the desire to be enlightened
The keyword is actually "enlightened," not "desire."
By request
having a glass of wine with dinner
Priority request: Is it healthy / an overall beneficial thing to do? Studies seem to show conflicting results around alcohol.
Loch Lomond - VOCES8 & Ringmasters
Priority request: modern arrangement of a traditional choral piece.
John F. Kennedy speech "Ich bin ein Berliner"
June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is one of the best-known speeches of the Cold War and among the most famous anti-communist speeches -- wikipedia. By request.
seeing the innocent child within others and ourselves
What is the level of alignment able to do this?
not seeing sin in anyone / anywhere
Request: …but innocence instead.
disliking limitations due to having a body
Request: It feels like it would be nice to not have to struggle with maintaining bodily functions, to not be "bound" to a physical location, and to not be vulnerable to physical attacks or diseases.
Omnia Gratia Est
"All is by grace." The idea that everything in life, including spiritual and material blessings, is a result of God's grace.
juggling
Request: It is said it synchronizes the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
Spem in alium
40-part Renaissance motet by english composer Thomas Tallis.
past life regression
"uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of past lives or incarnations" -- wikipedia.
Ignatian retreat
A period of guided prayer and reflection that follows the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuits. Priority request.
Wikipedia
Online encyclopedia anyone can edit.
Blackstone's ratio
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." The phrase was absorbed by the British legal system, becoming a maxim by the early 19th century -- wikipedia. By request.
sharing mutual romantic feelings with another person while in separate relationships...
…but not acting on them. Request: Seems to be a more common occurrence amongst people in long term relationships than some would think. Curious as to the ADAP range of the phenomenon and how it can be properly contextualized when the situation can’t be avoided.