screaming, as a spiritual practice
Request: Wondering if screaming at the top of my lungs helps to dissolve anger?
Spiritual Practice
God box
Writing a worry / concern / desire / situation / issue on a slip of paper, and putting it into a box, and saying Dear Lord, I turn this over to thee -- request.
focusing on social impact rather than essence
Calibrated social impact reflects the positive without the negative. Essence is the level of consciousness that resolves both positive and negative positionalities. Over 200, the positive offsets the negative.
dopamine fasting
"a form of digital detox, involving temporarily abstaining from addictive technologies such as social media, listening to music on technological platforms, and Internet gaming, and can be extended to temporary deprivation of social interaction and eating" -- wikipedia.
“Not I, but Thou, oh Lord”
Taught by Ramana Maharshi. "True surrender is the love of God for the sake of love and nothing else, not even for the sake of salvation."
living in the present moment
Request: Not entertaining the thoughts of regrets of past or anxiety of future. Acknowledging that the present moment is total, complete, and perfect exactly as it is.
the simplest prayer: Lord, bless me
"But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him --Matthew 6:7-8
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.
refusing guilt
Request: Doing something wrong, but refusing to let yourself feel guilty about it. Thinking about how you can do better next time, but strictly refusing guilt.
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.”
supplication to the Presence of Divinity
By request. Similar to "becoming the prayer."
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.
Bodhisattva Prayer
Priority request: Apparently the Dalai Lama recites a slightly personalized version every day, but this is the standard one written by Shantideva.
making calibration requests as a spiritual practice
Request: Aside from the benefit of having calibrations and commentary.