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Question 1

the quest for understand of life’s biggest questions, the bigger picture and how each of us fit in it

Answer 1

spiritual hunger

Question 2

a lack of spiritual direction, values, less than desirable behaviors, suggesting moral decency

Answer 2

spiritual bankruptcy

Question 3

a state in which someone chooses not to recognize the importance of spiritual dimensions of life, individually and socially

Answer 3

spiritual dormancy

Question 4

difference between spirituality and religion

Answer 4

spirituality is a phenomenon which includes aspects of higher consciousness, religion is increasing someone’s spirituality

Question 5

centering

Answer 5

deep reflection on one’s real self (autumn)

Question 6

emptying

Answer 6

letting go, surrendering, and creating space for a deeper spiritual experience (winter)

Question 7

grounding

Answer 7

soul and spirit are filled with new insight and knowledge made possible by the empty space (spring)

Question 8

connecting

Answer 8

emphasizing relationships and interconnectedness with oneself, others, the divine, or the cosmos, principle of oneness (summer)

Question 9

explain how stressors act as obstructions on the human journey/spiritual path

Answer 9

roadblocks

Question 10

begin as attractions but pull you off path

Answer 10

distractions

Question 11

major obstacle to spiritual enlightenment in eastern philosophies

Answer 11

the division between the conscious and unconscious mind

Question 12

what hinders spiritual growth and human potential in western philosophies

Answer 12

the walls of the ego

Question 13

how roadblocks effect the journey and spiritual path

Answer 13

perpetuate the stress response rather than minimize it

Question 14

proposed that there was a spiritual element to human nature and a spiritual drive located in the realm of the conscious mind

Answer 14

carl jung

Question 15

transpersonal psychology/psychospirituality

Answer 15

study of the relationship between the mind and the soul

Question 16

studied intuitions, dreams, bizarre coincidences, and supernatural occurences

Answer 16

carl jung

Question 17

characteristics of the personality that individuals keep hidden but are usually projected onto others

Answer 17

shadow (carl jung)

Question 18

developed a framework known as the road to spiritual development

Answer 18

m scott peck

Question 19

four systemic stages of spiritual growth and development

Answer 19

1. chaotic antisocial
2. formal institutional
3. skeptical
4. mystic-communal

Question 20

chaotic antisocial individual

Answer 20

undeveloped spirituality
spiritual absence/bankruptcy
poor relationships
absence of reason

Question 21

formal institutional individual

Answer 21

desperately need rules (religion/political system)
enter at childhood/born-again

Question 22

skeptical individual

Answer 22

person questioning dogma and the rules necessary to maintain a membership in an organization

Question 23

mystic-communal individual

Answer 23

realization that some questions have no answers

Question 24

black elk

Answer 24

american indian, medicine man/spiritual healer, visionary

Question 25

helped explain the undersand of american indian spirituality/mother earth spirituality

Answer 25

black elk

Question 26

suggested all people see themselves as acts of creation, deserving awe and wonder

Answer 26

matthew fox

Question 27

matthew fox four paths of attitude/creation spirituality

Answer 27

via positiva
via negativa
via creative
via transformativa

Question 28

a sense of awe and wonder at the design and creation of all that surrounds us

Answer 28

via positiva

Question 29

process of emptying or letting go of misc things in the soul that weigh it down and deprive it of the nutrients it needs to grow

Answer 29

via negativa

Question 30

breakthrough or explosion of enlightenment, which fills the space vacated through the cleansing space process of via negativa

Answer 30

via creativa

Question 31

the path of struggle, compassion, and celebration

Answer 31

via transformativa

Question 32

without faith, the pace of physical illness can quicken

Answer 32

borysenko

Question 33

spiritual optimism

Answer 33

intuitive knowledge that love is the universal energy

Question 34

spiritual pessimism

Answer 34

attitude that nurtures low self-esteem, guilt, and other less becoming behaviors

Question 35

chopra 7 laws

Answer 35

pure potentiality
giving
karma
least effort
intention and desire
detachment
dharma/life purpose

Question 36

mind body and spirit connect as one (mind-body-spirit medicine, psychoneuroimmunology)

Answer 36

chopra

Question 37

as you give, you shall receive

Answer 37

law of giving

Question 38

as you sow, so shall you reap

Answer 38

law of karma (cause and effect)

Question 39

go with the flow and not resist what we cannot change or influence

Answer 39

Law of least effort

Question 40

we attract what we submit to the universal consciousness through intention

Answer 40

law of intention and desire

Question 41

let go of our desires, wishes, and dreams

Answer 41

law of detachment

Question 42

realize what our life purpose is and act on it so we can raise consciousness for one and all

Answer 42

law of dharma/life purpose

Question 43

fundamental principle of the power of unconditional love

Answer 43

jesus christ of nazareth

Question 44

jesus’ greatest rule to live by

Answer 44

love unconditionally