A state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy -- wikipedia.
Neil Diamond - America
From 1980, patriotic song about immigrants pursuing the American dream. A lot of us still feel this way in 2025. Happy Birthday, America.
benevolent dictatorship
Request: Doc said that Singapore, the highest calibrating country at that time, is a product of benevolent dictatorship. Generically, is it a viable form of government?
Brahmacharya
"in Buddhism, strictly, the practice of sexual chastity; more generally, the term denotes the endeavour by monks and nuns as well as lay devotees to live a moral life as a way to end suffering and to reach enlightenment" -- wikipedia.
coconut water
Request: This has become a popular drink. Meant to be good for hydration.
wallowing
Priority request: As in, wallowing in self pity or sadness. Resisting happiness by being attached to the perverse pleasure of a negative emotional state.
the experiencer is intrinsically innocent
The experiencer seeks higher energy without the karma of particular intention.
The Secret Doctrine, by Helena Blavatsky
Request: A foundational work of Theosophy and one of the most influential esoteric texts of the modern era. It stands out for its ambitious attempt to synthesize ancient wisdom traditions—combining Eastern philosophy, Western mysticism, religion, and science—into a unified spiritual worldview.
soul destruction
A morbid attraction and pathological aversion, soul destruction is the illusory consequence of disobedience threatened by the spiritualized ego as "God." In actuality, God is unconditional love, joy and peace, characteristics that clearly distinguish God from the spiritualized ego as "God."
"Life is brutal. But it’s also beautiful. Brutiful, I call it..."
"...Life’s brutal and beautiful are woven together so tightly that they can’t be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. So now I embrace both, and I live well and hard and real" -- Glennon Doyle.
"You are exactly where you need to be..."
"...having the exact experience you are supposed to be having." Request: This is a mantra I use frequently that brings peace of mind. Maybe others will like it too. Many, many spiritual teachers say this, including Ram Dass and Jeff Foster.
getting the attention of an archangel
Doc reported getting an archangel's momentary attention, and this (apparently) brought about his enlightenment.
everyone is special in God's eyes
Spiritual students may have inadvertently learned to resist specialness. Correct "non-specialness" to unlock the experience of self-esteem without energy suppression. God loves your small self, so you need not resist loving it, nor does self-love need to be boosted by force of belief.
the field that pulls one to enlightenment
You'll start to be pulled to enlightenment from the low-end of this field.
"I am my own worst enemy"
Realizing the ego is the source of suffering and self-defeating behavior.