statement: all attachments must be surrendered
Request: Useful to remember when you losing things— that everything has to be surrendered at some point. Either willingly or with resistance.
By request
speaking your mind / being blunt / “no filter”
Not a matter of appropriateness or consideration.
hikikomori
A form of severe social withdrawal, called hikikomori, has been frequently described in Japan and is characterized by adolescents and young adults who become recluses in their parents’ homes, unable to work or go to school for months or years — PubMed Central.
T/F: China intends to invade Taiwan
The deputy director of the United States’ (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Cohen, said that Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027 --statecraft.co.in
Taize community
Today, the Taizé Community is made up of about hundred brothers, Catholics and from various Protestant backgrounds, coming from around thirty nations --taize.fr/en
Authority-io (YouTube channel)
Priority request. "We have helped thousands of people turn their existing knowledge into highly profitable online courses and coaching programs. Stay tuned for lots of valuable content to help you do the same!"
Jesus Christ, You are my Life (Pope John Paul II) video
Priority request: A beautiful worship together as a church and a people. Made me emotional and I can see the pure joy in the face of the Pope and the people. A beautiful song! I can’t even imagine the energy in that space.
Itzhak Bentov
Priority request. "was a Czechoslovakia-born Israeli-American scientist, inventor, mystic and author. His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry" -- wikipedia.
Didache (Christian scripture?)
Request: written in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. It serves as a kind of manual or catechism for Christian ethics, rituals such as baptism and Eucharist, and church organization... it was not included in the New Testament canon.
Ólafur Arnalds – Sunrise Session III
Request: One of the more beautiful songs i have come upon. Video embedded.
doing creative work as a spiritual practice
Priority request: writing, making art etc., with a spiritual intention.
correlation of psychiatric pharmaceuticals for adolescents and school shootings
Request: the school shooting phenomenon seems to coincide with increased adolescent use of antidepressant and antipsychotic medications. Is there a connection?
Kitaro
A Japanese musician, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music -- wikipedia.
holding no hatred in one’s heart
Request: A purity of sight.
consciousness calibration using the heartbeat
Request: placing your fingers on a wrist or above the ear (where you feel the heartbeat)... when asking a question, there are subtle variations in the heartbeat that indicate whether something is true or false. I wonder how accurate this calibration method is.