Spirituality
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Spirituality
CHARISMATIC BEHAVIOR CAN be broken down into three core elements: presence, power, and warmth.
Olivia Fox Cabane • The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
In Greek, charisma translates as a “gift.” Rather than keep that gift to exploit for themselves, some charismatic people disperse it. They hand it out at social events, such as the holiday parties at this time of year, and use it to guide the energy of a shared occasion. I call these people vibe popes. Consider it a nondenominational title for thos... See more
Adrienne Matei • The Type of Charisma That Saves a Holiday Party
Charismatic people are like empty vessels. They receive and pass on sensations without resistance. They are usually the one with the most regulated nervous system in the room, which allows them to encounter other people's ego/attentional structures and dance with them no matter what the exact configuration is, which is why charismatic people are ch
... See moreCarmen • People Who Demand Nothing of You
Spirituality and Sustainability
The capacious term 'spirituality' lacks clarity because it is not so much a unitary concept as a signpost for a range of touchstones; our search for meaning, our sense of the sacred, the value of compassion, the experience of transcendence, the hunger for transformation.
Dr Jonathan Rowson • The Spiritual and the Political: Beyond Russell Brand
Broad range of meaning
1. Spirituality is ambiguously inclusive by its nature and cannot be easily defined, but at heart it is about the fact that we are alive at all, rather than our personality or status; it’s about our ‘ground’ in the world rather than our ‘place’ in the world. It is possible and valuable to give spirituality improved intellectual grounding and greate... See more
Dr Jonathan Rowson • Revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges
Spirituality as a ground in the world
The intelligence of the will leads to a spiritual view of action. Whether we’re in touch with it or not, each of us has a part that wants to ceaselessly move forward and create. This is our immortal part, the higher self. It is connected to a higher life that fills us with wisdom and makes us indifferent to temporary failure. The goal of modern spi
... See morePhil Stutz • Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You
The self that wishes action
Spirituality is knowing that there's more to our limited idea of ourselves. To realise who we truly are.
Reaching Beyond
In choosing how we are in the world, we shape our experience of that world, our contribution to it. We shape our world, our inner world, our outer world, which is really the only one we’ll ever know. And to me, that’s the substance of the spiritual journey. That’s not an exasperating idea but an infinitely emboldening one.
Maria Popova • Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
Shaping our world