Ousia

Critical Thinking - Self-guided, self-disciplined questioning, analyzing, and discerning biases before making a judgement

Moral Principle: Avoid rushing to judgment and (negative) reactivity in favor of taking the time to unravel the facts.

Integrity - Recognizing how the parts of life connect to each other and the whole, beginning with the parts that make up me: body, mind, and soul.

Moral Principle: Remembering that, at the soul level, we are all one. There really are no “others.”

Moral Principle: See the divine in others. Namaste. (“The divine in me recognizes and honors the divine i... See more

Compassion - Nurturing my own and others’ contentment and well-being.

Moral Principle: Practicing kindness toward others and myself.

Self-Awareness - Clarity about my values, purpose, and relationship to the universe.

Moral Principle: Exploring philosophy, science, and spirituality and relating what I discover to my experience of life.

Moral Principle: Before I speak, my words must pass through three gates: they must be true, they must be kind, and they must be necessary. (Rumi)