Spirituality
The Focus
- an idealism which is committed to living a life within a “moral compass” and operating around authentic values
- a sense of the mysterious in life which sees beyond immediate day-to-day pressures to connect with a bigger purpose in life
- the drive to “climb
above” day-to-day trivia to get in
touch with something beyond personal ego and its motivations
“Two things fill the mind with ever increasing wonder and awe…The starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.”
Immanuel Kant
Potential Hazards
- looking for life answers “out there” which avoids tackling issues within your personal control
- a dogmatism which sees life in “black and white” and reduces complex ethical issues to “right-or-wrong”
- an “other-worldly” outlook
which becomes disconnected from the practicalities of day-to-day
existence
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.”
Woody Allen
Risks if Neglected
- a narrowness of perspective which finds it difficult to stand back and appreciate the marvel and mystery of life
- a blinkered outlook which is wrapped in the immediacy of today’s pressures and overlooks deeper life questions and issues
- looking to rationalise any of life’s complexities and lacking a sense of wonder about the world
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”
Albert Einstein