"I surrender to the Infinite Silence of God"
Calibration of this mantra.
By request
Peaceful Gregorian Chants - Dan Gibson
Album is on YouTube and embedded, here.
mantra: my worth is established by God
Priority request: as an antidote to any thoughts or feelings of unworthiness.
performing a medical autopsy
Priority request: I will be performing autopsies as part of my medical training and am feeling a certain degree of apprehension about it.
jealousy
Emotion referring to the thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and envy over relative lack of possessions, status or something of great personal value -- wikipedia.
Hermann Hesse
"His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality" -- wikipedia.
jihad (meaning)
"In Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. Although in the West it is sometimes erroneously translated as ‘holy war’ and understood as referring exclusively to military combat, Islamic texts yield a broader array of meanings connected to moral and ethical struggles" -- britannica.com.
From Suffering to Joy: The Path of the Heart
"a method of self-discovery that can help bring harmony to your life and help you build truly intimate relationships." by Prem Baba, 2013.
Robert Smalley
Claim: Robert is fully acknowledged and empowered as a true teacher of natural spiritual truth by his own spiritual attainment, rather than by external authority. He is a model of spiritual achievement through spiritual self-cultivation.
wanting something but also not wanting it at the same time
Request: For all of my adult life, I have wanted an intimate relationship, yet also been terrified at the prospect of being that close with someone.
fluoride in toothpaste for children
Request: For many years I have avoided consuming poisonous substances and as such have been avoiding fluoride toothpaste. Naturally, therefore, I have never given either of my two children fluoridated toothpaste.
Wholeness and the Implicate Order, by David Bohm
Bohm "described and delineated the implicit/explicit and
enfolded/unfolded paradigms of reality. (The consciousness
level of Bohm’s work is 505.)" -- Truth vs. Falsehood.
"soli Deo gloria"
a Latin term for Glory to God alone... As a doctrine, it means that everything is done for God's glory to the exclusion of mankind's self-glorification and pride. Christians are to be motivated and inspired by God's glory and not their own -- wikipedia.
dark night of the soul (concept)
"a spiritual crisis in the journey toward union with God, like that described by St. John of the Cross" -- wikipedia.
The Apocryphal Gospels
A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas -- amazon.