Saturday, March 6, 2010

Why spirituality is important

Why spirituality is important

Consider the shifting territory of your daily life. The need to:

* cope with increasing change – in career and in life
* understand and thrive through life’s increasing complexity, and
* make sense of your cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-role experiences.

Spirituality provides you with awareness and understanding of your inner and outer landscape – it enhances how you understand yourself, your life and your place within society.

Benefits of spirituality

The depth of a person’s spiritual experience has significant implications – in both their personal and professional lives. Previous studies have already found that people actively pursuing a spiritual life experience a:

* greater understanding and perceived ‘control’ over their life
* higher personal resilience, and
* increased social support.

Further, in a work and professional context a person’s commitment to spiritual practice does influence their level of:

* commitment to career goals
* motivation and job satisfaction, and
* willingness to demonstrate loyalty, respect, and active participation with others in their work.

When considering your spirituality

Spirituality is inclusive and comprehensive. In other words, it should be accepting of all of the world's religions and spiritual approaches without abandoning your own essentials. According to spiritual philosopher, Ken Wilbur, spirituality is integral by nature and, therefore, must encompasses a reflection of your:

1. Interior/Self – your subjective, phenomenological and inner spiritual experiences
2. Exterior/Self – your practices/behaviours for considering and developing your spirituality
3. Interior/Collective – the belief and values systems, culture and worldviews in which your inner ‘view’ of spirituality is immersed, and
4. Exterior/Collective – the social systems, institutions and environments in which you consider and practice your spirituality.

When engaged in your spiritual journey, it is the consideration of each of these elements that facilitates spiritual growth.

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