Spirituality at Work
makes
some basic
assumptions…
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Those
of us who began Spirituality at Work (see Our
Story) share some basic assumptions. We want to be up-front with you about these. We don’t think
you don’t need to agree with these assumptions if you want to
engage in meaningful conversation about spirituality at work. But we
do think it
would be useful for you to discover and examine the assumptions you do
hold about What Is, since these assumptions will surely affect
your participation in the conversation whether as convenor or
participant.
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Our
Assumptions:
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Based
on our own experience, we assume some things about Who and What Is,
namely, that:
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Divine Mystery or the Holy is real and supports life and
wholeness. We want to
affirm our experience of the reality of the Divine without narrower
definition. Most
spiritual traditions agree that the Divine is too simply big for our
language; “Divine Mystery” is an expression that acknowledges
this while still affirming a greater and deeper Reality.
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Human beings -- and all of creation -- are invited to
participate in the life-giving wholeness of the Divine; the word we
often use to signify this wholeness is “shalom.”
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The Holy is present everywhere: at work, at home, within each
of us. When we listen
with care to one another and pay attention to what’s happening
around us, we may catch glimpses of this Reality and hear Spirit
calling us to experience, share and manifest shalom.
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The Divine Mystery is not “tame;” that is, the Holy
cannot be manipulated for our own ends although all of us are
invited to facilitate the life-giving hospitality of this Mystery.
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Spiritual wisdom is available to all who seek it. This wisdom is the gift of the Divine Mystery and is not the
exclusive “property” of any religious tradition. Nor is it a function of academic knowledge or training.
Rather, it is available to all who genuinely seek it.
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