By request

Soka Gakkai

Founded in 1930 in Tokyo, it's a relatively modern offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism.

Preston Smiles

Priority request: Self-proclaimed “Spiritual” Teacher and Business Coach. I’m finding these two titles rarely, if ever, mix and calibrate above 200.

Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella H. Meadows

Priority request. "Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others" -- amazon.

hard work

Priority request. Listed at 200 in Truth vs. Falsehood.

lacking context

Priority request.

Los Angeles

America's second largest city.

happiness is a choice

When in doubt, choose happiness.

ban on religion

Request: Political ban of religion, for example in communism.

Glamour: A World Problem, by Alice Bailey

Request: Doc mentions this book when talking about Desire on several occasions, but it appears he never calibrated it. He describes it in Map of Consciousness explained as "one of the most helpful books ever written."

"infinite patience produces immediate results"

From ACIM Text Chapter 5, VI, 12. According to search engines, Wayne Dyer is also given credit?? 🤷‍♂️

Bodhisattva Prayer

Priority request: Apparently the Dalai Lama recites a slightly personalized version every day, but this is the standard one written by Shantideva.

Media Vita / John Sheppard, by The Tallis Scholars

Video embedded.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey

At the end of 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton invited Covey, along with other authors, to Camp David to counsel him on how to integrate the book's ideas into his presidency. In August 2011, Time listed 7 Habits as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books" -- wikipedia.

statement: nothing goes unnoticed

Request: Meaning in the grand scheme of things.

The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

Request: Hugely popular book on how to overcome the barriers to creativity and success.