness is capped by "If I let that go, I won't be me"
Priority request: Doc describes how each LOC is being capped by a fear by a sense of losing who I am, my identity, my sense of self. That sense of losing myself is to be let go of over and over again at each LOC. (starts at minute 8:50 in the video).
I Origins (2014)
Priority request: A scientist attempts to disprove spirituality by finding the source gene of the eye, but in the process he confirms it instead.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (video game)
Request: Story-driven video game. Most likely winner of 2025 game of the year.
"The world is a means and not an end"
Request: Attributed to Dr. David R. Hawkins.
Agnus Dei, by Voces8
"pristinely beautiful." Listen...
T/F: people are fundamentally good
How should we think of people?
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Priority request: The answer to aircraft greenhouse gas emissions. Made from waste sources like crop instead of fossil fuels. Curious if this is a woke technology.
level: consciousness is quantum in nature
Request: Quantum physics suggests that everything in the physical world can be broken down into discrete quanta, of which any further division is impossible... [e.g. a string's vibration] can only exist in either the fundamental frequency, or a discrete harmonic of that fundamental.
khvarenah (in new Persian: farr)
A mystical radiant force emanating from men chosen by God that confers upon them both the right to rule and the cosmic capacity to do so justly... a real presence: an invisible yet palpable aura of righteousness that legitimizes rule, enables victory, and proves divine favor -- wikipedia.
Spiritual Power and Integrity, by David R. Hawkins
Uncovering Spiritual Reality and Realizing Peace, Love, and Divinity. By request.
Foundation Books (Asimov)
Request: There is a current Apple TV series which you have calibrated purporting to be based upon these book. Values portrayed in the show are nothing like those portrayed in the books.
Childhood Vaccine Schedule
Request: Expecting our first child I have reservations around mandated childhood vaccine schedule compliance in California. It seemed bringing this topic into awareness and contemplation will help shed light on the subject. Perhaps this serves other families making these decisions.
Psalm 91 (Lamsa)
"Doc often stated this psalm as his favourite. Verses 14-15 are quoted in some of his books" -- by request.