calling out for God or Christ but feeling no one's there
Request: I feel this way sometimes and it can be quite crushing.
Spirituality
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.
statement: sin is every action under 200
Request: Can I understand sin this way?
hell
The essence of hell is guilt, though the field is wider. See the calibrated range.
astral projection
The field that supports out-of-body experiences by astral projection.
The Second Coming of Christ, by Paramahansa Yogananda
A modern commentary of the 4 main biblical gospels and teachings of Jesus by Paramahansa Yogananda -- wikipedia.
The Journey Home, by Radhanath Swami
Priority request. "Readers follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of the Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide" -- amazon.
statement: suffering is grace
How best to hold suffering? Priority request.
integrating Doc’s work is all one needs to reach enlightenment
Simply having Doc's work on your bookshelf is not enough.
"yes, Lord"
Possibly the most powerful spiritual posture a human being can assume, that of following the Lord no matter what.
We don't need to handle the events...
We just need to handle the feelings about the events. Request: Will events take care of themselves? Paraphrased from healing and recovery - handling major life crises.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism --wikipedia