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What I Learned So Far

  • Definitions (Final Edit 12-30-25)
    • Glossary of Definitions
  • Introduction (final edit 12-5-25)
    • The Axioms (Final Edit 12-2-25)
    • The Laws (Final Edit 12-9-25)
    • Happiness (Final Edit 12-10-25)
    • Freedom (Final Edit 12-12-25)
    • Meaning (Final Edit 12/11/25)
    • Intent (Final Edit 12-15-25)
    • Choice-Making (Final edit 12-21-25)
    • Calm (Final Edit 12-19-25)
    • Discipline (Final Edit 12-13-25)
    • Anger (Final Edit 12-25-25)
    • Forgiveness (Final Edit 12-26-25)
    • Hope (Final Edit 12-27-25)
    • Attachment and Commitment (Final Edit 2/10/26)
    • Pain, Suffering, and Misery (Final edit, 1-29-26)
    • Mood and the Pursuit of Happiness (Final edit 1-24-26)
    • Depression (Final Edit 2/7/26)
    • Anxiety (Final Edit 3/18/26)
    • What Levels the Field (Final Edit 12-29-25)
    • Humor
  • The Practice (Final Edit 3.18.26)
    • Meditation (7/14/25)
    • The First Order of Business (Final Edit 12-25-25)
    • Choice-Making (Final Edit 12-22-25)
    • The Practice of Doing the ‘Best I Can Do’
    • Cultivating Calm (Final Edit 12-19-25)
    • Cultivating Inner Discipline (Final Edit 12-13-25)
    • Cultivating Forgiveness (Final Edit 12-26-25)
    • Anxiety Management (Final Edit 1/20/26)
    • Personal Responsibility In the Face of Human Suffering (Final Edit)
    • Gratitude (Final Edit 12/2/25)
  • Glossary

COMMITMENT

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The (operationally) optimal relationship between a consciousness and its aspiration(s), manifested through persistence in pursuing it, characterized by an attitude of caring without attachment.
[Note: The persistence manifesting commitment expresses one’s inner discipline.]
See also: Attachment, Attitude, Caring, Inner Discipline

Related Articles:
  • Glossary: ATTACHMENT
  • Glossary: DISCIPLINE
  • Glossary: INSISTENCE
  • Glossary: PERSISTENCE
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