radical honesty
Being honest with oneself to a degree that one's closely held beliefs can be questioned, examined, and even surrendered.
Spirituality
"focusing on form is de-energizing"
Request: Doc, from Realizing the Root of Consciousness: Meditative and Contemplative Techniques Jun 2002 (part 1/3, 1:35:44).
“Breathing in, I know that anxiety is in me. Breathing out, I smile to my anxiety.”
Request: from the book "Fear" by Thích Nhất Hạnh.
being a karmic wind-up toy
request: at what level does this occur?
miracle
Request: an amazing and unexpected event that seems impossible.
energy vampirism
A predatory or parasitic way of being that draws on the spiritual energy field of others, depleting them and resulting in control over them. Mentioned in Hawkins' Healing & Recovery, if I recall correctly.
divine feminine, divine masculine
Compare calibrations of the concept versus the actuality.
T/F: souls tend to incarnate within the same family line
Request: If I have a child, could it be the incarnation of my great grandfather? Have I known my brother in past lives?
correlation between gratitude and increased income
Does a spiritual posture of gratitude affect income?
level: life is like a dream
Authentic state vs. pathological state.
beginner's mind
or shoshin (初心), is a concept from Zen Buddhism that refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and a lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level -- Brave AI.
"Human effort is necessary only to learn that human effort as such is useless..."
"...and God’s will alone is the real power that controls and brings about all events. When you realise this truth, human effort ceases and divine will starts its work in you, and then you do all things in the freedom of the soul, liberated from care, fear and sorrow" ― Swami Ramdas.
"The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon"
The Buddhist saying emphasizes that the teachings or symbols (the finger) are not the ultimate truth or reality (the moon) they aim to describe -- Grok.
mystic
Request: what is the level of the mystic? Doc said: "God Immanent is the subject of the mystic."
past life recall
Priority request: Doc described it as a siddhi and explained that gathering info on past lives is extremely useful for the spiritual aspirant in uncovering karmic patterns.