Sympathy, compassion, fundamental respect for other's life, love for other's inherent divinity, universal outlook, and service-mindedness are all values that are called cardinal human values. Do they have direct relation to spiritual values?
2007-05-22 20:41:33 · 4 answers · asked by ka duwi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, they are the same. In the buddhist tradition, they represent manifestations of empirical knowledge gained from one's experience. I don't have time to get into that, but from the point of view of how these things affect our actions and other's actions toward us and our reactions toward them, the results are far from abstract.
2007-05-22 21:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by supastremph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiritual values? From my perspective, it's kind of hard to describe. A general desire to become more spiritually than what we are. To achieve self realization and contentness. it's something that even atheists have. whether there is an actual soul is almost beside the point.
I think most of the values you mentioned come from conditioning. After all, history has loads of despots that weren't as nice as we are!
2007-05-22 20:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont see how spirituality (incorporeal or immaterial nature) has anything to do with those qualities. why cant we try to find our own philosophical values, without resorting to the dogma of religion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLlCHD3_q3w
2007-05-22 20:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion..yes. They come from God.
2007-05-22 20:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋