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napping as a spiritual practice

Request: Hawkins mentions that napping is helpful when letting go of hunger. Can napping be helpful in the letting go process in general or as a spiritual practice? I have used it for prayer by listening to meditative or spiritual music and have had profound dreams at times.

selfish / selfishness

The adjective and the noun calibrate differently.

"Songs of Clear Light" devotional chants

Priority request: Last night Boris Grebenshchikov sang a few songs at a Krishna Das performance, and Boris's music moved the audience to tears

Tao Te Ching

The teachings of Lao Tsu are listed at 610 in Truth vs. Falsehood. Taoism is at 500 (TvF).

"The world is the theatrical stage for the comedy of the absurd"

Hawkins, from Reality, Subjectivity & Modern Man, 2008. Post includes an article with a spiritual practice at 595.

"I surrender to the Infinite Silence of God"

Calibration of this mantra.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

mosquitos

Request: 🦟

Remarkable Healings: Unsuspected Roots of Mental and Physical Illness

"Patients, under hypnosis, claimed to have spirits attached to their bodies and energy fields, creating psychological and physical problems... Dr. Modi describes techniques that release these spirits, revealing how patients can sometimes recover within a few sessions" -- amazon.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

Request: presents a process for communicating with empathy, honesty, and clarity. It aims to promote mutual understanding and peaceful resolution in personal and professional relationships.

level: no longer sabotaging yourself

Priority request: Seems like a high pass, where one would be free of all self hatred to the degree he no longer gets in his own way unconsciously.

T/F: the Sandy Hook shooting was a CIA operation

Various conspiracy theorists have claimed that the December 2012 massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was actually orchestrated by the U.S. government as part of an elaborate plot to promote stricter gun control laws -- wikipedia.