taking photos as a spiritual practice
Request: When I take photographs, I often feel like I'm truly focusing on the essence and beauty of that exact moment. I just wonder what's the calibration for doing it with spiritual intention.
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the mind is / is not the enemy
Defeating the mind is not a viable approach to spirituality. Love the mind, and you will see it is not the enemy.
The Holy Spirit is existence itself
The Holy Spirit is how you know you exist. It is the only way. There is only One existence.
forgoing the ego pleasure of seeing an unjust other get punished
"But I gots to have that sweet ego juice!"
non-interference (as a virtue)
By request: “Not to be confused with apathy.”
quality > quantity
Recognizing the value of quality as exceeding that of quantity. Also calibrated: quantity > quality.
Sudoku
Calibration of number puzzle on a 9x9 grid.
"you snooze, you lose"
You miss opportunities by not paying attention -- macmillandictionary.
"people are all the same"
The Dalai Lama has emphasized that despite our differences, we all share the same basic needs and concerns, and that true happiness comes from inner peace and contentment -- Brave AI.
Emilia Pérez (2024)
Fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true [transgender] self -- rottentomatoes.
"It's about the journey, not the destination"
Priority request: In other words, trust the process, take baby steps, enjoy the moment, and don't worry so much about the end goal because everything is going to end eventually anyway.
"God doeth the work"
Request: we don't have to do everything ourselves.
liberation from your own opinions
Non-attachment to your opinions, seeing your point of view is flexible, and understanding your position is based on potentially incomplete data.
wear the world like a loose garment
“an expression that means to be detached from the world's worries and to live life with a relaxed attitude” - Google AI.
I Died and Saw Jesus (YouTube video)
A near-death experiencer is interviewed.