Michael Knowles
Political commentary of.
By request
giving up
Request: To cease making an effort; resign oneself to failure. Seems to be the ego's idea of what surrender is.
"Never give up on your dreams"
Request: Typical self help/success advice, often used by celebrities and successful people to encourage others who wish to travel in their footsteps. It is usually taken to be inspiring. However, it is also sometimes seen as cheesy and impractical.
Tony Robbins on change...
"Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change." Priority request.
opioid addiction
Request: what is its range - basically what kind of pain is suppressed into apathy (I presume).
Kanye West
"rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. One of the most prominent figures in hip hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary" -- wikipedia.
analytic idealism
"a metaphysical framework proposed by philosopher Bernardo Kastrup, which posits that consciousness is the fundamental, ontological primitive, and that the entire universe is a projection of an indivisible, instinctive consciousness" -- Brave AI.
Hara: The Vital Center of Man, by Karlfried Graf Dürckheim
"The classic text on balance, inner calm, and the cultivation of tranquillity using the age-old techniques of Zen masters" -- amazon.
The Lion King soundtrack, This Land
Request: This music is probably in the 500s.
Shiba Inu crypto coin
Request: It's said to have huge potential for profit.
napping as a spiritual practice
Request: Hawkins mentions that napping is helpful when letting go of hunger. Can napping be helpful in the letting go process in general or as a spiritual practice? I have used it for prayer by listening to meditative or spiritual music and have had profound dreams at times.
T/F: ADHD isn’t a biological illness, but instead is a trauma response that can be overcome
Request: “An estimated 8.7 million adults in the U.S. have ADHD” —Forbes Health.
The Supernatural Life (TSNL)
Priority request: Possibly a cult, they use words like "revival" and teach about revelations. I had a guy come up to me at work and start pushing it on me pretty hard, it was quite uncomfortable as he ignored social cues and kept pushing... Aura felt off afterwards.
Sam Harris
Request: Popular intellectual figure with podcasts discussing controversial topics through a centrist and common-sensical lens.
Social impact of Trump's reaction to the assassination attempt
Priority request.