Spiritual Practice

contemplation: what is it that is aligned (with a higher power)?

Request: A long time student of Doc asked me this once when I came to him with a question.

"to walk straight ahead no matter what" (Zen saying)

"Within the context of one's dedication to spiritual truth" -- by request.

counting one’s blessings

To reflect on the good things in one's life and be grateful for them -- idioms.thefreedictionary.com.

transcribing Doc lectures as a spiritual practice

Request: Typing out the things that Doc has said in his lectures. Sentence by sentence. Something I wanted to do before and now the idea came back into my mind. Is it worth doing as a spiritual practice?

mantra: I am in Christ, and Christ is in me

Priority request: a shortened form of John 14:20, that has brought much relief.

art as a spiritual practice

Request: How much does making art, drawing, painting, etc.. effect our soul and consciousness? Many say that art is a good way to evolve mentally, emotionally, and in a way spiritually as well (depending on the school of thought of course).

walking as contemplation

Many geniuses were known for taking long walks during the day. So there must be something to it, I think -- by request.

asking for a miracle, then forgetting about it

Priority request: In the linked video, Doc encourages us to tell God "I of myself am unable to do this, and I ask for a miracle" then to completely forget about it.

mantra: I accept my Holiness

ACIM Workbook, lesson 285. Request: Maybe for use with conduiting to the "where" since much anguish cleared the instant after stating this.

level of capability to calibrate yourself accurately

One's capability to calibrate can itself be calibrated, and some topics require a higher capability than others.

screaming, as a spiritual practice

Request: Wondering if screaming at the top of my lungs helps to dissolve anger?

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."