false humility
"In a society that glamorizes humility, the enactment of humility becomes more important than a true embodiment of it" -- psychologytoday.
Religion
God forgives even the demons
This high realization perfects an apparently imperfect world.
level: I am saved
Priority request: Not as a thought, but as a inner realization, knowingness.
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Request: A book by Philip Kapleau which serves as an introduction to Zen practice for many Westeners. I was surprised by the fact that it hasn't been calibrated yet.
prosperity gospel
Request: a religious belief among some Charismatic Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.
original sin (concept)
In Christian theology refers to the condition of sinfulness that all humans share, which is inherited from Adam and Eve due to the Fall, involving the loss of original righteousness and the distortion of the Image of God -- wikipedia.
T/F: prayers are put in escrow for when the subject is receptive
Priority request: Wondering if I can pray for people who are completely shut down or closed off from God and those prayers will take effect in a moment that they are more receptive if I ask Higher Power to put them in escrow so to speak. I want to pray wisely and effectively.
PSALM 91 Gregorian chant (video)
Request: [for] learning about higher context and feeling of high glory.
kenshō
"seeing one's (true) nature", that is, the Buddha-nature or nature of mind. Kenshō is an initial insight or awakening, not full Buddhahood... The term kenshō is often used interchangeably with satori -- wikipedia.
Massimo Coppo
"A 64-year-old Italian [lay monk] who wears a Franciscan habit and walks all the way from Assisi to pray for the new pontiff. He first appeared 12 years ago and has returned again for the 2025 conclave. But why?" -- Cultura Colectiva.
demonology
Request: "'If you want to win against your enemies, you’d better know a lot about them'... Would studying demons make one less vulnerable to them, or does the entanglement with that field make it not worth it?"
raising both hands/one hand in a gesture of prayer and worship
1 Timothy 2:8 says, “I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.”
rejection of Jesus as Messiah in Judaism
Request: Jews believe Jesus did not fulfill messianic prophecies that establish the criteria for the coming of the messiah. Judaism does not accept Jesus as a divine being, an intermediary between humans and God, a messiah, or holy.
Pope Francis' permission for priests to bless same-sex couples
Request: A turning point in the history of the Church. What's the motivation?
Milarepa
"a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple" -- wikipedia.