Keynote 1: Spirituality and the Challenge of Evolution and Compassion
Science is revealing more about the physical nature of our universe and more about the nature of biological life; for example how it came into being, takes the forms it does, can become diseased, and how all life-forms flourish, decay and die. Science offers challenges to spiritual beliefs but also...
| Published in: | Journal for the Study of Spirituality |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2012
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Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Consciousness B Attention B Compassion B Evolution B Suffering B Mindfulness |
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| Summary: | Science is revealing more about the physical nature of our universe and more about the nature of biological life; for example how it came into being, takes the forms it does, can become diseased, and how all life-forms flourish, decay and die. Science offers challenges to spiritual beliefs but also opportunities for evolving spiritual orientations in line with our deepening understanding of the nature of life in the universe. Two key themes are linked to developing more insight and awareness. One is mindfulness of the kinds of minds nature has given us and the second is cultivating a particular kind of motivation within us which is to be aware of the suffering of self and others and to take steps to alleviate it. Opening our eyes to the reality of suffering is also to discover the meaning of compassion and its link to spiritualities past and present. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-0251 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/jss.2.2.e84l64k489555084 |