Spirituality

enlightenment is liberation from the human psyche

The human (collective) psyche is an attractor field that makes being human a subjective, experiential reality. It "invents" the small self and its corollaries, e.g. the presumption of separation from God. Full awareness of this absurdity is the realization of classical enlightenment.

there is no mistake that cannot be corrected

A relief to the apparent burden felt by the small self.

karmic merit (concept)

"a type of karmic currency that is earned through good actions and intentions. It is a central tenet of Buddhism that actions and intentions have karmic consequences, and that merit and demerit accumulate over time to determine the quality of one's life" -- wikipedia.

T/F: a human with bad karma can reincarnate as an animal

Priority request: Do we only reincarnate as humans or is it possible to go "backwards" to less aware life forms?

no mercy for the small-self

Killing the ego as a way of "spiritual progress." Also calibrated: mercy for the small-self.

seeing only the best in others or oneself

Is ignoring negativity a workable way to approach life? Also calibrated: seeing only the worst in others or oneself.

percent of Hawkins' students under 200, 100

Projection of negative intention may occur in any spiritual or religious environment yet be difficult to discern, particularly due to the accepted correlation of energy with level of consciousness.

believers and fanatics

On the spiritual journey, believers cultivate their own reality-testing, while fanatics indulge in a special relationship with dogma.

Yesterday's Children, by Jenny Cockell

In her previous life her name was Mary. She.. died 21 years before Jenny was born leaving several very young children without a mother or a stable, happy home. [The book] describes the trauma and worry of this continual pastlife memory, and Jenny's decision to search for her lost children -- amazon.

T/F: the Consciousness Calibration Database has saved lives

Request: Given the high social impact and the counterbalancing effect of integrity, and the fact that the database allows for its readers to align with truth.

calling out for God or Christ but feeling no one's there

Request: I feel this way sometimes and it can be quite crushing.

asking God to raise one’s level of consciousness

How effective, on average?

foundational illusions

Relationships, the personal aura, approval, the body, money, the mind, form, thoughts: none of these is the source of life, but we hold the illusion that they are. And so we reincarnate into a world of form.

dating someone who doesn't believe in God

Request: Seems to be adding some strain to our relationship.

recalling past lives during dreams or spontaneous flashbacks

Request: Doc mentions this can happen in I: Reality and Subjectivity, ch15: Karma.