monkhood / monasticism
by request: "a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work."
Religion
The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
Request: excellent reading that I looked fwd to do every day. Then I started reading Bhagavad Gita As Is, a book calibrated very high... and I'm struggling to continue after reading 1/3 of it. I was wondering how the two would differ in calibration.
Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young
Priority request. "Sarah Young’s devotional writings are personal reflections from her daily quiet time of Bible reading, praying, and writing in prayer journals. With sales of more than 45 million books worldwide, Jesus Calling has appeared on all major bestseller lists" -- jesuscalling.com.
The Story of Jesus: All Four Gospels in One
Book by D.B. Ryen.
Scientology
A set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement -- wikipedia.
The Book of Mormon
Presented as modern scripture delivered on gold plates by an angel for Joseph Smith to translate using seer stones. Smith stated it is "the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
relics of the 12 apostles at the Chapel of the Holy Cross
Request: Supposedly there are the bone fragments of each of the 12 apostles and two saints at the Chapel. Are they real?
prophet
Priority request: I suspect this is an attractor field as there have been many individuals throughout history labeled as prophets.
Holy Spirit's Interpretation of the New Testament
A metaphysical interpretation of the New Testament, which teaches oneness as the only truth, and surrender (or letting go) as the practice that leads to spiritual enlightenment - amazon.
Holy Spirit's role
In Truth vs. Falsehood, the Holy Spirit as a aspect of God calibrates at infinity. The Holy Trinity calibrates at 945.
Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence, by Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure
To trust in God’s will is the “secret of happiness and content,” the one sure-fire way to attain serenity in this world and salvation in the next -- goodreads.com.
Sukhasiddhi
"her 61 year old physical body purified itself and transformed into a youthful, attractive, very white rainbow body. Her silken hair flowed down her back. She became as beautiful as a sixteen year old maiden, ravishing to behold, and sat up in the sky for seven days" -- tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.
Tibetan tantric practice
seen in the Hevajra tantra which states "By passion the world is bound, by passion too it is released" and "one knowing the nature of poison may dispel poison with poison" -- wikipedia.
Sukhasiddhi Foundation
"ancient practices of Tibetan Buddhism in an atmosphere that supports, enlivens and radically changes our daily lives. Most of the practices and teachings of the Shangpa lineage come from two fully and completely awakened women, Sukhasiddhi and Niguma" -- sukhasiddi.org.
Rastafarianism
There are up to one million Rastafari across the world. The largest population is in Jamaica... Most Rastafari are of black African descent, and some groups accept only black members -- wikipedia.