If human worth is the intrinsic life experience, then what is human dignity? In this model, it is the global term for being excellently developed in all three domains of being in a way that enhances ... Read More about Living in Dignity
Week 27: Openness
Communicating: Listening and Discussing
Language is not quite uniquely human but human language far surpasses that of any other species. It is the means by which we communicate with each other, and because of that it is central to human ... Read More about Communicating: Listening and Discussing
Being Ready and Adaptable
Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. [Martin Luther King, Jr.] (Man is) a tool-making animal. ... Read More about Being Ready and Adaptable
Welcoming – Assisting – Offering: Being Open-handed
Becoming actively involved in the world and in the lives of others is the ethical-active component of openness. The attitude is one not only of generosity but of joy, born of an open heart and an open ... Read More about Welcoming – Assisting – Offering: Being Open-handed
Being Open-minded
When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir? [attributed to John Maynard Keynes] A truly open mind means forcing our imaginations to conform to the evidence of ... Read More about Being Open-minded
Being Open-hearted
Probably you have heard the expression “open-hearted.” Standard dictionaries define it as frankness coupled with kindliness. The authoritative text Buddhism for Dummies identifies it with generosity, ... Read More about Being Open-hearted
Being Open
Konstantin Somov, Open Door on a Garden (1934) For many, spirituality may already have begun to emerge, or may have emerged long ago. For others, an additional distinction may not yet have emerged ... Read More about Being Open