"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery...
"... but today is a gift. That's why it is called present" -- Kung Fu Panda (movie) quote, by request.
By request
“My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?”
Calibration of this mistranslation.
nam myoho renge kyo
A mantra central to Nichiren Buddhism. It is the title of the Lotus Sutra and is also used as a chant to connect individuals to their inner Buddha nature, helping them bring forth wisdom, compassion, and enlightenment -- Brave AI.
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.