Spirituality

imperfection is the human condition

A truth that underpins compassion at 560 (TvF). The expectation of human perfection is an unrealistic burden that undermines unconditional love.

God as "the manager"

A concept from the Abraham-Hicks material that doesn't necessarily acknowledge God but speaks to surrendering care and concern to a Higher Power.

T/F: consciousness levels under 200 are a cry for help

Some spiritual teachers seem to think so.

level: life is suffering

Request: "…that’s clear. There is no more basic, irrefutable truth. It’s basically what God tells Adam and Eve, immediately before he kicks them out of Paradise" -- 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson.

level: control is responsibility

Errors ensue when control is equated with responsibility. Compare: order is responsibility.

resistance is control

It has been said all suffering is due to resistance. Then why resist? It's for want of control. This ego posture persists until all control is surrendered to God.

statement: reality is eternally beautiful

Calibrated alternately with lower-case "r" and upper-case "R."

The Diamond Approach

Priority request: Recommended by a friend. A spiritual practice centered on 'Diamond Inquiry', where individuals explore their inner experiences to uncover deeper truths and essential qualities like love, joy, and peace.

New Earth Relationships: A Guide For Couples In The 21st Century

"Inspires couples to awaken to their higher purpose: love relationships as a means to enlightenment" -- amazon.

Great White Brotherhood

Priority request: An order of people out there with some bold claims. They claim to be in service to God and humanity. One came to me in a time of great emotional strife, and I'm wondering if I'm being sent the assistance I've been praying for, or if I'm being preyed upon.

level: feelings / instincts are the source of life

Request: “But if my body tells me I’m hungry and I don’t eat I’ll die!”

no one's judging you but yourself

Despite the inner experience of feeling judged.

chaos vs. control (article)

The ego is an agent of chaos and the spiritualized ego is an agent of control. Yet they actually belong to the same attractor. Each is but one side of an identical, dualistic attractor field. Because they're the same field, the karma of control is chaos, and the karma of chaos is control.

statement: spiritual progress carries over to the next lifetime

Request: I suspect this to be true to some extent, but repeating this helps unload my expectations for my spiritual progress.

nothing is causing anything vs. everything is causing everything

The former is mentioned multiple times in I: Reality & Subjectivity. The latter was expressed in a lecture, as I recall, though perhaps not in those exact words.